Japanese American high school students are invited to apply with the Japanese Consulate for a free trip to Japan. “I would like to introduce an invitation program for Japanese-American students by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan to you. This program invites Japanese-American students to Japan, and promotes mutual understanding between younger generations of both countries through 10 days stay in Japan,” Consul Yanagida of the Japanese Consulate in Denver, announced. Five students from all over the United States will be invited from March 9th to 20th, 2012. American high-school students whose ancestral origins are in Japan can apply to this program. For details, see the Consulate webpage. Residents of any state can apply, but should do so to their local consulates, which are listed here. The deadline is November 30th. – Paul Barchilon, E-J Youth Editor.
