第２回JET地域国際化塾 AJET

第２回JET地域国際化塾 “Seminar​ ​for​ ​Globalization” Mito,​ ​Ibaraki,​ ​October​ ​4th-6th

Ariel​ ​Kane

Director​ ​of​ ​Professional​ ​and Educational​ ​Development AJET​ ​National​ ​Council 2017-2018

Table​ ​of​ ​Contents Schedule:

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Keynote:​ ​Yukiko​ ​Nishino

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KEYNOTE​ ​ADVICE​ ​TO​ ​JETs

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JET​ ​CURRENT​ ​INVOLVEMENT

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IBARAKI​ ​JETs

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Supporters

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Facilitator​ ​Advice​ ​to​ ​JETs

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Working​ ​Theories

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In​ ​brief:

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Questions​ ​to​ ​consider​ ​on​ ​site​ ​visit:

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Site​ ​Visits

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Q&A​ ​with​ ​矢口さん​ ​Mr.​ ​Yaguchi

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Presentation​ ​Outcomes

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Proposed​ ​Initiatives:

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KEYNOTE​ ​ADVICE​ ​POST-PRESENTATIONS

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National​ ​AJET​ ​Potential​ ​Actions

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Useful​ ​websites:

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Presentation​ ​Materials

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Schedule: Day​ ​1: ● ● ●

Keynote​ ​address Group​ ​Discussion:​ ​current​ ​involvement Group​ ​Discussion:​ ​working​ ​theories​ ​about​ ​potential​ ​JET​ ​involvement

Day​ ​2: ● ● ●

Site​ ​visits:​ ​2​ ​groups,​ ​went​ ​with​ ​“South”​ ​group.

Q&A Group​ ​Discussion:​ ​reevaluate​ ​working​ ​theories,​ ​prepare​ ​presentations

Day​ ​3: ● ●

Presentations Keynote​ ​speaker​ ​addresses​ ​presentations

Keynote:​ ​Yukiko​ ​Nishino Topic:​ ​Local​ ​activities​ ​in​ ​Japan,​ ​regional​ ​revitalization From​ ​Oita,​ ​a​ ​specialist​ ​in​ ​Literature​ ​of​ ​China/Hong​ ​Kong​ ​and​ ​Deputy​ ​Director​ ​of​ ​Social​ ​Collaboration Center Local​ ​revitalization​ ​goes​ ​under​ ​a​ ​number​ ​of​ ​names​ ​in​ ​Japan:​ ​local​ ​development,​ ​local​ ​revitalization, regional​ ​development,​ ​village​ ​renewal,​ ​urban​ ​renewal,​ ​and​ ​urban​ ​development.

Government​ ​initiatives​ ​started​ ​from​ ​1978​ ​with​ ​the​ ​One​ ​Village,​ ​One​ ​product​ ​initiative,​ ​continued​ ​on​ ​from 1989​ ​in​ ​the​ ​Furusato​ ​Revitalization​ ​and​ ​from​ ​2014​ ​as​ ​Regional​ ​Revitalization.​ ​Meant​ ​to​ ​address depopulation​ ​and​ ​an​ ​aging​ ​society.​ ​All​ ​local​ ​governments​ ​have​ ​some​ ​form​ ​of​ ​“population​ ​vision”​ ​or “general​ ​regional​ ​strategies” Regional​ ​revitalization​ ​now​ ​is​ ​based​ ​on​ ​3​ ​different​ ​layers​ ​of​ ​coordination.​ ​Lateral,​ ​cross-sector​ ​and trans-local.​ ​Government​ ​bodies,​ ​schools,​ ​lifelong​ ​learning​ ​centers,​ ​NPOs,​ ​urban​ ​development​ ​groups, corporations,​ ​and​ ​volunteers​ ​all​ ​initiate​ ​projects​ ​of​ ​different​ ​kinds.

