I-TOKYO, eJapan-Ngomhla wama-23 kuDisemba, amadoda nabafazi abali-15 babenxibe iibhatyi ezimthubi ezithelekisayo bahlanganisene kwindawo yabahambi ngeenyawo kuphela kwisithili saseTokyo saseGinza, apho zikhoyo iivenkile zamasebe kunye neevenkile zodidi oluphezulu. Ngasemva kweebhatyi zabo kukho amagama athi “Ufuna uncedo?” ngesiNgesi nesiTshayina.

Xa aba bantu befumanisa ukuba abakhenkethi babonakala belahlekile okanye bebonakala bedidekile, bayakhawuleza ukuya kubo baze bababuze, “Yintoni undonakele?”

Bangamalungu e-Osekkai (meddlesome) eJapan, umbutho wamavolontiya owasekwa ngoAprili kunyaka ophelileyo. Amavolontiya aya kwiindawo apho abakhenkethi abaninzi bahlanganisana khona, njengakwisithili saseGinza, eAsakusa naseTsukiji, malunga nokuba kanye ngenyanga yaye bakhokele abantu okanye bancedise njengeetoliki, kwanokuba abacelwa ukuba benjenjalo.

Eli qela lenziwe ngabafundi abamalunga nama-40 kunye nabantu abadala abanolwazi oluhle lweelwimi zasemzini ezifana nesiNgesi neSpanish. Ngamanye amaxesha baya kwiindawo ezingaphandle kweTokyo, njengeKyoto. Abanye bade bahamba nohambo lokuya kuDonga Olukhulu lwaseTshayina.

Ngaloo mini eGinza, uYuka Toyama, oneminyaka engama-21 ubudala, oselula kwiYunivesithi yaseWaseda, wathetha nabafana ababini baseFinland ababejonge imaphu. Bathe bafuna indawo yokumisa ibhasi yebhasi enemigangatho emibini yokubona indawo. UToyama wabakhokelela kwisikhululo sebhasi nabanye abakhokeli abathathu. Mkhenkethisi ngamnye wayewolwa ngamadoda aseFinland avuyayo. UToyama waziva efudumele. “Kuhle ukuba singanceda,” watsho.

Ummeli weqela, umongameli wenkampani yokucwangcisa u-Hideki Kinai, i-53, wakhuliswa kuphuhliso lwe-Senri New Town kumantla e-Osaka Prefecture. Kwiindawo zokuhlala, ukuncedisana kunye nokuboleka kunye nokubolekwa kwezinto ezincinci ezifana nesosi yesoya zazixhaphakile phakathi kwabahlali.

Ukusuka kwigumbi lakhe kumgangatho wesihlanu, wayenokubona inqaba yaseTaiyo no To eyayisakhiwa ngowe-1970 iJapan World Exposition eOsaka. Inqaba yayingumsebenzi wobugcisa oyilwe nguTaro Okamoto njengophawu lokubonisa. UKinai, owayengumfundi wesikolo samabanga aphantsi kunyaka wesithathu xa kwakuqhutywa uMboniso waseOsaka, watyelela indawo yomboniso izihlandlo ezingama-33 esebenzisa amatikiti esaphulelo awawafumana kwixhegokazi elihlala kufutshane.

Ethabathekile yiponda yaseAfrika engaqondakaliyo, waya eAfrika yedwa emva kokuba egcine imali xa wayesaqala ukufunda eyunivesithi.

Malunga neentsuku ezili-10 emva kokuba eqalise ukuhamba, waba nomkhuhlane eTanzania. Ecinga ukuba kubhetele ukuya kwidolophu enkulu, wakwazi ukufika kwisikhululo sebhasi kwakusasa. Ibhasi awayezimisele ukuyikhwela yayingqongwe sisihlwele sabantu ababelindele ukukhwela ebhasini. UKinai wayecinga ukuba akunakwenzeka ukuba akhwele. Abantu ababemngqongile, bathi akuyongxaki baza babeka ubhaka wakhe phezu kophahla lwebhasi bamtsalela ngaphakathi. Umqhubi webhasi ude waphakama wasishiya isitulo sakhe esiya eKinai.

Abantu abaninzi baseAfrika bancedisa uKinai, indoda yaseAsiya eyayibonakala ingaphilanga, nangona engazange ayibuze nto. UKinai, ongazange akulibale ulwazelelelo lwabo, watyelela eAfrika malunga nezihlandlo ezingama-20 emva koko.

