JICE Japan International Cooperation Center
100 high school students from ASEAN countries and Timor-Leste will visit Japan to deepen exchanges through presenting their own videos and experiencing Japanese culture.
High school students from ASEAN countries and Timor-Leste came to Japan and visited Nara Prefecture, Osaka Prefecture, and Hyogo Prefecture (Kobe City and Minamiawaji City), and through video presentations and Japanese cultural experiences, they deepened their mutual understanding among participants and Japan. Deepen your interactions with people.
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A total of 100 high school students from ASEAN and Timor-Leste who were selected at the 16th Asian International Children’s Film Festival will come to Japan and interact with each other through the
presentation of short films created with free ideas. In addition, through Japanese cultural experiences and interactions with Japanese people, students will be exposed to Japanese culture and society that can only be experienced while visiting Japan, and will actively share the learnings and insights they have gained from that experience. We will also attend the Asia International Children’s Film Festival Final Selection held on December 16th, and interact with participants from Japan and abroad.
This program is an invitation program that is part of the “JENESYS” program to promote understanding of Japan promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
[Event overview]
Name: Exchange Program to Promote Understanding of Japan Japan-ASEAN Arts Exchange (Participation in the 16th Asian International Children’s Film Festival)
Date and time: Wednesday, December 13, 2023 to Tuesday, December 19, 2023 Target: 100 students from ASEAN and Timor-Leste who match this project (10 students from each country) from among the entries and winners from each country at the 16th Asian International Children’s Film Festival.
Places visited: Nara prefecture, Osaka prefecture, Hyogo prefecture Schedule (planned):
12/13 (Wednesday) Arrive in Japan, [Observation] Nara Park, Osaka Castle, etc. [Orientation]
12/14 (Thu) [Observation] Kewpie Kobe Factory, UCC Holdings
Move Kobe → Minamiawaji City, Hyogo Prefecture [Film festival related] Watching films from various countries at the film festival 12/15 (Fri) [Courtesy call] Courtesy visit to Minamiawaji City [School exchange] Hyogo Prefectural Awaji Mihara High School, Hyogo Prefectural Sumoto High School, Yanagi Gakuen Educational Corporation Soukai High School, Kibi International University Minami-Awaji Shichi Campus
12/16 (Sat) [Observation] Awaji Puppet Theater [Film Festival] 16th Asian International Children’s Film Festival Final Selection and Award Ceremony
[After party]
12/17 (Sun) [Observation] Naruto Strait/Whirlpools [Japanese Cultural Experience] Onion dyeing experience
Move Hyogo → Osaka
12/18 (Monday) [Workshop] [Reporting session]
12/19 (Tue) [Observation] Osaka Castle, etc. Return to Japan Languages used: English, Indonesian, Cambodian, Lao, Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese
Implementation method: Face-to-face invitation
Implementing organization: Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE) [Image
[Overview of the JENESYS Exchange Program to Promote Understanding of Japan] “JENESYS” is a Japanese government (Japan government) that conducts invitation/dispatch, online exchange, and follow-up programs between Japan and countries and regions in Asia and Oceania, targeting human resources who have the ability to communicate externally and who will lead the future. This project is promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and JICE is entrusted with program planning and management. Through people-to-people exchanges, we promote understanding of Japan’s politics, economy, society, culture, history, foreign policy, etc., and discover and cultivate future pro-Japanese and
Japan-informed people. In addition, by having participants actively communicate about Japan’s diplomatic stance and attractiveness, the aim is to strengthen communication about Japan to the outside world and expand Japan’s diplomatic infrastructure. [For inquiries regarding this matter] Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE)
International Exchange Department (Tokyo Headquarters) Contact form: https://www.jice.org/contact/index.html