2010 JAL Scholarship Program
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Main Theme
“Tourism and Cross-cultural Understanding“ Duration June 27 - July 13, 2010 (17days) |
Participants of the Scholarship Program
A total of 15 university students from the countries of
Australia (1), China (3), Korea (3), New Zealand (1), The
Philippines (1), Singapore (2), Taiwan (1), Thailand (1),
Vietnam (2) participated in the 2010 JAL Scholarship Program.
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| 6/27 | Sun | Arrival |
| 6/28 | Mon | Orientation Lectures for Globally Minded Citizens |
| 6/29 | Tue | Lectures for Globally Minded Citizens |
| 6/30 | Wed | Lectures for Globally Minded Citizens Student Sessions |
| 7/1 | Thu | Fieldwork (Odaiba) |
| 7/2 | Fri | Free Time |
| 7/3 | Sat | Tokyo Region Host Family Day |
| 7/4 | Sun | Tokyo Region Host Family Day |
| 7/5 | Mon | Field Trip （Tono, Iwate） (1) |
| 7/6 | Tue | Field Trip （Tono, Iwate） (1) |
| 7/7 | Wed | Reception and cultural exchanges in Hakusan City |
| 7/8 | Thu | Japanese Culture Experience (2) Kanazawa City Tour (2) Student Sessions (2) |
| 7/9 | Fri | Student Sessions (2) |
| 7/10 | Sat | Asia Forum in Ishikawa (2) International Exchange Festival (2) |
| 7/11 | Sun | Kanazawa Region Host Family Day |
| 7/12 | Mon | Closing Ceremony （JAL Building, Tokyo) |
| 7/13 | Tue | Tue Return Home |
(1) Organized in cooperation with East Japan Railway Culture
Foundation
(2) Cosponsored by the Asia Forum in Ishikawa Committee
Program Contents
★Lectures for Globally Minded Citizens
The participated Scholars, joined by 14 Japanese Students,
studied subjects including Japanese culture, tourism and
cross-cultural understanding mainly at Josai Awa Learning
Center.
| 6/28 | Keynote Lecture “The past is a foreign country: and language is your passport” by Mr. Arthur Binard |
| 6/29 | “Future of Tourism: Difference
that makes Difference” by Professor Yasuko Wachi, ph.D
～Professor, Josai International University (Associate Dean) |
| “Tourism, Education, Adventure,
Children and Happiness” by Assistant Professor Daniel
F. Stuntz ～Assistant Professor, Josai International University |
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| 6/30 | “Tourism and Business Venture”
by Visiting Professor Ichigo Umehara ～President, The Capitol Hotel Tokyu |
| “Japanese Society Today”
by Visiting Professor Amadio Arboleda ～Visiting Professor, Josai International University |
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| 7/1 | A short presentation by Yoshikazu
Nakashima ～the Vice Executive Director of National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation |
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★The Student Sessions in Tokyo
(A collaborated program with Josai International University)
Students held group discussions in Awa Learning Center on
the theme of this year’s Scholarship Program ‘Tourism and
Cross-cultural Understanding’. The coordinator of the group
discussions was Assistant Professor Trevor Ballance from
Josai International University and Japanese students also
had the opportunity to participate.
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★Tokyo Region Homestay
Through the Tokyo homestay experiences with current and
former JAL company employees, the scholars gained a deepened
understanding of Japan.
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★Field Trips
Field trips to experience Japan’s regional culture was organized,
in cooperation with East Japan Railway Culture Foundation,
to Tono, located in Iwate Prefecture.
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★Hakusan City Program
(Offered in collaboration with Hakusan City)
The scholars enjoyed experiencing the Japanese Drum Workshop,
visiting Shirayama-Hime Shrine and Chiyo-Jo Haiku Museum.
At the Chiyo-Jo Haiku Museum, they studied how to create
Haiku and composed haiku in their own language.
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★Japanese Culture Experience
（A collaborated program with the Asia Forum in Ishikawa
Committee）
The Scholars obtained the chance to experience Japanese
traditions and culture, by dressing in Yukata, Japanese
traditional garment, and learning Ikebana, the Japanese
traditional art of arranging cut flowers. They also tried
to perform YOSAKOI SORAN Dance.
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★Asia Forum in Ishikawa
（A collaborated program with the Asia Forum in Ishikawa
Committee）
At the Asia Forum in Ishikawa, the 15 Scholars and 13 Japanese
students from Ishikawa, completed a Kanazawa Tourism outline
and participated in fieldwork and discussions under the
theme of ‘Tourism and Cross-cultural Understanding: Best
one spot for Present Status and Best one spot for Future
Potentiality in terms of Cross-cultural Understanding in
Kanazawa’. The Scholars presented the results of their investigations
at the public symposium ‘2010 Asia Forum in Ishikawa’.
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★Kanazawa Region Homestay
A homestay experience for the period of 2 nights and 3 days
was provided for the scholars by the volunteer families
from Kanazawa City.
★Closing Ceremony
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| Sponsor: | JAL Foundation | |
| Co-Sponsor： | Japan Airlines | |
| Special Cooperation： | Ishikawa Prefecture | |
| Kanazawa City | ||
| Hakusan City | ||
| Asia Forum in Ishikawa Committee | ||
| Support: | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport | |
| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | ||
| Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology | ||