Community Interpreting Research Seminar Students Interact with Fuchu Citizens on the Theme of “Crime Prevention” Around the World

July 10, 2025

As part of their internship program, students in the Community Interpreting Research Seminar of the School of Language and Culture studies hold exchange meetings every year on various themes in collaboration with Fuchu City and the Fuchu International Exchange Salon.

The exchange meeting, which is a joint project between the three parties, is mainly aimed at Fuchu citizens, including foreigners living in Fuchu City, and provides an opportunity to think broadly about multicultural coexistence through interaction with students from TUFS.

This year, the exchange meeting was held on Friday, July 4, 2025, under the title “Safety Expo: Let's Think Together About Crime Prevention Around the World.”

On the day of the event, a news program-style presentation format was used, incorporating quizzes and Zoom reaction features, to introduce crime prevention measures in countries and regions where the languages studied by the students are spoken, such as the UK, the US, Mexico, India, Cambodia, Malaysia, Vietnam, and China, using “easy Japanese.”

After the presentations on “violent crimes,” “public safety in cities,” and “cybercrime and fraud,” breakout sessions were held, where students divided into groups to exchange their impressions and opinions on each presentation, creating a lively exchange.

In the fall semester, students plan to continue with the theme of “crime prevention” and work on creating a “handbook for foreigners' daily life.”

Below are comments from some of the students who participated.

Sakura Takahashi (3rd year, Spanish major, School of Language and Culture Studies)

I would like to express my sincere gratitude to everyone who supported the Safety Expo and to all the participants on the day. This time, we took on the challenge of presenting in the form of a news program. There were some delays in the planning and operation of the exchange meeting, which we organized from scratch, but through repeated discussions, we were able to produce a presentation that reflected the diverse perspectives and ideas of all the seminar members. We will use this experience as a stepping stone and continue to engage in activities that contribute to society.

Yuta Michikawa (3rd year, Spanish major, School of Language and Culture Studies)

We gave a presentation on crime prevention around the world, using live broadcasts from various locations as a motif. I think we were able to proceed by discussing the topic thoroughly among the seminar members. I would be very happy if this Safety Expo helped raise awareness about crime prevention in countries other than Japan. Finally, thank you very much for your participation.