On May 18, students from the Volunteer Support Station, an extracurricular activity group in Kanazawa University (hereinafter referred to as "Borasapo") and their advisor, Lecturer Kaisei Harada from Faculty of Economics and Management, Institute of Human and Social Sciences, held a meeting with Her Imperial Highness Princess Aiko of Japan on the Noto recovery at Wakura Onsen Omatsuri Hall in Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture. This meeting was held to coincide with Her Imperial Highness Princess Aiko’s first visit to the Noto region since the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake.
First, a representative of Borasapo reported on the restoration and reconstruction support activities conducted after the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake and the 2024 Oku-Noto Heavy Rain, as well as the future prospects for these activities. After that, they introduced a demonstration of Borasapo's activities for cleaning damaged photos (washing damaged photos and returning them to their owners), and had a friendly discussion with the participants. Her Imperial Highness Princess Aiko asked the students about their motivation for volunteering, volunteer activities other than disaster relief, and how long it takes to clean a single photo. In response to her question about what kind of mechanism would make it easier for people to volunteer, the student spoke of the importance of actively disseminating information on social networking services as an example of their own implementation. She responded, “It would be a great way to get information to young people."
At the end of the meeting, they received words of encouragement, such as "Please take care of yourself."
Kanazawa University and Borasapo will continue to support the recovery of Noto and the people affected by the disaster in cooperation with various support groups.
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Her Imperial Highness Princess Aiko and students having a friendly discussion -
Students reporting on their activities
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