Topic 1. REIWA
Japan has announced that the name of its new imperial era, set to begin on 1 May, will be "Reiwa" - beautiful harmony. (Not an April fool announcement! Timing was off, some could have thought it was a joke.)
According to the official announcement it comes from a section about plum blossoms in Manyoshu, a poetry anthology from the 7th-8th centuries, and suggests that "culture is born and nurtured as the people's hearts are beautifully drawn together."
1.How do you think about the new era name? Do you like it and why?
The gengo will appears on coins, newspapers, driving licenses and official paperwork.
2. Are there any impact on society or your life?
3. Speaking of which, have you done or seen any pranks or jokes on April 1st?
Something like this…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_hd25_XjIs
regardless of the scale, anyway.
If timing is off, it could cause relationship disasters.
SNS spread in our society globally, may we all check the facts on everything we see online as scrupulously as we do on April 1st😊
4. When you done or seen the pranks or jokes, did you have cozy laughing or feel good?
Topic 2.
What government should do for accepting more foreign workers or residents without problems?
Probably you heard about the Christchurch mosque shooting in New Zealand. Right after the dreadful attack, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern made a moving statement on it.
https://edition.cnn.com/2019/03/15/asia/new-zealand-jacinda-ardern-full-statement-intl/index.html
New Zealand is known for its active role in receiving refugees as she proud of the nation of more than 200 ethnicities, 160 languages. And amongst that diversity they share common values.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47620630
She condemned what the criminal has done strongly but not personally.
The terrible tragedies test leaders to the full. Anyone watching from afar must be impressed with the way in which Jacinda Ardern has dealt with the aftermath of the Christchurch horror, anyway.
Coincidently, tragedies revealed the country’s policy and togetherness to the world. A truly inclusive society. New Zealand is a developed country for receiving refugees and migrants.
On the other hand, Japan's government decided to allow more foreign workers into Japan. Faced with a worker shortage, the government plans to establish a new work visa system from April following a revision to the Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Law.
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201812290029.html
1. Do you support the government decision?
However, foreign residents in Japan reached a record high of some 2.73 million at the end of 2018. Japan is already an international country.
So, we probably need to seek diversity, a truly inclusive country.
What can we do for scratch? How can we seek a truly inclusive country?
2.Are there any foreign people living in your neighbors? Do you have any good relationship with them? What do you think of them?
3. For scratch, we need multicultural understanding. What do you do?
For instance, there are shortage of medical interpreters.
4. Main reason for the acceptance foreign workers are lack of labor especially for small and medium-sized enterprises. What government should do for accepting more foreign workers or residents without problems?