TOKYO, Sept 10 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE) -- As part of Japan’s Friendship Ties Program “JENESYS 2019” promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 165 young students (Boys and Girls) who have interests in Rugby and officials from Rugby association of ASEAN countries (Brunei , Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam) and Timor-Leste will visit Japan from September 13^th to 21^st.

The group will visit Shizuoka prefecture and interact with High school students and University students of Shizuoka thorough Rugby. Moreover, the program provides lectures on the theme (Relationship between Japan and ASEAN through Tag Rugby, Rugby World Cup 2019, and Activities on Rugby in Shizuoka etc.). It is expected to exchange across the countries through Joint Training and Friendly Match of Tag Rugby.

On 17^th September, the group will visit Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and on 20^th September, they will watch the opening game of Rugby World Cup 2019.

Through this program, it is expected that the relationship between Japan and ASEAN countries and Timor-Leste be strengthened, and the participants actively disseminates Japan's attractions by the participants.

[Ref.] Japan's Friendship Ties Programs “JENESYS2019”
This program is intended to promote people-to-people exchanges between Japan and the various nations of the Asia-Pacific, North America, Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean, and to encourage an understanding of Japan's economy, society, history, diverse culture, politics and diplomatic relations among participants.

Itinerary
September 13^th (Fri)
[Arrival] Arriving Japan at Narita/Haneda airport
[Move] Moving to Shizuoka
[Orientation]

September 14^th (Sat)
[Lecture on the theme] Lecture on international exchange through Rugby
[Sport Exchange] Explaining rules of Tag Rugby, Joint training (Mixed Team)

September 15^th (Sun)
[Sports Exchange] Joint Training (Mixed Team)

September 16^th (Mon)
[Cultural Exchange] Taiko (Japanese drums) exchange, with Hiryu High school
[Sports Exchange] Friendly Match (Mixed Team)
[Exchange meeting] Shizuoka Prefectural Government Office/ Shizuoka Rugby Football Association/Japan Rugby Football association/Tokai University Shizuoka Shoyo High school /Numazu Technical High school

September 17^th (Tue)
[Courtesy Call] Lecture by Shizuoka prefectural Local government office
[Lecture on the theme] Lecture on the relationship between Japan and ASEAN by Ministry of Foreign Affairs
[Courtesy Call to Ministry of Foreign Affairs]

September 18^th (Wed)
[School Exchange] University of Shizuoka
[School Exchange] Fujieda Junshin High School/ Shizuoka prefectural Numazu Technical High school/ Shizuoka Salesio Senior High School/ Shizuoka Seiko Gakuin High School

September 19^th (Thu)
[Visit related to the theme: Understanding International Goals (SDGs)] Mt. Fuji Eco Park
[Visit Historical Buildings] Mishima Shrine
[Workshop]

September 20^th (Fri)
[Reporting Session]
[Watching the Rugby World Cup 2019 opening game]

September 21^st (Sat)
[Departure] Departing from Narita/Haneda airport 

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Contact

Contact Detail for Inquiries
Implementation Agency of JENESYS2019 AMS and Timor-Leste
JTB Corp. Kasumigaseki Branch
Person in charge: Junji Mise (Mr.), Yutaka Shintani (Mr.)
[TEL] +81-3-6737-9447 Weekday 9:30-17:45
[Email] jenesys2019asean@jtb.com 

Source : JTB Corporation

--BERNAMA