After two years of break, Pangaea returned to Tokyo for webcam activity!
After two years of break, Pangaea returned to Tokyo for webcam activity!
The September 11 attacks motivated to start Pangaea, and September 11 of this year we held the “the webcam interexchange event between Japan and Korea” in Tokyo and Seoul!
In Tokyo it usually used to be held in the school in Shibuya but this time we could use a wonderful facility of NTT Intercommunication Center(ICC) for the activity. We enjoyed interexchange with 19 people including 5 new members. Network problems occurred, however we enjoyed “Koetsuna”, “match game” and “Nazoren” with children’s patience.
In Tokyo it usually used to be held in the school in Shibuya but this time we could use a wonderful facility of NTT Intercommunication Center(ICC) for the activity. We enjoyed interexchange with 19 people including 5 new members. Network problems occurred, however we enjoyed “Koetsuna”, “match game” and “Nazoren” with children’s patience.
We surveyed children before and after the activity. Answers of questions ‘What do you think about Korea and Korean people?’ are below.
The survey results
Q. What do you think about Korea and Korean people? (19 respondents)
(Before)
Like very much 11%
Like 21%
Average 63 %
Don’t like 5%
(After)
Like very much 47%
Like 37%
Average 16%
Before the activity started, free answers of the question were ‘I don’t know’ or ‘They seem they like spicy food’. But after the activity their answers turned to more personal answers such as “kind people”, “Definitely it must be fun to meet them in person” and “cheerful and fun”.
This time Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation (NTT EAST) readily agreed to let us use ICC for the activity site, OKWave Inc., HONEST Co.,ltd., Geisha Tokyo Entertainment Inc., and JAPAN ART PLANNING CENTER also supported for this event. Furthermore, we had Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan at support this event.
‘Nazoren’ was developed in NICT. We used a multi-language service of Language Grid Toolbox which was operated by Kyoto University Graduate school of Informatics Department of Social Informatics.
In addition to these organizations, thank you all the Kyoto volunteers who prepared materials in advance, other volunteers who helped us setting up and running the activity, and ICC staff members. We achieved a great success with them. Again I really appreciate all of them who were involved in this activity. Thank you very much!
I remember this word from children after the event: “It was fun! Please do this again!”
Pangaea is going to keep working hard. I hope that you will continue to favor us with your support and encouragement.
Takekazu Hanada a.k.a Hana-pooh
Chief Administrative Officer
The survey results
Q. What do you think about Korea and Korean people? (19 respondents)
(Before)
Like very much 11%
Like 21%
Average 63 %
Don’t like 5%
(After)
Like very much 47%
Like 37%
Average 16%
Before the activity started, free answers of the question were ‘I don’t know’ or ‘They seem they like spicy food’. But after the activity their answers turned to more personal answers such as “kind people”, “Definitely it must be fun to meet them in person” and “cheerful and fun”.
This time Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation (NTT EAST) readily agreed to let us use ICC for the activity site, OKWave Inc., HONEST Co.,ltd., Geisha Tokyo Entertainment Inc., and JAPAN ART PLANNING CENTER also supported for this event. Furthermore, we had Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan at support this event.
‘Nazoren’ was developed in NICT. We used a multi-language service of Language Grid Toolbox which was operated by Kyoto University Graduate school of Informatics Department of Social Informatics.
In addition to these organizations, thank you all the Kyoto volunteers who prepared materials in advance, other volunteers who helped us setting up and running the activity, and ICC staff members. We achieved a great success with them. Again I really appreciate all of them who were involved in this activity. Thank you very much!
I remember this word from children after the event: “It was fun! Please do this again!”
Pangaea is going to keep working hard. I hope that you will continue to favor us with your support and encouragement.
Takekazu Hanada a.k.a Hana-pooh
Chief Administrative Officer
Posted by: kumakinoko | 1. Activity Report
