TV dramas and, of information program commentator - Chizuru Azuma to be widely active, such as tar. Other entertainment activities, is in private for more than 20 years, has continued to volunteer activities, such as bone marrow bank and people with disabilities Art. Every year the United Nations set of April 2 in the "World Autism Awareness Day", himself Institute "Get in touch" has become a center to serve as president, including autism, the understanding of the various minorities It has been planned and managed the PR event "Warm Blue" to deepen. In this interview, from the opportunity to east-san began beside Boratia activities of actress industry, up to the events of the contents of the "Shibuya," "Warm Blue2016" of this year that will be held based in, I heard the slowly and carefully talk It was. Well, if the east's aim "jumble of society", will of what kind of world?

I was awakened the volunteers, chance encounter with a boy of 17 years old.

_ Beside the actress, a private in the "Get in touch," but is so has been a director of, do you have been a What specific support activities?

Rather than support, minority PR, representation organization. Various organizations and companies, and the activities that connect the family. It can "to be side" and say "to support". Because it is after all, so that the side to help continue to make the socially vulnerable. "Get in touch" previous 23 years launch is much one person in government and schools, such as a company, we have been working with lead with a variety of organizations in each of its time.

From _ the first place 20 years ago, did you Higashi's thought was the first to start a volunteer?

Some time, if at home watching the 17-year-old boy in the documentary program of the incurable disease, studio moderator I was summarized as "I want you to work hard." It has not fallen into the off to me. Utte we are working hard already enough. Why boy of incurable disease that was on TV? But there supposed there is surely the message, I thought that there is a challenge to make the way of this program that does not convey the message. Your tears number (audience rating) is also required. I also because it is human beings that are in the TV side. But these programs convey a message, if you do not that cast a stone, I think I think we not make sense, I wanted to hear the message find the boy.

_ TV program Toka no matter at all, did you look for in private?

Yes (laughs). So, I heard the message. At the time, I might also be referred to was suffering to be referred to as "Why are you in the entertainment world?". But, I noticed I met him. "I me can take advantage of" the beginning of a volunteer was to start me, where the activity of the bone marrow bank. Then Toka intractable diseases and disabilities, Toka's school attendance of children who have lost their parents, and children who were wounded in the war, is a natural flow that has been spread more and more activities.

In parallel with _ actress, we always found a sense to the volunteer activities.

Started a volunteer, I'm meaning of work also became clear. Since the work of skill up, pursuit of profit, Toka organization priority, because there is a variety of reasons hold on. But the thing outside of work, I think I know one feeling.

Shallow widely lead loosely, everyone aims to "jumble of society" does not exclude.

And we have continued to work alone until _ now, why did you want to make a group called "Get in touch"?

3 · 11 Great East Japan Earthquake of 2011 is the opportunity. At that time, the affected areas of the shelter, was "jumble". It is exactly the Japanese microcosm. I am have a phrase "jumble of society," but, in the shelter, a variety of people has been difficult is the fact that support each other. It would softly drove the people of the minority. Or "here because not a barrier-free, do not it better to have been to go to the other shelter" and would say without offense. Yell or when the children of autism caused a panic, do not hear, Toka it may not spread to enough announcement to those who can not see .... When a society has fallen into anxiety, to know the reality that people would be cornered are having a live Zura is from the usual, and if Awa connection with the activity partners. So also it had to some extent know-how and network of contacts from more than 20 years of experience, they convey the feelings, I decided to scrum, "Let's do together."

Organization that the _ volunteers I think there are many, but, What are the features of the activities of the "Get in touch"?

Which organization is also "I want to live Rashiku myself, want to live in the truth, I want to be happy," I human rights activities that, but I fractured and silos. This is Japan-ish at, ministries and agencies also politicians also vertically divided, often organizations also will be vertically divided company. If in a competition Without Tsunagare each other, it is not considered as "society is going to change." But, it is not practical, Well, trying to build the party that also will lead role.

It is because it is _ lead organization of a "Get in touch".

