Japan International Cooperation Center
Top performers of Japanese speech contests from the US and Canada come to Japan! We will promote understanding of Japan through
people-to-people exchanges and Japanese cultural experiences. 12 Japanese speech contest winners (USA) and 18 Japanese language learners (Canada) were invited to visit Tokyo, Yokohama and Kamakura, deepen their understanding of Japan, International exchange.
The “Interchange Program for Promoting Understanding of Japan” is an international exchange project promoted by the Japanese government. Invite and dispatch. Promote understanding of Japan in terms of politics, economy, society, culture, history, and foreign policy through people-to-people exchanges. The aim is to strengthen Japan’s diplomatic base by encouraging people to actively communicate with the world.
The Kakehashi Project is an exchange program for the North American region of the “Interchange Program for Promoting Understanding of Japan.” Due to travel restrictions due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection, the program was conducted online in 2020 and 2021. In 2022, along with the easing of travel restrictions, we have decided to implement an invitation program for Japanese language learners (Canada) and Japanese speech contest winners (USA). This time, we will interact with students from Kanagawa University and the United States-Canadian Center for Japanese Studies. In addition, visits to Tokyo, Yokohama, and Kamakura will deepen your understanding of the Japanese language and culture.
Canadian and American university students deepen their understanding of Japan’s politics, economy, society, culture, history, and foreign policy, and deepen exchanges among participants to strengthen their networks. Furthermore, the aim is to have the participants actively communicate the appeal of Japan through exchanges at relevant places in Japan. This program is an invitation program carried out as part of the Kakehashi Project, an international exchange project promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan called the “Exchange Program for Promoting Understanding of Japan.”
[Overview]
Name: Exchange Program for Promoting Understanding of Japan Kakehashi Project “Invitation Program for Top Speech Contestants (USA) and Japanese Language Learners (Canada)”
Target: 30 people
United States: Japanese speech contest winners (12 university students) Canada: Japanese language learners (18 university students)
Prefectures visited: Tokyo, Kanagawa
Date: February 19 (Sun) to February 26 (Sun), 2023
Schedule (planned)
February 19th (Sun) Arrive in Japan
February 20 (Mon)
[Courtesy Call] Courtesy Call on Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary [Observation] Akihabara Yushima Tenjin
February 21 (Tue)
[Observation] Kamakura City Tsurugaoka Hachiman, Komachi Street, Great Buddha Hall, Hasedera
[Cultural experience] Tea ceremony
Wednesday, February 22nd
[Exchange] Kanagawa University
[Interchange] Center for Japanese Studies, United States-Canadian Universities February 23 (Thursday)
[Observation] Yokohama City Yamatekan Toy Museum
[Exchange] Kanagawa University
February 24 (Friday)
[Observation] teamLab
[Observation] Harajuku and Meiji Shrine
[Conversation] Ministry of Foreign Affairs North America Bureau Saturday, February 25th
[Observation] Fukagawa Edo Museum and Kiyosumi Garden
[Cultural Experience] Origami Kaikan
【workshop】
February 26 (Sun)
[Debriefing session]
returning home
Languages: English, Japanese
Implementation method: Face-to-face invitation
Implementing organization: Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE) [Image
[Outline of the Kakehashi Project, an exchange program to promote understanding of Japan] The Kakehashi Project invites and dispatches human resources who have the ability to communicate to the world and who will play a leading role in the future between Japan and the North American region (through online exchanges). ), is a project promoted by the Japanese government (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), and JICE is commissioned to plan and operate the program. Through people-to-people exchanges, we are promoting understanding of Japan in terms of its politics, economy, society, culture, history, and foreign policy, as well as cultivating and discovering future pro-Japanese and
Japan-savvy groups. In addition, by having participants actively communicate about Japan’s diplomatic stance and attractiveness, the aim is to strengthen the dissemination of information about Japan to the outside world and to expand Japan’s diplomatic base.
[Inquiries regarding this matter]
Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE) International Relations Department Contact form: https://www.jice.org/contact/index.html
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