国語国文　２年
Full of Curiosity
I think that Makino-san is such an active and brave woman. She is curious and faithful to what she wants to know. She traveled around the world to see some issues directly. Many people travel for sightseeing or business, but she was different. Her purpose came from inside of her. What she did helps not only her own curiosity but also other people.

英米　１年
What do you want to do before you die?
I was surprised to hear that making three minutes of news needs more than two days. I also think that news doesn’t cover all information, so it is important for us to find information which we want to know. There is a lot of information and media these days, so we have to compare information. I think that a lot of Japanese people can’t accept other cultures because they don’t know about their lives, how they think, and so on. It is important for us to learn and understand other cultures. If many Japanese people do this, more foreigners will be accepted easily in the future. Thank you for your interesting performance.

英米　１年
Thank you for your lecture. I did not know about Dive TV. I'm interested in it so I'll watch it after school. Through this lecture I could think about news and diversity. I'm interested in the cultures of other countries. I want to know the differences between Japan and foreign countries. Maybe I can't understand all differences, but I want to become a person who can accept any culture or people from around the world. Also I think Ms. Makino is so brave. Her energy to take action is amazing. I don't know what I want to do in the future, but I want to try hard if I can find what I want to do like you.

フランス　３年
I was inspired what she’s done for foreign people living in Japan, I think it’s meaningful and helpful for them. In her career she has had many experiences in different types of situations, and I think she takes advantage of them for her current job in a good way. I felt it’s important to think what I want to know or what I can do for others and translate these ideas into action. Also, I thought that I need to turn my attention to so many people from abroad living in Japan and understand the diversity of Japan.

スペイン　２年
I learned two important things from your lecture. First, I learned about the importance of paying attention to positive information. I think a lot of Japanese people often pay attention to negative things. But, there are a lot of positive things too. So, it's wonderful to find good news and spread it. Second, I am impressed by your tough spirit. You said you sometimes feel sad, but you can convert these feelings into energy and it's fantastic. I want to follow your attitude to try many things. Thank you for your interesting speech

国際関係　２年
Thank you for your presentation. I want to say two things that impressed me. Firstly, you said “curiosity is more than fear”. Japanese tend to ignore or do not want to get involved with “different types of people” including foreigners. However, the opposite of love is indifference. So, connections start from being positive and curious and changes to love later. I want to have curiosity from now on. Secondly, you started DiVE.tc after your travels. I often think that with news it is difficult to know the reality of the world and see the facts through my eyes. So, I want to go abroad and see that. Moreover, I want to join your activity! So what can I do as a student? Is there anything I can do? Anyway, Thank you very much!

国際関係　２年
Thank you for your presentation, I was really moved by your passion for your work. I’ve heard that Aichi has many foreigners, so I’ve been wondering why we don’t have opportunities to communicate with them. And now I understand that they’re working at specific places that we never go. So, I think it’s very important to create activities like you do. Now, we have many foreign people in Japan, but many people don’t welcome them. I think one of the reasons for that is “we don’t know about each other”. I’m sure your activities are really helpful for us to get to know each other and reduce discrimination.

留学生
I think Ms. Makino's work is very important to the foreign community in Japan because it raises awareness of it and because it can make Japanese people feel interested to know more about other cultures and be less xenophobic. As a Brazilian exchange student that makes me happy, especially because I have already lived in Japan before as a daughter of a dekasegui, and at that time we lived very isolated inside the Brazilian community and had almost no contact with Japanese people (i.e. we didn't have any Japanese friends. So, now I'm very excited to know more about Dive TV and I hope this project continues helping more and more people.

留学生
As a foreigner in Japan, it is always heartwarming to listen to Japanese people who actually try to make a difference regarding the way many Japanese still receive foreigners. Something Ms. Makino said that I strongly agree with is that we are a lucky generation, so we can double/triple check any information we receive through any media, and like the speaker, said compare it with media from other countries and cultures about the same or similar topic. On top of that, I must say I was really moved by the “What I want to know?” part where she left her comfort zone and traveled to pursue a different kind of information. that is very inspirational in my opinion, and something I have never thought of doing before - for me checking different sources of information always seemed enough. I was really inspired by that, to investigate the source of the issues I'm interested in and see them for myself.

留学生
It's my third week attending this class and I've become more and more amazed by the good news I'm getting in touch with. I am Brazilian and have some Brazilian friends that have lived in Japan for quite a while. Their situation is mostly As Ms. Makino's stated, living apart from Japanese people, probably because of the language and cultural barriers. It is sad because they can't really “live” all that Japan has to offer, and on the other hand, Japanese people miss the chance to gain knowledge (and friends!) from the foreigners who sometimes are living just next door. Information and, as Ms. Makino said, what and how to inform are powerful tools for opening people's minds and I find it really brave of her to use her life to say, “Wait, we don't have to live apart from each other”, and to put real and pragmatic effort into making people gather together through understanding and knowing each other. As a Brazilian living in Japan and, well as a human being, I feel thankful for the work you are doing for us.