Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress talked with a former member of the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers who returned to Japan after their activities September 18, 19:29
Their Majesties the Emperor and Empress had a talk with former members of the Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers who returned home after completing their activities.
The Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers is a volunteer project that dispatches people with skills in various fields such as education and agriculture to developing countries.
Their Majesties had a talk with four people in total for nearly an hour at the Akasaka Imperial Property, where they live, on the afternoon of the 18th, including the chairman of JICA = Japan International Cooperation Agency Shinichi Kitaoka and former members.
When a 29-year-old woman from a former member explained that she had undertaken an awareness campaign to protect sea turtles in the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific, Their Majesties were nodding and enthusiastic.
In addition, a 30-year-old woman who was teaching Japanese culture and traditions at an elementary school in Brazil until March was asked, "How did children become interested in Japan?" is.
Their Majesties inherited from the Emperor and his wife in 1996, and have been repeatedly provided with opportunities to talk with the members, such as encouraging the members before the dispatch at their homes.