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The Mainichi
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Mainichi
News in Easy English: Festival in Tokyo brings refugees, immigrants and locals together
TOKYO -- A special festival happened on May 10 at Heisei Tsutsuji Park in Nerima Ward, Tokyo. The festival brought immigrants, refugees, and local people together through food, music, and friendship. This event is called the "Refugee & Migrant Festival." It has been held every year for the past three years. Supporters who help refugees hold this festival. They use the money from the festival to help refugees living in Japan. During the festival, visitors enjoyed snacks and sweets from Myanmar, Kurdish food, and treats from Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. People also bought handmade accessories and crafts from Africa. Families and friends had fun meeting new people. On stage, people performed songs and played musical instruments. Many visitors also learned about refugees who are waiting for Japan to accept them officially. (Japanese original by Daisuke Wada, Photo and Video Department) Vocabulary festival: a special day or event where people celebrate, eat, or listen to music. refugee: a person who leaves their home country because life there is dangerous or difficult. immigrant: a person who comes to a new country to live. supporter: a person who helps others. handmade: made by a person, not by a machine. accessory: small things people wear like jewelry, rings, or necklaces. craft: things made by people's hands, like paintings, clothes, bags, or pottery. officially: agreed or accepted by the country or government.
The Mainichi
15-05-2025
- Entertainment
- The Mainichi
Refugees, immigrants, supporters connect through food and music at Tokyo festival
TOKYO -- Refugees, immigrants and their supporters connected through cultural exchanges at a recent festival held in a park here. The Refugee & Migrant Festival, organized by an executive committee of supporters for individuals who have come to Japan due to various circumstances such as persecution in their home countries, has been held as a charity event for the past three years. Proceeds are used for activities supporting refugees and related causes. The sixth edition of the festival took place at Heisei Tsutsuji Park in Nerima Ward on May 10. Attendees engaged with people of diverse backgrounds through cultural exchanges involving food and music. Booths offered Myanmar and Kurdish sweets, snacks from Asia and the Middle East, and handicrafts and accessories from African countries. The event was bustling with families and other visitors, while a special stage featured performances of songs and musical instruments. Additionally, many at the event listened intently to supporters discussing the current situation for people on "provisional release," whose refugee applications have not been approved but who are allowed to live outside immigration facilities under certain conditions. (Japanese original by Daisuke Wada, Photo and Video Department)
