Twenty-three Japanese students from Fukushima University arrived in Wisconsin Saturday to share their experiences with the University of Wisconsin-Madison community as part of a nationwide tour, according to a press release.
The students, along with two chaperones and a guide, are part of "The Kakehashi Project—The Bridge for Tomorrow" and spoke Sunday on matters of disaster recovery, education and local communities as they relate to the March 2011 nuclear reactor meltdown in Fukushima, according to the release.
The visit is a response to a trip to Japan by UW-Madison students last year accompanied by associate professor of Japanese literature Charo D'Etcheverry.
“It's exciting to have our students see themselves and their peers as actors in history, not just witnesses of it," D'Etcheverry said in the release.
The Kakehashi Project, a product of the Japan-U.S. Educational Commission, aims to foster mutual understanding and interest between the two countries by providing firsthand cultural experiences for citizens of both.
