She thanked her audience saying she was honored it was in Hawaii that she was giving her first overseas concert. JC inspects manhole children Japan Junior Chamber Inc. Okinawa committee members visited Ulan Bator, Mongolia, on May 14 to see how it can support children who live in manholes. They spent May 15 at a children's refuge repairing equipment. Later they went down a manhole to see how a number of homeless children were living. In the changeover to capitalism, many Mongolians lost their jobs and there was a sudden price rise.
Homeless children are also a result of the changed economic system.
According to Ulan Bator's welfare authorities, there are about 2,900 such children. Despite evil odors, manholes are warm. Members of the Junior Chamber were moved by what they saw. The 4th Worldwide Uchinanchu Business Association meeting will be held in Okinawa from June 17. The main activity will be business talks among members.