Steadfast relationship continues to develop across multiple fields
Mylene J. Garcia-Albano Over time, the partnership between the Philippines and Japan has evolved into a robust and enduring friendship. This bond has further strengthened through the collaborative efforts between ASEAN and Japan, not only to implement concrete projects for mutual benefit, but also to ...
Equal partnership is crucial for bolstering regional development
Eng Chuan Ong On Dec. 16, the leaders of Japan and ASEAN will gather in Tokyo to commemorate 50 years of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation. Our relationship started in 1973 with the launch of a forum on synthetic rubber. Our high-level exchanges were subsequently regularized in ...
Robust and growing enthusiasm in tourism and cultural exchange
Prangtip Kanchanahattakij I am honored to contribute this message to celebrate the 50th anniversary of ASEAN-Japan relations. Thailand and Japan have forged friendship and mutual trust, as well as a resilient economic relationship, over 600 years of exchanges since the time when trade was conducted between ...
Strong, long-lasting relationship continues to be a valuable asset
Pham Quang Hieu 2023 is a special year in Vietnam-Japan and ASEAN-Japan relations, marking a milestone of 50 years of development of our extensive and increasingly strong friendship and cooperation. Vietnam and Japan officially established diplomatic relations on Sept. 21, 1973. Since then, despite numerous fluctuations ...
Inter-regional cooperation based on Fukuda Doctrine
Akihiko Tanaka Southeast Asia was the starting point for Japan’s international cooperation. Japan joined the Colombo Plan in 1954 and began providing technical cooperation to Asian countries, which marked the beginning of Japan’s official development assistance program. In parallel with postwar reparations, Japan also began to ...
Japan was successfully attracting students from around the world for half a century before the COVID-19 pandemic abruptly applied the brakes. Now the government is ramping up study assistance and other programs to woo them back, appealing to keen learners from the Association of ...
Osaka Electro-Communication University is an institution that offers degrees in a wide range of fields, including electrical and electronic engineering, information and communication engineering, medical science, mechanics, architecture, sports, games and media, and computer science, with two campuses in Osaka Prefecture. “As our name implies, ...
Long a powerful national force in mining technology, medicine and education, Akita University is stepping boldly onto the global stage with high-tech offerings that should prove very appealing. The university seeks to serve the Tohoku region as well as the world, and hopes that ...
The University of Electro-Communications is a national university in the city of Chofu in Tokyo’s Tama area. Unlike many institutions, all of its divisions, including the graduate school, are housed on a single campus, ensuring a unified presence. The sinking of the British luxury liner ...
Around 9% of Japan’s roughly 800 four-year institutions of higher learning are for women only. This ratio is the highest in the world. Yet, despite the societal outcomes one might expect from educational opportunities created specifically for women, Japan still ranks 125th out of ...
Situated in central Honshu not far from the Sea of Japan, Kanazawa University is a research powerhouse with big new ideas in fields as diverse as evolutionary medicine, tourism and nanoscience. “Kokorozashi,” which means aspiration in Japanese, is KU’s motto and is typified by ...
By its 150th anniversary in 2027, Japan’s oldest national university intends to have built a brand-new interdisciplinary institute and invite the brightest undergraduates from around the world to come and design the future from Tokyo. University of Tokyo President Teruo Fujii says the envisioned ...
