To me, peace is having an environment where you are respected for being you and not having serious worries about food, clothing, and shelter.
I have been in environments where I was not respected for being me. I was forced to be sexual if I had a one-sided favor, I was forced to comply with unreasonable demands because I was a student, and I was forced to accept words and actions that took away my human rights because I was a friend.
However, there are people and societies in the world that respect you for being you.
One day I looked at the obvious.
I said, “I’m off,” put on my favorite clothes, and went out. I say “Itadakimasu” and eat a delicious meal. I say “good night” and fall asleep in a warm futon.
When I feel happiness in food, clothing, and shelter, I feel relaxed and realize that there is an environment nearby that respects me for who I am.
To turn the pain I felt into a great asset and to help those suffering, I came up with this idea.
It is to open a World Peace restaurant chain. Peace will be realized in terms of food, clothing, and shelter. We will gather traditional cuisines from all over the world in our restaurants and provide opportunities for people to learn about the food culture of other countries. We will ask tourists to evaluate the taste and give us guidance to improve the meals we serve.
And the most unique feature of this restaurant is that you will talk with strangers.
People who have experienced various types of suffering, such as sexual abuse, unfair treatment due to bullying, war, illness, and accidental bereavement, will be divided into different suffering groups to eat meals.
A special application is created and the table numbers of the suffering to be shared are identified in advance.
Each time they visit a restaurant, they will collect stamps at domestic restaurants, and at restaurants outside of Japan, they will color the world map; those who can color in more than five countries will receive a limited number of tickets to the Olympics, where people from all over the world will interact, at a discount, which will be interesting to them.
A portion of the proceeds from the store will then be used to help with government development assistance. We will target countries where even tomorrow’s life is precarious and where there is no thorough infrastructure development.
The first goal is to stabilize life today and tomorrow in the recipient country, and if the profits from the restaurant increase, the next goal is to help the recipient country to become self-reliant in the long run.
If more countries accept foreigners, we hope that not only the customers but also the waitstaff will be multinational.
Food will always ease tensions. The restaurant will involve cross-cultural exchange, conversation, learning, enjoying and sharing.
The name of the restaurant will be “No Border” as a place where physical, psychological, and social boundaries can be eliminated.
Every citizen has the right to a minimum standard of living that is healthy and culturally appropriate.
This is the first clause of Article 25 of the Constitution of Japan.
As a future member of the political world, I will dedicate myself to the realization of this article on a global scale.
Peace will spread from the feeling of ordinary happiness.
Why don’t you start by feeling happiness from “Ittekko”, “Itadakimasu”, and “Good night”? Let peace spread from you.