All​ ​efforts​ ​try​ ​to​ ​follow​ ​along​ ​similar​ ​guidelines:

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Resident-centered,​ ​diverse​ ​events​ ​focused​ ​either​ ​on​ ​the​ ​traditional​ ​or​ ​new ○

Traditional:​ ​festivals,​ ​annual​ ​events,​ ​preservation​ ​or​ ​utilization​ ​of​ ​natural​ ​or​ ​cultural resources

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New:​ ​festivals,​ ​tours,​ ​contests,​ ​art

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Purpose,​ ​community​ ​district​ ​revitalization,​ ​preserve

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Content,​ ​art​ ​food,​ ​music,​ ​culture,​ ​inclusivity

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Tools,​ ​citizens,​ ​university,​ ​government,​ ​data​ ​and​ ​research,

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Outside​ ​support,​ ​support​ ​continuation​ ​of​ ​efforts

KEYNOTE​ ​ADVICE​ ​TO​ ​JETs

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JET​ ​CURRENT​ ​INVOLVEMENT Groups​ ​were​ ​separated​ ​into​ ​field​ ​study​ ​groups.​ ​The​ ​Group​ ​2​ ​discussion​ ​was​ ​between​ ​Ibaraki​ ​JETs, supporting​ ​JETs​ ​from​ ​outside​ ​the​ ​prefecture,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​facilitator,​ ​Tamaki​ ​Yokomizo.

The​ ​table​ ​below​ ​indicates​ ​the​ ​current​ ​JET​ ​participants​ ​current​ ​involvement,​ ​and​ ​in​ ​the​ ​case​ ​of​ ​new​ ​JETs, their​ ​interests​ ​in​ ​community​ ​activities​ ​if​ ​they​ ​are​ ​not​ ​yet​ ​involved​ ​in​ ​anything.

IBARAKI​ ​JETs NEW​ ​ALT​​ ​5人

Actual ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Homestay​ ​** Matcha​ ​farm​ ​and factory​ ​visit School​ ​clubs Festivals Japanese​ ​class** Japanese​ ​class​ ​with factory​ ​workers Brass​ ​band Art​ ​club Ikebana Rice​ ​planting Tourism guide/promotion photos

Hopeful ● ● ●

Cultural​ ​exchange Kickboxing Honey​ ​Farm contact/hopeful promotion

NEW​ ​CIR ​２人

Actual ● ● ● ● ● ●

University​ ​sponsored​ ​tour day,​ ​soba​ ​and​ ​pottery ● Rice​ ​harvesting,​ ​JICA Ibaraki*** ● Book​ ​club ● Japanese​ ​classes** ● Festivals** ● Float​ ​pulling ● Church ● 竹の子​ ​clearing ● Japanese-english​ ​exchange ● Hanging​ ​out ● Iris​ ​festival-​ ​ayamemusume (volunteer) ● International​ ​associations ● Open​ ​mic ● Art​ ​organization,​ ​station mural​ ​painting/translation ● taiko/aikido ● Music​ ​bar- events​ ​and​ ​open​ ​mic ● English​ ​club​ ​for​ ​seniors, often​ ​attend​ ​students events ● Club​ ​activities ● Tutoring ● Cultural​ ​festivals ● International​ ​friends association ● Gender​ ​identity presentation ● Kimono​ ​class ●

Kindergarten​ ​classes English​ ​conversation events Newsletter,​ ​culture column International​ ​division association​ ​“WORLD CARAVAN” NHK​ ​seminar Teaching​ ​english​ ​to firefighters​ ​and firefighter​ ​students

Hopeful

Recontracted​ ​ALT​１１人

Recontracted​ ​CIR ●

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Teaches language classes International friend association

Supporters/Other​ ​JETs

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Toyama​ ​ALT ●

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English​ ​Tuesday,​ ​free community​ ​english conversation​ ​group creation Promote​ ​local​ ​events​ ​to other​ ​foreign​ ​residents Book​ ​club​ ​with​ ​city​ ​hall folks Clothing​ ​Swaps Annual​ ​Art​ ​event Toyama​ ​AJET​ ​charity representative,​ ​charity events​ ​and​ ​volunteering events

Tokyo​ ​CIR ●

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Urban​ ​Development Center-​ ​Symposium,​ ​8 workshops​ ​for marginalized communities​ ​on​ ​how​ ​to make​ ​the​ ​area​ ​more livable Free​ ​local​ ​paper​ ​to promote​ ​local organizations​ ​and businesses

Niigata​ ​CIR ● ●

City-wide​ ​summer​ ​festival supporter Outdoor​ ​festival​ ​with local​ ​citizens​ ​and foreigners

Facilitator​ ​Advice​ ​to​ ​JETs Tamaki​ ​Yokomizo,​ ​Associate​ ​Professor​ ​at​ ​Ibaraki​ ​University

