Mrs. Otsuki, who was in her fifties, said she landed at the UN pavilion because it was part of her bus tour package. But after talking to Una, she said, she better understood the impact of climate change. In the past few years, when it rained the mountain around home had been running off more slush and mud than ever before. She had never stopped to think, why. But now, she said, learning about climate change gave her a chance to put two and two together, and it had expanded her perspective about its risks. 

But it wasn’t all serious. One of the highlights of the exhibit was a visit by the comedic duo who call themselves FU-SU-YA. After watching Una’s video and the UN’s immersive video the pair – Osamu Taniguchi and Showtime Tanaka - engaged with Una in a session that was both informative and funny. 

Taniguchi told Una that when he saw her it was love at first sight, and he implored her to go out with him on a date. Despite his repeated entreaties, Una declined, saying she simply did not and could not date anyone. Instead, the two had an exchange on climate change that ranged from the international to the local, including its effects on the cherry blossom season, in Osaka. 

Then, as suggested by Taniguchi, they played a game known as Magical Banana – an association game - where one person says a word and the next person adds another related word. 

Una demanded she start the game and chose the word ‘global warming.’ Taniguchi came back with ‘sea level rise,’ Una replied with ‘melting of glaciers,’ and he responded with ‘polar bears are in trouble.’ Una countered with ‘loss of habitat,’ which prompted Showtime Tanaka to say that this was the most sophisticated and advanced version of the game he had ever experienced. 

Stumped by Una’s responses Taniguchi said he could no longer counter and that he was giving up. Una replied, she was not done. But that was the end of Magical Banana, with Una piping in to add that she had fun playing it. She asked Taniguchi if they could play sometime again, to which he replied: “never.”  

Then it was time to make a personal commitment that would make a difference to tackle climate change. Both wrote down on their white boards: ‘Stop Breathing,’ to reduce carbon dioxide emissions, adding this was the best things comedians could do. This caused Una to issue a warning that not breathing was not good for one’s health. Instead, she proposed alternatives such as saving electricity and reducing water use. 

Her proposals were in line with many of the visitors whose pledges included, reducing food waste, walking and taking public transit instead of using the car, not littering less, and reducing the use of plastic bottles.