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JII, in collaboration with the Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre, is now recruiting guest participants for a theater workshop created together with citizens, to be held on November 4th. This opportunity is open not only to those interested in theater and artistic expression but also to those who have never been involved with theater before but want to explore their own creativity […]

At JII, we are starting the "Hanamaru Class," which supports learning including Japanese for children with foreign roots! In the Hanamaru Class, together with Japanese volunteers... ✔ You can practice hiragana, katakana, and kanji ✔ You can work on school homework (sh […]

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 […]

On July 24, 2024, at the research report meeting and symposium of the Central Community Chest of Japan (CCCJ), held as a review of the grant project, we had the opportunity to introduce OFP as an advanced initiative. At the report meeting, Director and Secretary-General Yang stated, "By local residents […]

We will be closed for summer vacation from August 9 (Friday) to August 15 (Thursday), 2024. Activities will resume on August 16 (Friday). Please note that responses to applications and inquiries may be delayed during the closure period. Thank you for your understanding.

On June 1st, we held the regular members' general meeting. We received approval from the regular members for the activity report and financial statements for the 2023 fiscal year, the activity plan and budget for the 2024 fiscal year, and the election of officers, and then we adjourned the meeting.

An interview article with Secretary-General Yang has been published on the SDGs portal site "Spaceship Earth," operated by Erevista Inc. In addition to the initiatives of JII and OFP, it covers the background of OFP's creation and future prospects, topics that are usually not well known to everyone […]

From April 29, 2024 (Monday) to May 6, 2024 (Monday), we will be closed for Golden Week. Activities will resume on May 7, 2024 (Tuesday). Please note that responses to applications and inquiries may be delayed during the closure period. Thank you for your understanding.

[Broadcast Date: Friday, April 19, 2024, 2:15-3:00 p.m. / BS231 Channel] This time, OFP (Otonari-san Family Friend Program) will be featured in the third lecture of NHK Broadcasting University's "Information Society and International Volunteer Activities" […]

We attended the Kamenori Foundation Forum 2024 "Kamenori Grand Prize" award ceremony held on January 12, 2024. For more details, please see here https://j-ii.org/article_ja/kamenoriaward2023/

Following last year, I once again spoke at the volunteer training course hosted by the Fuchu City Cultural Synergy Center DIVE. This time, I had an enjoyable and fleeting two hours with volunteers ranging from their 20s to 70s, who were selected by lottery. The current situation of foreigners […]