Refugee families in the neighborhood: capturing their life and efforts to fit into Japanese society - 近所の難民母子との交流、映し出す一人一人の息づかい 川田淳

When you hear the word ‘refugee’, what image comes to mind, given the negative portrayals often seen in the media? Japanese filmmaker Jun Kawada has made a documentary film depicting the daily lives of refugee children and their mothers, which are rarely shown in the media. We spoke to Mr Kawada about his interactions with Kurdish families living in Japan, and about the film. June 20 is World Refugee Day and around 40 per cent of refugees are children. - 難民と聞いてどんなイメージを持ちますか？メディアにあまり登場しない彼らの日常、日本に住むクルド人家族との交流をつづったドキュメンタリー映画「夏休みの記録」を昨年日本で公開した、日本の映像作家・川田淳さんにお話を聞きます。 Listen to SBS Japanese Audio on Tue, Thu and Fri from 1pm on SBS 3. Replays from 10pm on Tue, Thu and Sat on SBS1. Listen to past stories from our podcast. Download the free SBS Audio App and don't forget to visit SBS Japanese Facebook and Instagram page! - SBSの日本語放送は火木金の午後１時からSBS3で生放送！火木土の夜10時からはおやすみ前にSBS1で再放送が聞けます。SBS日本語放送ポッドキャストから過去のストーリーを聞くこともできます。無料でダウンロードできるSBS Audio Appもどうぞ。SBS 日本語放送のFacebookとInstagramもお忘れなく。