KINOTA BRAITHWAITE
The Anti-Bullying Guy in Japan®
All Children Deserve A Happy Life
How It Began
Hi, I’m Kinota Braithwaite. I’m working to unite both Japanese and foreigners against bullying in Japan.
My journey began when my daughter was bullied at her Japanese elementary school because of her skin color. But bullying can happen to any child, for any reason.
My daughter is doing great in school now, but I couldn’t stop thinking:
What about the other (Japanese and foreign) families going through the same thing?
Who will help & support them?
Turning Point
Someone from the US Embassy in Tokyo, Japan found out about my book and invited me to the Embassy Compound to present.
From that moment, our book "Mio The Beautiful" began to spread far and wide. International school librarians nominated "Mio The Beautiful" for the Sakura Medal Book Award.
I received a call from a reporter at NHK, Japan’s largest television network, asking if I would share our story to help raise awareness about bullying in Japanese schools. I immediately agreed because if sharing my daughter’s experience could help both (Japanese and foreign) families here in Japan.
I knew we had to be a part of it.
That opportunity led to our anti-bullying work being featured on NHK’s popular morning tv show Ohayo Nippon, which reaches over 15 million viewers across Japan.
Soon after, I was also invited to appear on NHK Direct Talk, an international program broadcast in 160 countries and reaching 380 million households worldwide.
Since then, our work has been featured on NHK World Japan TV, NHK World Radio, the Asahi Newspaper, and Deutsche Welle (DW) International News helping bring more national and international attention to the issue of bullying in Japan.
Global Exposure
