Oka-chan and Peace

 

I watched a very interesting video from Japanese news about a group from Toho High School that set out to create a story. This story is about a boy named Oka-chan, and how he lived through the bombing in Japan in World War II. The story is based off of a real story and person, who the group met with and discussed with. The story has art done by the students, and the message is very moving, promoting the message that diplomacy and communication is key to preventing something like this from ever happening again. The group also wished to be able to communicate their story with other countries, so they created English translations in the book. The group also went to present for some younger elementary students, but it seems they weren't able to fully grasp the concept. Overall, this group's work was very impressive and inspiring, in their hopes of continuing to promote the message learned from war.