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Working​ ​Theories Pre-site​ ​visit​ ​discussions​ ​were​ ​supposed​ ​to​ ​be​ ​regarding​ ​potential​ ​roles​ ​of​ ​JETs​ ​within​ ​community activities.​ ​Given​ ​the​ ​topic​ ​of​ ​the​ ​seminar​ ​“Globalization​ ​with​ ​JETs”​ ​and​ ​the​ ​keynotes​ ​topic​ ​“Revitalization,” combined​ ​with​ ​only​ ​summary​ ​information​ ​of​ ​the​ ​sites​ ​we​ ​would​ ​visit​ ​the​ ​following​ ​day,​ ​working​ ​theories were​ ​quite​ ​varied​ ​among​ ​the​ ​3​ ​smaller​ ​groups​ ​in​ ​group​ ​2.

In​ ​brief: ● ● ● ● ● ●

Innovative​ ​events Active​ ​in​ ​community Join​ ​revitalization​ ​efforts Show​ ​willingness​ ​to​ ​be​ ​community​ ​members Increase​ ​Accessibility:​ ​physical,​ ​public​ ​relations,​ ​language,​ ​cultural Plan​ ​new​ ​events ○ Have​ ​to​ ​first​ ​get​ ​involved ○ Familiarize​ ​oneself​ ​with​ ​logistics,​ ​create​ ​a​ ​network ○ Themes

Questions​ ​to​ ​consider​ ​on​ ​site​ ​visit: The​ ​three​ ​groups​ ​in​ ​group​ ​2​ ​came​ ​up​ ​with​ ​several​ ​questions​ ​they​ ​wanted​ ​to​ ​consider​ ​while​ ​on​ ​the​ ​site visits. ● How​ ​do​ ​you​ ​decide​ ​target? ● What​ ​challenges​ ​have​ ​you​ ​had? ● How​ ​do​ ​you​ ​plan​ ​goals? ● What​ ​are​ ​you​ ​doing? ● How​ ​do​ ​you​ ​communicate​ ​with ● Who​ ​is​ ​your​ ​target? foreigners? ● Willingness​ ​to​ ​use​ ​foreigners​ ​for​ ​support? ● What​ ​extent​ ​can​ ​non-japanese​ ​speakers ● What​ ​kind​ ​of​ ​support? get​ ​involved?

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Site​ ​Visits Day​ ​2​ ​JETs​ ​were​ ​separated​ ​into​ ​two​ ​groups.​ ​One​ ​went​ ​north​ ​to​ ​visit​ ​several​ ​locations​ ​and​ ​one​ ​went​ ​south.

I​ ​was​ ​in​ ​the​ ​group​ ​which​ ​went​ ​south,​ ​so​ ​my​ ​notes​ ​on​ ​site​ ​visits​ ​will​ ​be​ ​limited​ ​to​ ​these​ ​sites.

First​ ​stop:​ ​Coworking​ ​&Cafe​ ​Yuinowa YUI​ ​Project A​ ​non​ ​profit​ ​which​ ​is​ ​operating​ ​with​ ​volunteers​ ​since​ ​2010​ ​from​ ​city​ ​office,​ ​companies,​ ​designers​ ​and students.​ ​They​ ​are​ ​hoping​ ​to​ ​revitalize​ ​the​ ​area​ ​and​ ​increase​ ​the​ ​number​ ​of​ ​“sunny​ ​days”​ ​(days​ ​where there​ ​are​ ​many​ ​people​ ​visiting​ ​or​ ​walking​ ​around​ ​the​ ​area)​ ​since​ ​the​ ​creation​ ​of​ ​a​ ​bypass​ ​that​ ​runs through​ ​the​ ​north​ ​and​ ​south​ ​parts​ ​of​ ​the​ ​city,​ ​creating​ ​a​ ​flow​ ​toward​ ​the​ ​southern​ ​part​ ​where​ ​there​ ​are now​ ​several​ ​shopping​ ​centers.

Goals: ●

Increase​ ​the​ ​confidence​ ​of​ ​local​ ​entrepreneurs

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Move​ ​from​ ​“few​ ​youth”​ ​to​ ​“youth​ ​are​ ​here”

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Mutual​ ​aid​ 結 ​ い

They​ ​have​ ​3​ ​main​ ​projects.

Yuuichi​ ​festival- ●

held​ ​once​ ​a​ ​year​ ​they​ ​hope​ ​to​ ​promote​ ​manufacturing​ ​spots​ ​such​ ​as​ ​warehouses​ ​where​ ​artists​ ​do exhibitions.

