In order to support Ukraine, where the military invasion by Russia continues, the glass workshop in Yokote City, Akita Prefecture, is making efforts to have visitors make the same blue and yellow glass work as the Ukrainian flag and donate the sales. I am.

This initiative was started by a glass factory in Yokote City, and visitors melted the same blue and yellow glass as the Ukrainian flag by burning it with fire.



Then, while carefully wrapping it around a stick, it was shaped into a small round shape to make a glass work called "Tombodama".



At the workshop, all sales will be donated to NGOs that support medical institutions in Ukraine.



I also want you to wish for peace while making glass work.



A woman in her 70s said, "When I see Ukrainian children, I feel sad because they look like my grandchildren, and I participated thinking that I could do something. I hope that the day will come when I can live with peace of mind as soon as possible." I was talking.

Mr. Masumi Masaka of the planned "Ruri Kobo" said, "We planned it with the hope that the flame that melts the glass would come and peace would come. We hope that the donations will be used for humanitarian assistance." I was talking.

The word "peace" in the light of the city hall Kitakyushu

As Russia's military invasion of Ukraine continued, Kitakyushu began an effort at night to bring the word "peace" to the window in the light of the government building.



This is because the city of Kitakyushu began to share its feelings for peace with the citizens, and when the area became dark, the word "peace" could be clearly seen from Katsuyama Park across the road, and people passing by could see it. I stopped and looked at it.



An 84-year-old woman who had experienced a war said, "She escaped from air raids when she was in elementary school. There should be no war involving children."

Takeshi Taki, chief of the General Affairs Division of Kitakyushu City, said, "Many victims have been killed in the military invasion, and I hope that peace will return as soon as possible. I would like to share the preciousness of peace with the citizens again." I was talking.



This effort will continue until the 11th.