Keizai Koho Fellowship Tour

Since 1980, the Keizai Koho Center (Japan Institute for Social and Economic Affairs) in cooperation with the National Association of Japan-America Societies (NAJAS) has sponsored a Fellowship tour to Japan for educators in the U.S. and Canada. The Fellowship allows teachers to learn first hand about contemporary Japanese society and enhance their classroom teaching of global perspectives. Highlights of the fellowship include visits to Japanese schools, major companies, and industrial facilities. In addition, sightseeing excursions are planned to allow the fellows to learn about Japanese culture and society.

The 2012 Fellowship Application is available. Please click here to review application criteria and to apply. Deadline is February 17, 2012.

The 2011 fellows had an incredible experience in Japan this summer. Read some of the articles from their local news sources:
Grand Rapids Article
Mainichi Article

For the last five years, our office at the Japan America Society of Pennsylvania has administered the Keizai Koho Center Fellowship by coordinating the program's public relations, selection, orientation, alumni communication and activities.

The Keizai Koho Center (KKC) is the independent, nonprofit organization affiliated with Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation). Its mission has been to promote a better understanding of Japan’s economy and society, both in Japan and abroad through a variety of publications, programs, fellowships and exchanges.