Once inside the city of Belgrade, destroyed buildings by the NATO airstrikes in 1999 during the Kosovo War are unavoidable scenery. Mr. Aleksandar Djordjevic, who expressed his interest in joining the project, said “Until we actually experienced bombings, we thought bombings in Irak and atomic bombs were their problems, not ours. However, it’s different now. This is a problem to all of humanity and that was the reason why I wished to join and do the Kaki Tree Project here in this place, because it has a special meaning to us.” He even came to Japan moved by his passion to realize the project. The tree planting ceremony was held… Read more »