Amava kaKinai kwindawo ehlala abantu ngexesha lolwando olukhawulezayo lwaseJapan naseAfrika amkhuthaza ukuba amisele intlangano.

Uncedo olungalibalekiyo

Amavolontiya aseOsekkai yaseJapan nawo atyhubela amava angenakulibaleka. Kwihlobo elidlulileyo, amalungu afumene usapho lwabantu abathathu baseMelika bebonakala ngathi bothukile kwindawo enabantu abaninzi eYaesu yokuphuma kwisikhululo seJR Tokyo.

Xa la malungu ethetha nosapho, athi ayifumananga indawo yokutshixa imithwalo yawo yaye lalisondele ixesha lokunduluka kukaloliwe oya kwiSikhululo seenqwelo-moya saseNarita.

Amalungu ajonga irisiti yosapho anayo kwaye afumanisa ukuba ilokhari yayikufuphi nendlu yokuphuma yaseMarunouchi, kwelinye icala lesikhululo. Abakhenkethisi bakhawuleza bayipheleka loo ntsapho ukuya apho.

Noko ke, bakuba belapho, abazange bakwazi ukuvula ilokhari kuba le ntsapho yayisele ilibuyisele ikhadi le-IC elalisetyenziswa njengesitshixo.

Amalungu atsalele umnxeba kwinkampani yolawulo lwelokhari. Malunga nemizuzu emihlanu kamva, umqeshwa wale nkampani wabaleka waya apho waza wavula ilokhari.

Abantu baseMerika bachukumiseka ngokunzulu baza bamema loo matsha-ntliziyo ukuba aye kuhlala kwikhaya lawo eNew York ukuba ayekhe asityelele eso sixeko. Babanika idilesi ye-imeyile.

Umfundi waseTshayina ofunda eJapan ukwabandakanyeka kwimisebenzi. UQiao Wang Xin, oneminyaka eli-19 ubudala waseBeijing Foreign Studies University weza eJapan ngoSeptemba wajoyina iqela emva kokumenywa ngumhlobo. E-China, kukho intetho ethi abantu mabancede abanye abantu. Nakuba kunjalo, wakhwankqiswa ngamaJapan anesimilo awayesoloko ebonakala enolwazelelelo kwabanye.

Maxa wambi umfundi waseTshayina wayevakalelwa kukuba abantu baseJapan bayabanda kuba ngokuqhelekileyo abathethi nabanye kuba bengafuni ukukhathaza abanye. Kwelinye icala, wayecinga ukuba kwakungekho nzima ngabantu baseJapan ukuqonda abantu basemzini kuba babebaxhalabele kakhulu abanye.

Kweminye iminyaka emihlanu, i-Olimpiki yaseTokyo ye-2020 kunye neParalympics, igama layo elingundoqo elithi "omotenashi" (ububele), iya kubanjwa.

“Ndifuna ukuxelela abantu abatsha ngokubaluleka kokuthatha amanyathelo, nokuba abaqhelanga ukunxibelelana ubuso ngobuso nabantu abangabaziyo nangona beqhelene nokunxibelelana kwi-Intanethi,” utshilo uKinai.

Unethemba lokudlulisela olu phawu lukhethekileyo lwe-“osekkai” okanye “ukuphazamiseka” kwabantu baseJapan kwihlabathi.

Imiqobo isekho

Inani lonyaka leendwendwe zaphesheya kwezilwandle ukuya eJapan ngo-2013 laliyi-10.36 yezigidi, lidlula i-10 yezigidi okokuqala. Urhulumente unethemba lokunyusa inani labatyeleli abavela kumazwe angaphandle ngonyaka ukuya kwizigidi ezingama-20 ngo-2020, unyaka ekuya kubanjwa ngawo iiOlimpiki zaseTokyo kunye neParalympics.

NgokweNgxelo yoKhuphiswano loKhenketho kunye noKhenketho luka-2013 olukhutshwe yiForam yezoQoqosho yeHlabathi, iJapan ibeke indawo ye-14 kumazwe angama-140 kunye nemimandla yehlabathi jikelele. IJapan yabeka kuqala ngokubhekiselele "kwiqondo lokuqhelaniswa nabathengi," ngelixa ibeka i-74th "kwisimo sengqondo malunga nabatyeleli bangaphandle" ngenxa yezithintelo zolwimi kunye nezinye izinto.