Ministries and bipartisan politicians, continue to companies, organizations, families, individuals, such as the activity while connected. So, different from the support groups. The coziness of "jumble of society" has been PR. A look at just a different place, it seems very human, that would be categorized as a human and socially vulnerable you are in trouble often. But, to the contrary there are more of a common part, also has PR advantage of a variety of characteristics. Therefore in art, music, sports Toka Toka fashion, delicious things, that exciting, get to experience the "It is good comfortable you are a jumble," the thing that excited as a tool. Be described in much lectures and symposiums, because there would be gathered only people of high consciousness, people think that it is other people's affairs, we would want to experience the people who are giving up.

Even though you know in your head and _ "jumble", but it is quite experienced and hard it is in the Japanese society.

"Why, I feel hard I would?" I think that I hope if also an opportunity to think. Affected areas of shelter, although it was people who buy a lot of Mainoti, "I wonder not to why Shibuya of the city?" And "I wonder why have not the department store?". Even people of any properties, nor does it specially serious Toka called dark. "What, everyone Jan the same person, earthlings Jan" by being together if Re care-fun that. People, family is the most dependable of characteristic called incurable disease and disability. So many of Mr. parents worried After the death of their "This child I wonder what happens." In many cases it is left to the professional welfare, but it is likely to be dependent relationship that only this. Not only family and welfare, everyone that lead widely loosely shallow we believe it is important. It is diversity society. When in trouble we believe that feel free to listen to society I "How do I?" It is desirable.

It's such that _ there is "Get in touch" has been emphasized most.

Japan Toka bonds, Toka love, would say that the correct knowledge and understanding. It is heavy. Shallow widely'm good in loosely. In other words, the fact that being together. I'd better had knowledge Toka Toka understanding, is impossible for all of the properties. Knowledge and understanding is intended to study from becoming a party to Toka family, also in how much people familiar with their child's incurable disease, do not know that of other incurable diseases. Even failure, because those of the people I live Zura is. But TV commentator also or said, "It is a must have the correct understanding", will want it plunged me "would be impossible." Anyway the same time, to share the space, will create a new human relations. In any state in any situation, everyone is in the original diversity society society that does not exclude, I think that we say "jumble of society."

Even if there is no barrier-free to the city, good if there is ingenuity and attention to us.

_ By the way, but from 3-11 has passed since round five years, have you ever felt something on or after the earthquake?

3.11 everyone or later, or "bond", or "lead", it began to say or "snuggle up", was poor little feelings. Of course it is not a bad thing, is a good word. But I, that "to be a connected feeling" by outgoing using the word was I think it 's dangerous.

_ Is it the sense of hypocrisy?

I guess I was impatient and do not have to do something. In fact, it is troublesome to lead outside of work and friends (laughs). Because to work enters the money, because even lead to skill-up, you can put up with a lot of things. But there is no excuse that work, because people who also have different culture and ideas, each lead is serious thing. Not originally made the organization, because had had been working at a much one person can feel absolutely stumble in human relations. So, or "lead" or "snuggle up", okay gone so easily? I think I. But, after a lapse of five years from the earthquake, you'll also began to weathering. Is that was also felt at the time of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, but I felt strongly that I should not to be made a "leading society" from the usual.

_ Currently, in Japan but has been advocated to actively the word "diversity society", actually seen from the east, who are on the scene, how do you feel the situation?

The word "diversity" or "diversity" or "inclusive", "normalization" is, you feel as if you are a terribly one person to walk. I'm towards the para Rion pick It seems there is also a voice that must have "barrier-free", is hard to town is barrier-free from now on in. Physical problems as well, because there will be budget problems. But it's okay. When there is no more to us barrier. But it is good if a society where each other devise and consideration naturally. To begin with the idea of ​​"jumble of society" is, but I came up with from Mazegohan, Mazegohan did a variety of how to cut that was in the food ingredients, seasoning is Toka to Amakaraku the shiitake mushroom, shrimp is the bland Toka, and the under prepared individually. In short, if there is devised Toka consideration, it made delicious by mixing.

Not a scramble from the beginning _?

People with disabilities is also coming out of retirement to the city all at once everyone people of autism, it is that tough. Because I'm out on the town with a barrier, care must be taken in accordance with the needs. Where there is a difference in level is Tokashiku the plate. For example, can a person with autism is, When was I music in the store can not buy because anxious, Toka by what o'clock will stop the BGM from time, Even what if devised. But I, the idea click on the guys with the same social, is along with the saying that click on the correction cast.

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