PH Embassy in Tokyo Welcomes Filipino Participants to 2019 Japan Exchange and Training Programme

Filipino participants to the 2019 Japan Exchange and Training (JET) Programme before they are deployed to their assignment in various local prefectures in Japan. (Tokyo PE photo)

TOKYO 28 August 2019 — The Philippine Embassy in Tokyo welcomed 53 young Filipino participants in this year’s Japan Exchange and Training (JET) Programme during a welcome reception hosted by the Council of Local Authorities of International Relations (CLAIR) at the Keio Plaza Hotel, Tokyo.

The Embassy highlighted in its remarks how the JET Programme provides a platform for the participants to gain insights into the culture of Japan as well as to share the best of what the Philippines has to offer.

The Programme recruits foreign applicants annually to either serve as Assistant Language Teachers (ALT) to teach English in local schools all over Japan or serve as Coordinators of International Relations (CIR) to assist local governments in their international relations activities by providing essential language support and cultural advisory. The participants are contracted for one year renewable up to a maximum of five years.

This year, the Philippines has one of the highest number of participants, next to the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, and the first among non-native English speaking countries. The 2019 JET Programme has attracted over 2,000 participants from 50 countries. END

Filipino JET Programme Participants with Philippine Embassy in Tokyo Second Secretary and Consul Jan Kenneth E. Bolante (third from right), Council of Local Authorities of International Relations (CLAIR) Executive Consultant Hiroaki Isobe, (rightmost), and Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Deputy Director Hamada Nobuko (fourth from left) (Tokyo PE photo)

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