[Achievement] 17-year-old from Osaka becomes first Japanese to receive the International Children's Peace Prize (November 15, 2022)
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The International Children's Peace Prize, awarded to children who have worked for children's rights, was awarded in the Netherlands at a ceremony in which Osaka-born Rena Kawasaki (17) was the first Japanese to receive the prize. Rena Kawasaki: "I started this project out of frustration. I felt an immense sense of frustration that Japan was not about to change, that I could not be proud of the country I was born in. It is said that young people in Japan are a generation that is detached from politics, but it is not that young people in Japan are not interested in politics, but rather that they have not yet found a reason to trust politics or to vote. We see repeated discriminatory remarks and falling asleep during assembly meetings broadcast every day. I know that not all politicians do this. Who is willing to cooperate with Japanese politics, which does not seem to listen to the voices of its citizens in the first place? Japan will not change if it is dominated by politicians like those broadcast. However, the 39-year-old mayor When I shouted "Shame on you" at the dozing lawmakers, Japan can still change. I was able to think so. It should be normal for politicians not to sleep in parliament. Regardless of political party or ideology, as long as there are adults who are trying to bring back that normality, Japan should be a country I can be proud of. Fellow politicians, are my words not feasible? Are they too idealistic? We young people have seen the painful and frustrating reality of Japan that we were not meant to see. But we still have ideals and hopes. Please become cool adults before becoming politicians. Let us have dreams like children. We Japanese children are waiting for Japan to become the cool Japan that we all idealize. How long should we wait? The International Children's Peace Prize is an award given to children around the world who have worked for children's rights, and this is the first time a Japanese person has received it. Kawasaki was recognized for connecting schools with local politicians online, establishing a system that allows young people to directly convey their opinions and get involved in politics. This award has also been awarded to Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai and environmental activist Greta Thunberg. [TV Asahi News] https://news.tv-asahi.co.jp
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