What is Asia Kakehashi Project +?
The Asia KAKEHASHI Project+ is a continuation of the initiative launched by Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2018 to strengthen relations between Japan and the rest of Asia. This cultural exchange program aims to offer full scholarships to high school students from Asia, as well as selected countries in North America and Europe, enabling them to study and live in Japan for a semester or an entire academic year. Recipients of this scholarship will have the opportunity to enhance their global competence skills and gain insights into Japan and other countries through a combination of school/dormitory and home-stay experiences.
- It is a full scholarship funded by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) to build bridges between high school students in Japan and in Asia.
- This scholarship provided opportunities for Asian high school students to study and be culturally immersed in Japan for 4 months.
- Selected students will study in a Japanese high school while staying with a host family or in a school dormitory.
- The other main goal of this program is to expose Asia high school students to Japanese culture, local communities, and industries and as well as Japanese high school students to Asian students.