China Overseas Chinese Network 20 18-04- 14 20:36
According to the * * news agency, about half of the 5,000 residents in Zhiyuan Community, Kawaguchi City, saitama are foreigners mainly from China. The community is about 30 minutes away from Tokyo center by JR tram. When you walk into the community, you can smell the spice, and the sound of children playing in Chinese echoes. In the past, there were frictions between residents of different nationalities because of differences in customs. Now, through the efforts of autonomous associations and college student volunteers, exchanges and mutual understanding have deepened.
On a Saturday in early April, a huge map of Japan and Asia was hung on the square in front of the community. This is an activity aimed at promoting people's attention to multicultural communication. Residents passing by marked their native place on the map and boasted about their motherland. Young-kwon Kim (35), a company employee who moved into a residential area a year ago, said with a smile, "My hometown is in Jilin Province, China. Because it is close to the Korean peninsula, the cold noodles are delicious. " On the spot, I also went through the formalities of joining the autonomy Council.
The activity was planned by Zhiyuan Bridge Project, a volunteer group composed of college students from saitama and Tokyo. Seiichi Morishita (265,438+0 years old), a senior at Waseda University, said: "With today's short talk as an opportunity, if everyone comes to other exchange activities, it will be very happy."
According to the introduction of autonomous associations, from the second half of 1990, Hua and others who worked in IT enterprises began to live in associations. In the last 20 years, the number of foreigners has increased to more than 10 times. However, due to not being informed of the living rules in Japan, there are problems of loud noise at night and incomplete garbage sorting. Someone on the Internet sarcastically said that "the community was occupied by China".
The cooperation between the project and the autonomous society began around 20 15. They erased graffiti that discriminated against foreigners, and residents printed colored handprints as a symbol of friendship. Residents become teachers and provide interest classes in Chinese, calligraphy and cooking to deepen mutual understanding. Therefore, it is reported that residents' complaints have also decreased recently.
In June 5438+10, as an excellent example of multicultural students, the Autonomous Society was awarded the "Global Citizen Award" by the Japan Fund for International Exchange. The president of the People's Democratic Association, Katsuzawa (73), said with great interest: "In Japan as a whole, foreigners may increase in the future. Although it is not easy, if we can form a daily friendly greeting relationship, the mood of life will be better.