Japan-Korea relations worsened, but exchange events continued August 7 19:30
Due to the deterioration of Japan-Korea relations, the exchange business with South Korea has been canceled one after another, and some of the people who held exchange events have said that “the exchange leads to mutual understanding”.
Among them, Tottori City's theater company “Torino Theater”, which continues to exchange high school students from South Korea and Tottori Prefecture through theatrical performance, sent high school students to Ansan, South Korea this summer.
Artist director Hayato Nakajima says, “If you don't interact, you will see people with preconceptions, but by interacting, you can understand the actual thoughts and thoughts. I thought it would have a positive impact on the future of Japan-Korea relations. "
On the 4th of this month, Kazuyoshi Takeda, the director of the Shin-Okubo Shopping Street Promotion Association, which held the Shin-Okubo Festival, an event that interacted with people from South Korea, Nepal, Vietnam and China in Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Instead, the local people wanted to do an event that seemed like “I'm glad I lived in this town.” Many friends and family gathered and there were many smiles. I hope that I can do this and expand the exchange in a natural way. ”