Miyako Maekita (Sustena)
Communication and a system of war

Is it possible to avoid wars by the power of communication. A communication makes a positive effect to prevent wars. People are not very familiar with the cause of wars and a system to prevention. It has been difficult to reach people’s wish for peace to the people who go to war. People may think that a war comes about suddenly, but a mass communication makes people feel in such a way. In reality, a war does not happen without a cause.

A war has a cause, ‘kindling.’ How a ‘kindling’ leads to war. Can we extinguish it? If we could put a kindling out sooner before it is too late, it is more likely for us to prevent wars. Preventing wars by the power of communication takes its first step in considering the connections of a war system, namely a kindling, extinguisher and people wishing for peace. Information technology can help develop an efficient way of peace advertisement and build a structure of peace information which helps prevention of wars.