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There​ ​is​ ​a​ ​stamp​ ​rally​ ​on​ ​furoshiki​ ​combined​ ​with​ ​a​ ​walking​ ​tour

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Local​ ​and​ ​tourist​ ​visitors​ ​attend

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Many​ ​young​ ​people​ ​attend

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After​ ​the​ ​festival​ ​there​ ​are​ ​not​ ​many​ ​active​ ​visitors

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They​ ​are​ ​trying​ ​to​ ​increase​ ​branding​ ​and​ ​promotion

Noren Noren​ ​(暖簾)​ ​are​ ​banners​ ​designed​ ​specifically​ ​for​ ​this​ ​area​ ​used​ ​to​ ​indicate​ ​which​ ​shops​ ​are​ ​regularly open,​ ​since​ ​storefronts​ ​are​ ​difficult​ ​for​ ​both​ ​locals​ ​and​ ​visitors​ ​to​ ​determine​ ​as​ ​open​ ​or​ ​closed.

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Yuinooto​ ​Music​ ​festival- ●

Held​ ​in​ ​temples​ ​and​ ​shrines

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No​ ​active​ ​concert​ ​space,​ ​however​ ​this​ ​leads​ ​to​ ​utilizing​ ​and​ ​introducing​ ​existing​ ​buildings

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Many​ ​performers​ ​from​ ​Yuki-shi​ ​who​ ​have​ ​left​ ​to​ ​live​ ​elsewhere​ ​return

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PR​ ​is​ ​mainly​ ​via​ ​SNS​ ​and​ ​fliers,​ ​there​ ​is​ ​an​ ​English​ ​website

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Performers​ ​are​ ​responsible​ ​for​ ​distributing​ ​fliers

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About​ ​20,000​ ​people​ ​come

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Banners​ ​(noren)​ ​are​ ​used​ ​to​ ​identify​ ​venue​ ​spaces

Hojo​ ​City​ ​Development​ ​Association ●

田村​ ​Kimono​ ​Shop

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H24​ ​affected​ ​by​ ​tornado

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町づくりuse​ ​the​ ​shop​ ​to​ ​discuss​ ​plans​ ​and​ ​events

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Students​ ​and​ ​professors​ ​from​ ​Tukuba​ ​University​ ​help​ ​and​ ​promote​ ​the​ ​city

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They​ ​developed​ ​an​ ​item​ ​to​ ​brand​ ​the​ ​city​ ​with​ ​“Maicecream”​ 米 ​ スクリーム which​ ​is​ ​only​ ​sold​ ​in Hojo-city​ ​and​ ​made​ ​with​ ​Hojo’s​ ​special​ ​brown​ ​rice

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An​ ​old​ ​rice​ ​warehouse​ ​was​ ​turned​ ​into​ ​a​ ​live​ ​concert​ ​venue.​ ​It​ ​is​ ​about​ ​2,000​ ​m2​​ ​ ​and​ ​can​ ​hold about​ ​90​ ​people.

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Hojo-city​ ​used​ ​to​ ​be​ ​the​ ​gateway​ ​to​ ​Mt.​ ​Tsukuba​ ​when​ ​hiking​ ​was​ ​the​ ​only​ ​way​ ​to​ ​access​ ​the gateway.​ ​However,​ ​there​ ​is​ ​now​ ​the​ ​Tukuba​ ​expressway​ ​which​ ​goes​ ​to​ ​Hojo,​ ​but​ ​there​ ​is​ ​no​ ​longer a​ ​need​ ​for​ ​people​ ​to​ ​walk​ ​through​ ​the​ ​town.​ ​The​ ​city​ ​is​ ​trying​ ​to​ ​incentivize​ ​it​ ​with​ ​tours​ ​and highlights​ ​of​ ​the​ ​town​ ​upon​ ​coming​ ​to​ ​hike​ ​Tsukuba.

Makabe-​ ​Sakuragawa ●

Over​ ​90​ ​homes​ ​in​ ​the​ ​town​ ​which​ ​are​ ​from​ ​the​ ​Meiji​ ​era.​ ​There​ ​is​ ​a​ ​tour​ ​and​ ​documents​ ​in​ ​both English​ ​and​ ​Japanese.

