{"id":10119,"date":"2026-06-16T16:49:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-16T07:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peacepieceproject.com\/english\/?p=10119"},"modified":"2026-06-16T16:49:35","modified_gmt":"2026-06-16T07:49:35","slug":"a-dream-at-15-reaches-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peacepieceproject.com\/english\/10119\/","title":{"rendered":"A Dream at 15 Reaches the World"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 data-start=\"92\" data-end=\"246\">Special Interview Video Released Featuring MEGU, a Participant of the Children&#8217;s World Peace Summit, Who Later Delivered a Speech at the United Nations<\/h2>\n<p data-start=\"248\" data-end=\"541\">Peace Piece Project is pleased to announce the release of a special interview video featuring MEGU (Megu Sakai), who participated in the 2nd Children&#8217;s World Peace Summit at the age of 15 and later delivered a speech at the United Nations Headquarters in New York as a representative of Japan.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"543\" data-end=\"740\">When she was 15 years old, MEGU shared her dream of becoming a model who would work on the global stage. During her presentation at the Children&#8217;s World Peace Summit, she expressed her belief that:<\/p>\n<blockquote data-start=\"742\" data-end=\"877\">\n<p data-start=\"744\" data-end=\"877\">\u201cWorld peace means bringing smiles to people around the world. To achieve that, each person should act with kindness and compassion.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p data-start=\"879\" data-end=\"999\">Since then, she has continued to challenge herself through modeling, stage performances, and public speaking activities.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1001\" data-end=\"1289\">In 2026, MEGU achieved a major milestone by delivering a speech in English at the United Nations Headquarters during the World Down Syndrome Day Conference. Today, she continues her journey as a model, idol performer, and advocate, pursuing even greater dreams on the international stage.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1291\" data-end=\"1487\">The newly released interview features MEGU alongside Ms. Mariko Takagi, Representative Director of Smile Walking Club, who has supported her growth since elementary school. Together, they discuss:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1489\" data-end=\"1804\">\n<li data-start=\"1489\" data-end=\"1561\">What inspired MEGU to participate in the Children&#8217;s World Peace Summit<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1562\" data-end=\"1639\">Her journey from a teenager with a dream to a speaker at the United Nations<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1640\" data-end=\"1704\">The importance of taking on challenges without fear of failure<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1705\" data-end=\"1761\">Why believing in a person&#8217;s potential can change lives<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"1762\" data-end=\"1804\">Her goals and aspirations for the future<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-start=\"1806\" data-end=\"1991\">Through this conversation, viewers will discover how a young person&#8217;s dream, supported by encouragement and opportunity, can grow into achievements that inspire people around the world.<\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"1993\" data-end=\"2016\">Watch the Interview<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2017\" data-end=\"2045\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/VTO4loU53HI\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2017\" data-end=\"2045\">https:\/\/youtu.be\/VTO4loU53HI<\/a><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"2047\" data-end=\"2084\">Read the Press Release (Japanese)<\/h3>\n<p data-start=\"2085\" data-end=\"2122\"><a class=\"decorated-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atpress.ne.jp\/news\/606382\" target=\"_new\" rel=\"noopener\" data-start=\"2085\" data-end=\"2122\">https:\/\/www.atpress.ne.jp\/news\/606382<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Special Interview Video Released Featuring MEGU, a Participant of the Children&#8217;s World Peace Summit, Who [&hellip;]","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":10120,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29,25,30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10119","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-press","category-topic","category-30"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/peacepieceproject.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10119","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/peacepieceproject.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/peacepieceproject.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peacepieceproject.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peacepieceproject.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10119"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/peacepieceproject.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10119\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10121,"href":"https:\/\/peacepieceproject.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10119\/revisions\/10121"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peacepieceproject.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10120"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/peacepieceproject.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10119"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peacepieceproject.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10119"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/peacepieceproject.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10119"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}