Kirk here. RKK aired a report about the meeting held today between the mayor and representatives of various local foreign communities and/or nationalities. I was glad to see Kumamoto International participant Hari Devkota there, along with several other familiar faces.
https://newsdig.tbs.co.jp/articles/-/816496
The video you can see at the URL shown above is shorter than what was broadcast on TV today. I got the impression from what I saw on TV that it was an open-ended discussion on various issues related to the lives of foreign residents.
They said it was the first such discussion between the mayor and local foreign residents in 4 years. At that time, Kumamoto International was invited to participate:
Personally, I had my chance four years ago and so I’m happy to sit this one out. Still, it would seem to me that when only a small number will be chosen to meet directly with the mayor (and when such meetings occur so infrequently), providing some alternative, secondary mode of communication with him, such as an invitation to submit written opinions or requests, would be a good idea.
P.S. Here’s a link to my post about the Kumanichi article announcing this meeting:
