Applications for the “Asia-Kakehashi Project + (Plus) 2025” are now open to UK nationals (deadline 14 March)
2025/2/7
The programme aims to strengthen relations between Japan and the rest of Asia as well as the G7 member countries. It provides full scholarships for high school students to live and study in Japan. The application window is now open until Friday 14 March 2025.
“Asia-Kakehashi Project + (Plus) 2025”
■ Duration: August 2025 - December 2025
Note: The schedule is subject to change.
■ Main features:
✔ Opportunity for high school students from Asia and G7 member countries to study in Japan for four months
✔ Attendance at a Japanese high school while staying in a dormitory or with a host family
✔ Exposure to Japanese culture, local communities and industries
✔ Attendance at international camps (twice; together with arrival/end of stay orientations) with Japanese high school students
■ Prospective number of participants from Asia and G7 countries: 100
Prospective number of participants from the UK: 2
■ Application deadline: 14 March 2025
■ Required documents:
Please access to the AFS Wales website: https://www.afs.wales/kakehashi-project-2025
■ Application submission:
Please submit all required documents to AFS Wales at: wales@afs.org.
■ Enquiries:
All enquiries should be directed to AFS Wales at: wales@afs.org or +44 (0) 2920 828294 / +44 (0)2920 828287.
*Origin of Asia-Kakehashi Project:
In 2017, the then-Prime Minister Abe Shinzo made a commitment to provide opportunities for Asian high school students studying Japanese to stay in Japan for ten months. Since then, almost 1,000 students have taken part in the Asia-Kakehashi Project.
Following the G7 Education Ministerial Meeting held in Ishikawa and Kanazawa, Japan in May 2023, Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has expanded the window of the “Asia-Kakehashi* Project + (Plus)” (kakehashi is Japanese for “bridging”) to the G7 countries.
“Asia-Kakehashi Project + (Plus) 2025”
■ Duration: August 2025 - December 2025
Note: The schedule is subject to change.
■ Main features:
✔ Opportunity for high school students from Asia and G7 member countries to study in Japan for four months
✔ Attendance at a Japanese high school while staying in a dormitory or with a host family
✔ Exposure to Japanese culture, local communities and industries
✔ Attendance at international camps (twice; together with arrival/end of stay orientations) with Japanese high school students
■ Prospective number of participants from Asia and G7 countries: 100
Prospective number of participants from the UK: 2
■ Application deadline: 14 March 2025
■ Required documents:
Please access to the AFS Wales website: https://www.afs.wales/kakehashi-project-2025
■ Application submission:
Please submit all required documents to AFS Wales at: wales@afs.org.
■ Enquiries:
All enquiries should be directed to AFS Wales at: wales@afs.org or +44 (0) 2920 828294 / +44 (0)2920 828287.
*Origin of Asia-Kakehashi Project:
In 2017, the then-Prime Minister Abe Shinzo made a commitment to provide opportunities for Asian high school students studying Japanese to stay in Japan for ten months. Since then, almost 1,000 students have taken part in the Asia-Kakehashi Project.
Following the G7 Education Ministerial Meeting held in Ishikawa and Kanazawa, Japan in May 2023, Japan’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology has expanded the window of the “Asia-Kakehashi* Project + (Plus)” (kakehashi is Japanese for “bridging”) to the G7 countries.