Tomoho Iizuka (front third from the right), head of domestic sales of Taiwan Agricultural Machinery, a subsidiary of Kubota, led a delegation to visit Donghai Village and took a group photo in front of the clock tower donated by the company in 1966.

(Photo by reporter Chen Yanting)

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[Reporter Chen Yanting/Pingtung Report] Most of the farmland in Donghai Village, Fangliao Township, Pingtung County has been turned into fish farms, but in fact, it was all rice fields a year ago. At that time, the village purchased more than 100 cultivators from Kubota Co., Ltd. Kubota Company specially built a clock tower to thank the farmers at that time. The clock was nearly 1 Jiazi, and it still continues to run today; Japan’s Kubota Corporation came to Taiwan to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the subsidiary, and a delegation led by Tomohiro Iizuka, the head of the domestic sales department of agricultural machinery, visited Donghai Village. , he said that he hoped that the indissoluble bond formed by "Nongji" could continue for another Jiazi.

Kubota established New Taiwan Agricultural Machinery Co., Ltd. in Taiwan about 60 years ago. At the end of last year, it planned to invite the Japanese head office to Taiwan and expand the 60th anniversary celebration. Due to the cancellation of the epidemic, it will be staged after the Lunar New Year this year. In addition to business supervision, the final The most important itinerary is to visit the clock tower in Donghai Village of Fangliao, and the display of the old cultivator purchased by the Taiwan subsidiary from the folks for more than 30 years two years ago.

Tomoho Iizuka said that it wasn’t until the Taiwan subsidiary reported back that it was discovered that the model, which had been at least 30 years old, was still in Taiwan and had not been scrapped. It could continue to be used after a little tidying up. Kubota also donated a parent-child park in the East China Sea as a display. The standard clock tower monument is constantly moving around, hoping that this 60-year friendship can continue to develop for the next 60 years.

The visit was guided by Hong Maofeng, the mayor of Fangliao Township, and Lin Fengchun, the deputy of the township. Lin Fengchun said that in the early years of Donghai Industry, the whole village was engaged in farming, and rice fields were everywhere. Therefore, about 114 Kubota agricultural machines were purchased, which is also regarded as the most cultivated in the country. However, as the environment changes, things change and the stars move down. Now it is an important fish farming town. It is a typical example of how the mulberry field has changed into the sea. In order to continue the friendship, Kubota will go to the parent-child park in the East China Sea every year to clean it. Now the country is open. , It is not ruled out to organize a delegation to the Japanese head office to see this agricultural machinery production factory that has a long history with the local area.

Tomohiro Iizuka (middle), Director of the Domestic Sales Department of Agricultural Machinery, led a delegation to Donghai Village to visit and buy antique-grade old-fashioned cultivators from farmers.

(Photo by reporter Chen Yanting)