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My Blueprint | Living as a I-Kiribati | Kentaro Ono | TEDxTohokuUniversity
Kentaro Ono |
TEDxTohokuUniversity
• April 2018
Born in Sendai, Japan, in 1977. Went to Kiribati for high school in 1993 and continued to remain there after the graduation. Naturalised in Kiribati in 2000, being the first naturalised Japanese I-Kiribati. He has been living in Japan since 2011. Founder and President of Japan Kiribati Association (JAKA), and Former Honorary Consul of the Republic of Kiribati for Japan/Advisor to Kiribati Ambassador to Japan. He has been actively engaging in advocacy on the impact of climate change and global warming to Kiribati in human dimension in Japan and other countries.
1977年宮城県仙台市生まれ。1993年にキリバス共和国に単身で高校留学し、高校卒業後も引き続き同国に在住。2000年に日本国籍者として初めてキリバス共和国に帰化。2011年から日本在住。前在日本キリバス共和国名誉領事兼大使顧問。一般社団法人日本キリバス協会設立者・代表理事。キリバスにおける気候変動・地球温暖化が引き起こす人的側面の問題に関する講演活動を日本や世界各国で行っている。