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- Season 2 Two Countries Linked by Tofu
- Season 2 A Meaty Thanks to Akita
- Season 2 A Pianist's Love, Loss and Life in Takasaki
- Season 2 The Pandemic Rages On
- Season 2 Say Cheese! to Life in Okinawa
- Season 2 Working Under the Pandemic
- Season 2 In Search of a Ray of Hope
- Season 2 Togo Tailored Kyoto Tradition
- Season 2 Vietnamese Vets and Hokkaido Horses
- Season 2 The Uniting Spirit of Karate
- Season 2 Eatery Adversity Into Delivery Opportunity
- Season 2 Living With Forest and Mountain
- Season 2 The Big Top of Smiles
- Season 2 Health Beyond the Wall of Words
- Season 2 To the Rescue of the Unemployed
- Season 2 A Messenger for Peace
- Season 2 Preserving a Village and Its Traditions
- Season 2 Beer Brewing in Harmony with Kyoto
- Season 2 Abroad but Not Alone
- Season 2 Firing Up the Colors of Nature
- Season 2 Business with Passion and Spice
- Season 2 Elderly Care Under the Pandemic
- Season 2 Guiding Preschoolers Through Language Barriers
- Season 2 New Country, New Life, New Dream
- Season 2 Enchanted by the Hues of Gifu
- Season 2 A New Take on a Beloved Cake
Where We Call Home - Season 2 Episode 23 Guiding Preschoolers Through Language Barriers
8.00 27 minutes This time, we head to Kikugawa in Shizuoka Prefecture where many non-Japanese workers live. For the children of foreign parents, difficulty with the Japanese language is a barrier to entry into elementary school. Luckily for them, Ochi Kiyoshi, a Brazilian of Japanese descent, runs a daycare center where children learn Japanese. We look at his work and how the pandemic impacted him and the kids under his care. We also meet Johan Erik Nilsson Bjork from Sweden, a professional "rakugo" storyteller in Tokyo.
