We are excited to invite you to a unique charity evening at Morgan Lewis’s Houston office: “Rakugo for Peace: Stories That Bring Us Together.”

Accept International is a hands-on international NGO working in conflict-affected countries and regions, including Somalia, Yemen, Kenya, Indonesia, and Colombia. Through our efforts on peacebuilding and conflict resolution, we work to break cycles of violence and build sustainable peace. As part of this mission, we support young people who have become involved in armed groups to lay down their weapons, reintegrate into society, and become agents of peace in their communities.

We are excited to host a “Rakugo Charity Event” for audiences in the United States, particularly those in Houston, Texas. Enjoy a live Rakugo performance* by Jitsuro Morishita, a partner at Morgan Lewis’s Tokyo office who has also performed at Expo 2025 in Osaka. Through voice and gesture, Rakugo brings unseen characters and their worlds vividly to life. Then hear from Dr. Yosuke Nagai, Executive Director of Accept International, as he shares the stories of young people in Somalia and Yemen and his work supporting those who leave armed groups and rebuild their lives.

Taking the imagination sparked by Rakugo as a starting point, we invite you to picture the experiences and circumstances behind these young people’s stories and, together with peacebuilding practitioners, explore what peace can mean from different perspectives.

*Rakugo is a traditional Japanese form of comic storytelling performed by a single seated storyteller.

We look forward to meeting you!

▷Date & Time: Monday, October 19, 2026, 5:00–8:00 PM (CDT)
▷Location: Morgan Lewis Houston Office 1000 Louisiana St., Suite 4000 Houston, TX 77002-5006, United States
▷Participation Fee：Free

Learn more about the event and register here