Yutabon counterattacks Japan’s “playing suspicion” Report with evidence photo “I gave courage to a child who does not attend school”: J-CAST News[Full text]

School refusal YouTuber Yutabon (13) refuted the criticism of a crowdfunding project that collected funds by traveling around the country to support truant children.

Concerning the project, there were eruptions on the Internet that it was not being carried out sufficiently to support the children who did not attend school. In response to such a reaction, Yutabon released “evidence” on YouTube and Twitter from September 13th to 14th, 2022 that he actually met with truant children.

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  From Yutabon’s Instagram (@yutabon_youtuber)

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  From Yutabon’s YouTube video

2 shot photos are also released

At the end of 2021, Yutabon said, “I want to travel around all 47 prefectures, meet children who do not attend school and their parents, meet various people and learn from them, and give energy and courage to many people.” I raised funds through crowdfunding.

Collected more than 4.87 million yen and departed on June 30, 2022 to travel around Japan on the “Yutabon Study”. However, after that, almost no videos of Yutabon helping children who did not go to school had been released, and criticism was criticized on the Internet, saying, “It’s all about sightseeing” and “It’s not the original purpose.”

In response to such indications, Yutabon has argued that he actually met more than 30 school refusal children. On September 13th, she posted a video on YouTube titled, “Give energy and courage to children who were unable to attend school in the town where I was born.” In her hometown of Osaka, she revealed, she met with a crowdfunding supporter who didn’t go to school.

Supporters are not allowed to show their faces, so their faces are hidden, but they also released two shots of peace signs. “I think that children who want to go to school should go, children who don’t want to go should go, and I think it would be great if they could do what they want to do with all their might, live freely and happily, and be happy and smiling. I developed a theory such as.

On the 14th, he posted on Twitter that he had received a “message from a school refusal child he met the other day”, and revealed the contents. It is believed to have arrived via the child’s parents.

In response to such messages, Yutabon commented, “I’m really happy. Thank you. We’re already friends. Let’s meet again! Life is an adventure.”