FUKUSHIMA--Schoolchildren in this northern city got a special visit and words of encouragement on Dec. 6 from Yoko Ono.
The 78-year-old artist, musician and peace activist greeted 30 kids at Sahara Elementary School who were forced to evacuate from Minami-Soma because of the accident at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant.
"The world is supporting you," the widow of John Lennon told the children.
Ono hugged each of them, and presented to them a badge that said in various languages, "Let's imagine peace."
Using a calligraphy brush, she also wrote "Sekai Kinen" (The world prays), meaning that the world is supporting Fukushima.
"We enjoyed the time (with Ono) because we were encouraged by a person who is engaged in activities throughout the world," said 12-year-old sixth-grader Haruka Sakuma, "and were also able to do activities with her."
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