‘Welcome to our JET family!’ an alumna of the JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Programme told the new JET Programme participants in her send-off speech. Her com…

Local internationalisation in Japan has been rapidly occurring in recent years. An example of this, as explained in the CLAIR Sydney Newsletter published in Ma…

For those who missed our newsletter last month, I mentioned that the number of non-Japanese residents in Japan is expected to rapidly and continuously increase …

Between 2013 and 2018, the number of non-Japanese residents in Japan has increased from 2.07 million to 2.73 million people, which equates to a 32% increase in th…

For those who missed our newsletter last month, many Japanese organisations, both public and private, set the end of March and the beginning of April as the time w…

As you may know, March means not only the end of the fiscal year, but also the end of the school year in Japan. Since many students who graduate schools or universiti…

The World Masters Games (WMG) is an international multi-sport competition held every four years for all amateur athletes aged 30 or over. In May 2021, the WMG 202…

As you may know, the Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games will be held in Tokyo and other Japanese cities between July and September 2020. The Japanese people a…

As you may know, the Rugby World Cup 2019 will be held in 12 cities across Japan between 20 Sep and 2 Nov next year. The Japanese people are proud to be hosting this pin…

In Japan, the Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications Award was established in 2006 and is awarded to those organizations that have achieved excellen…