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Some​ ​of​ ​the​ ​homes​ ​have​ ​been​ ​renovated​ ​to​ ​suit​ ​other​ ​purposes,​ ​for​ ​example,​ ​the​ ​post​ ​office​ ​has been​ ​turned​ ​into​ ​the​ ​development​ ​association​ ​and​ ​a​ ​children's​ ​cram​ ​school.

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Q&A​ ​with​ ​矢口さん​ ​Mr.​ ​Yaguchi Itako-City​ ​resident​ ​and​ ​潮来市地域おこし協力隊,​ ​Community​ ​building​ ​JOCV En​ ​route​ ​back​ ​to​ ​Mito-shi​ ​we​ ​were​ ​given​ ​the​ ​chance​ ​to​ ​ask​ ​questions​ ​directly​ ​to​ ​a​ ​resident​ ​involved​ ​in another​ ​city’s​ ​revitalization​ ​and​ ​development​ ​efforts.​ ​Questions​ ​presented​ ​below​ ​all​ ​came​ ​from participating​ ​JETs. 1. What​ ​are​ ​main​ ​challenges​ ​in​ ​your​ ​city?

A. People​ ​only​ ​come​ ​for​ ​festivals.​ ​It’s​ ​difficult​ ​to​ ​get​ ​people​ ​to​ ​come​ ​or​ ​stay​ ​for​ ​daily​ ​life​ ​events.

2.​ ​How​ ​can​ ​we​ ​get​ ​rid​ ​of​ ​the​ ​barriers​ ​and​ ​tensions​ ​between​ ​Japanese​ ​and​ ​non-Japanese​ ​about non-japanese​ ​citizen​ ​involvement​ ​(on​ ​the​ ​part​ ​of​ ​both​ ​parties)?

A. Be​ ​patient.

B. Foreigners​ ​draw​ ​attention​ ​as​ ​can​ ​be​ ​expected​ ​and​ ​that’s​ ​something​ ​you​ ​have​ ​to​ ​soldier​ ​through.

C. There​ ​will​ ​be​ ​differences​ ​in​ ​opinion,​ ​it​ ​can​ ​be​ ​a​ ​difficulty​ ​but​ ​also​ ​an​ ​asset.

3.​ ​Many​ ​of​ ​the​ ​towns​ ​we​ ​saw​ ​today​ ​are​ ​not​ ​far​ ​from​ ​each​ ​other​ ​but​ ​have​ ​similar​ ​goals,​ ​do​ ​towns worry​ ​about​ ​being​ ​in​ ​competition​ ​with​ ​each​ ​other?

A. Yes,​ ​but​ ​we​ ​hope​ ​that​ ​if​ ​towns​ ​can​ ​coordinate​ ​people​ ​would​ ​be​ ​willing​ ​to​ ​drive​ ​between​ ​areas.

4.​ ​Is​ ​environmental​ ​sustainability​ ​incorporated​ ​into​ ​plans?

A. Projects​ ​which​ ​are​ ​focused​ ​on​ ​environmental​ ​sustainability​ ​only​ ​tend​ ​to​ ​have​ ​environmental impact​ ​awareness.

5.​ ​How​ ​are​ ​outcomes​ ​of​ ​the​ ​events​ ​and​ ​projects​ ​we​ ​saw​ ​today,​ ​and​ ​generally,​ ​measured​ ​as successful?

A. Generally​ ​only​ ​government​ ​projects​ ​do​ ​formal​ ​evaluations​ ​of​ ​outcomes.

B. If​ ​people​ ​are​ ​happy,​ ​the​ ​project​ ​is​ ​considered​ ​a​ ​success.

C. If​ ​people​ ​come​ ​(tourist​ ​focused​ ​projects),​ ​the​ ​event​ ​is​ ​considered​ ​a​ ​success.

6.​ ​Can​ ​JET​ ​skills​ ​from​ ​prior​ ​to​ ​JET​ ​be​ ​of​ ​use​ ​to​ ​revitalization​ ​projects?​ ​(ie,​ ​graphic​ ​design,​ ​IT​ ​skills, etc) A. Yes,​ ​but​ ​how​​ ​to​ ​connect​ ​to​ ​potentially​ ​relevant​ ​projects​ ​is​ ​unclear.

