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At JII, we hold the "Hanamaru Class" every other Saturday to support learning, including Japanese, for children with foreign roots. On Saturday, May 10, the "Hanamaru Class" featured a special event centered around the hugely popular picture book "The Very Hungry Caterpillar" […]

🌸 On Saturday, March 22, we held the 8th "Hanamaru Class"! 🎉 Once again, a group of energetic children gathered! One new friend and three repeat children who have come many times participated✨ The repeat children, […]

On Saturday, March 8th, the 7th "Hanamaru Class" was held! Once again, it was a time full of smiles and energy♪ This time, we welcomed three new friends! The class became even livelier and more fun. The "Hanamaru Class" is an outdoor [...]

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We held our first multicultural exchange event in collaboration with the Shimomeguro 5-chome Neighborhood Association and the Meguro Haracho Association! As the number of foreign residents living in Meguro Ward continues to grow, the neighborhood associations are grappling with how to connect local residents with foreign residents in the community.

On October 10, 2024, we had the opportunity to give a lecture at an online event hosted by the pal system Tokyo Federation of Consumer Cooperatives titled "Considering Regional Coexistence with Foreign Residents." Yang, the director and secretary-general, represented the certified specified nonprofit corporation Ibaraki NPO Center Commons […]

The first session of the learning support program "Hanamaru Class" for children with foreign roots was held on Saturday, October 19. This initiative was prepared in response to requests from OFP foreign participants over time. Since this was also JII's first attempt, the event was […]

As a first attempt, we held an event where UBS employees and JII OFP members deepened their interaction while enjoying Go. This time, we invited Dr. Iizuka, a professional trainee at the Nihon Ki-in and also a medical doctor, who carefully explained the basic rules of Go in an easy-to-understand manner for beginners […]

JII has been approved as a recipient organization for donations through Benevity! For those whose workplaces use Benevity, please support and cheer on JII’s activities through workplace giving to help realize cultural synergy in Japanese society. < More […]

We conducted activities supported by the Central Community Chest of Japan (CCCJ) under the nationwide campaign to support welfare activities during the COVID-19 pandemic, "Support Grant for Activities Assisting People with Foreign Roots, 4th Round." [Grant Period] April to September 2024 Activity Details: Japan's first community resident volunteer [...]

We have published the 2023 JII Activity Report! It is packed not only with reports on each project including OFP, but also with approaches to the challenges JII is tackling, messages from the team, our journey so far, and much more... covering parts we usually cannot fully convey to everyone […]

We at JII are engaged in activities to help foreign residents become more familiar with Japanese society. We provide the necessary support for foreign residents to smoothly integrate into Japanese society and promote mutual understanding between them and the local Japanese community. The first " […]