The Japan-Korea Coastal Straits Internal Exchange Program

The Japan-Korea Coastal Straits Prefecture-City-Province Governor’s Internal Exchange Conference and the Joint Exchange Program carry out a broad and varied range of exchanges.  These programs are operated by 4 Japanese Prefectures, (Fukuoka, Saga, Nagasaki and Yamaguchi from Kyushu/Yamaguchi area) and 1 City and 3 Provinces of South Korea, (Busan City, Jeollanamdo Province, Gyeongsangnamdo Province, Jejudo Province). 

Date:  September 2006
Place: Jeollanamdo Province

○The Coastal Straits of Japan-Korea Youth Exchange Project: Japanese and Korean high school students visit each other once a year

Date:    July 2006
Place:  Gyeongsangnamdo Provincce

○Friendship Event between Coastal South Korea and Northern Kyushu Residents
 Japanese and Korean residents from Prefectures-Cities-Provinces gather together to participate in sport and cultural events and open the Exchange Reception aiming at goodwill and friendship between Japan and Korea at the local level.

Date:    November 2006
Place:  Yamaguchi Prefecture

Running in conjunction to the above programs are the Environmental Techniques Exchange Program, the Marine Industry Exchange Program, the Economic Exchange Promotion Program, the Tourism Promotion Program, the Traditional Crafts Exchange Program, the Japan-Korea Exchange of History Promotion Program and the Information Network Program.

For the purpose of promoting internationalization and enhancement of foreign language education at the local level in Japan.  Positions include:

1. Coordinator for International Relations (CIR): CIRs are involved in international exchange programmes, teaching and language interpreting and translating.

2. Assistant Language Teacher (ALT): ALTs teach English at elementary, junior and senior high schools.
This Programme has been running since 1987 and is sponsored by the Japanese Government.

There are six CIRs. Two are employed by the International Affairs Division and one is employed in the Nagoya Castle Museum, the Saga City Hall, the Tosu City Hall and the Arita Town Hall.  The number of ALTs belonging to Prefectural Board of Education totals 29, and there are 63 others placed in smaller cities, towns and villages.  There is one employed by a private school.

The Overseas Technical Trainees Program

We invite upstanding young people who promise to lead their countries into a brighter future, drowing from South American and Asian countries with which we have strong Prefectural relationships.  We offer the Trainees the opportunity to acquire advanced technical skills at enterprises and facilities in Saga in order for them to train talented people who will contribute to developing their own countries.  This program also has facilitates the deepening friendships between their countries and Saga citizens. 
Please contact us for more information.

Local Government Employee Exchange Program

Saga Prefecture accepts local government employees from overseas as trainees. This program aims to pass on Saga Prefecture’s knowledge and techniques on how to organize local government and promote internationalization of Saga's districts through the trainees’ incorporation in each exchange program.

Training term:  10 months
Total number of trainees:  18
Accepted countries: Jeollanamdo Province, Korea.  Liao Ning Province, China

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