B. Japanese​ ​level​ ​is​ ​recommended,​ ​otherwise​ ​it’ll​ ​be​ ​a​ ​continued​ ​barrier​ ​to​ ​success.

C. Self-initiative​ ​is​ ​necessary​ ​and​ ​expected​ ​if​ ​you​ ​are​ ​interested​ ​in​ ​getting​ ​involved.​ ​JETs​ ​will​ ​need​ ​to rely​ ​on​ ​the​ ​resources​ ​they​ ​can​ ​find​ ​themselves.

D. JETs​ ​are​ ​always​ ​welcome,​ ​and​ ​the​ ​ability​ ​to​ ​work​ ​with​ ​others​ ​is​ ​key.

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Presentation​ ​Outcomes Six​ ​groups,​ ​three​ ​groups​ ​from​ ​the​ ​North​ ​Site​ ​visits​ ​and​ ​three groups​ ​from​ ​the​ ​South​ ​Site​ ​visits​ ​presented​ ​their​ ​working theories​ ​regarding​ ​JET​ ​involvement​ ​in​ ​community​ ​life​ ​pre​ ​and post​ ​site​ ​visits.​ ​The​ ​documents​ ​which​ ​the​ ​groups​ ​presented can​ ​be​ ​found​ ​at​ ​the​ ​end​ ​of​ ​this​ ​document.​ ​However,​ ​my summary​ ​is​ ​in​ ​the​ ​following​ ​infographic: PDFVersion:

PNG​ ​Version​ ​:

Proposed​ ​Initiatives: ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

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Requesting​ ​Local​ ​BOEs​ ​allow​ ​ALTs​ ​to​ ​use​ ​their​ ​no-class periods​ ​to​ ​volunteer​ ​in​ ​the​ ​local​ ​area.

Request​ ​CLAIR​ ​create​ ​a​ ​database​ ​of​ ​organizations.

Create​ ​events​ ​which​ ​promote​ ​networking​ ​between JETs/non-JET​ ​foreigners​ ​and​ ​the​ ​local​ ​communities.

Promote​ ​internships​ ​that​ ​JETs​ ​can​ ​do​ ​at​ ​local​ ​volunteer organizations​ ​or​ ​NPOs. Create​ ​a​ ​database​ ​of​ ​organizations​ ​that​ ​local​ ​JETs​ ​can get​ ​involved​ ​with.

Create​ ​a​ ​database​ ​of​ ​JETs​ ​volunteer​ ​interests​ ​and​ ​skills to​ ​help​ ​connect​ ​them​ ​to​ ​organizations​ ​or​ ​projects.

Use​ ​city​ ​halls,​ ​international​ ​associations,​ ​or​ ​local​ ​AJET to​ ​act​ ​as​ ​an​ ​intermediary​ ​to​ ​connect​ ​JETs​ ​with low-level/no​ ​Japanese​ ​to​ ​community​ ​events​ ​and activities.

Create​ ​a​ ​volunteer​ ​liaison/coordinator​ ​position​ ​to​ ​local AJET. Utilize​ ​the​ ​US-JET​ ​Micro-grant​ ​initiative​ ​(and​ ​similar initiatives)​ ​to​ ​support​ ​activities.

Connect​ ​to​ ​local​ ​volunteer​ ​organizations​ ​through​ ​their websites,​ ​have​ ​help​ ​translating​ ​the​ ​documents​ ​so​ ​it’s accessible​ ​to​ ​more​ ​people.

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KEYNOTE​ ​ADVICE​ ​POST-PRESENTATIONS

National​ ​AJET​ ​Potential​ ​Actions ●

Maximize​ ​use​ ​of​ ​Director​ ​of​ ​Volunteering

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Facilitate​ ​the​ ​creation​ ​of​ ​local​ ​databases/national​ ​database

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Create​ ​how-to​ ​guides​ ​that​ ​JETs​ ​can​ ​duplicate​ ​for​ ​local​ ​AJETs

Useful​ ​websites: ●

IJU​ ​http://iju-join.jp/

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USA​ ​JET​ ​Micro-grant​ ​http://usjetaa.org/scholarships/jet-micro-grant-initiative-for-american-jets/

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Regional​ ​Economy​ ​Society​ ​Analyzing​ ​System​ ​“RESAS”​​ ​is​ ​a​ ​useful​ ​website​ ​for​ ​obtaining​ ​data​ ​and information​ ​regarding​ ​revitalization​ ​efforts​ ​and​ ​development​ ​in​ ​Japan

Presentation​ ​Materials Available​ ​here

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