Why Diversity Is Not Enough | Yuga Morioka | TEDxUTsukuba Salon

Many people think that bringing different people together naturally makes a community, but Yuga Morioka realized something that is often overlooked at his university. Just sharing the same place does not mean people connect with each other. Sometimes, people live in the same country but stay in completely different worlds. Diversity alone is not enough. To build a strong society, it is important to create chances for people to meet and talk again and again. By doing this, trust can be built and strangers will turn into neighbors. A first-year student in the Master’s Program at the University of Tsukuba’s Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences. She has been dedicated to supporting international students for four years. Outside the university, she provides life-orientation programs for foreign residents in Japan and works to connect them with Japanese people and foreign communities.

Her research focuses on immigration and multicultural coexistence in Japan. She is committed to creating spaces where people from diverse nationalities and cultural backgrounds can connect with one another. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx