July 12, 2018 AEON 1% Club Foundation 10th Anniversary of “Japan-China Teenage Ambassadors Program (High School Student Exchange)” Hosting the “Japan-China Teenage Ambassadors 10th Anniversary Reunion” The AEON 1% Club Foundation will host the tenth “Japan-China Teenage Ambassadors” program over eight days from July 11 (Wednesday) to 18 (Wednesday). In parallel to this, we will also host the “Japan-China Teenage Ambassadors 10th Anniversary Reunion” event over four days from July 15 (Sunday) to 18 (Wednesday) to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the program. The Foundation has established one of our three main projects* as Promotion of Friendship with Foreign Countries, and as such, we have been holding the Teenage Ambassadors Program, in which high school students from Japan and various nations, particularly in Asia, visit each other’s countries and conduct interpersonal exchange, since 1990. Among these programs, the Japan-China high school student exchange activities held in Beijing and Tokyo in 2009 received high acclaim from both the Chinese Government and participants from both nations, and as a result has since been held every year. This year, in the tenth hosting of the Japan-China Teenage Ambassadors Program (hereinafter, the regular program), a total of 140 high school students – 70 students from Beijing, Wuhan and Qingdao in China and 70 students from Tokyo, Ibaraki Prefecture, and Hokkaido – will participate as Teenage Ambassadors to take part in an exchange program featuring a courtesy visit to the Prime Minister’s official residence, historical and cultural experiences in Japan, hands-on agricultural crop harvesting, classroom visits and a homestay. At the “Japan-China Teenage Ambassadors 10th Anniversary Reunion”, previous participants of the Japan-China Teenage Ambassadors Program up until now will be reunited, and take part in five courses of hands-on experiences including opportunities to focus on food culture and traditional culture. Furthermore, on July 17 (Tuesday), as a highlight of the reunion, 600 people - previous participants and the 140 high school students who will take part in this year’s regular program - will gather in the same room to reflect upon the progress of the program over ten years, and take part in cross-generational interaction with a future outlook towards another ten years from now At this event, previous participants will present a “Declaration on the Future Friendship between Japan and China”, a summary of their own policies for action as intermediaries in the Japan-China relationship, which will be developed at the Group Discussion held by previous participants on the same day. In addition, at the Memorial Lecture, with the theme of “New Ideas from Studying the Past”, participants will attend lectures given by young business managers who are leading a 300-year-old traditional Japanese sweets maker and a sake brewer towards the future, as well as a talk session by young Japanese and Chinese film directors together with a special film-viewing session. Through these activities, each previous participant will reflect upon the impressions they had at the time when they participated in the program as “Teenage Ambassadors”, and will be provided with the opportunity for a fresh consideration of what actions should be taken for the future of the Japan-China relationship. Moreover, the Japan-China Teenage Ambassadors Program has been officially recognized as an “Event to Commemorate the 40th Anniversary of the Conclusion of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship between Japan and the People’s Republic of China”. In addition, this tenth anniversary hosting of the program is also implemented as the first step in commemorating the upcoming thirtieth anniversary of the AEON 1% Club Foundation, which will be reached next year. The Foundation will continue to foster activities that will contribute to the promotion of friendships between Japan and China by providing opportunities for deepening mutual understanding between young generations who will lead the future of both nations. * The three projects: Sound Development of the Next Generation, Promotion of Friendship with Foreign Countries, and Sustainable Development of Regional Communities 10th Anniversary Reunion Program Outline 1. Period: July 15 (Sun.) ~ 18 (Weds.), 2018 2. Participants: 461 Previous Japan-China Teenage Ambassadors (Japan: 247, China: 214) Japan China Tokyo 192 Beijing 104 Hokkaido 22 Tianjin 6 Osaka Pref. 20 Wuhan 28 Oita Pref. 13 Qingdao 32 Suzhou 16 Resident in 28 Japan 140 Current Participants in the 2018 Japan-China Teenage Ambassador Program (Japan: 70, China: 70) Japan China Tokyo 20 Beijing 30 Hokkaido 40 Wuhan 20 Ibaraki Pref. 10 Qingdao 20 3. Main Program: ■Historical & Cultural Experiences July 16 (Mon./National Holiday) Course A: Anime culture Course B: Food culture Course C: Fashion culture Course D: Traditional instruments Course E: Traditional performing arts ■“Declaration on the Future Friendship between Japan and China” Group Discussion July 17 (Tues.) Morning Venue: Shinagawa Prince Hotel ■10th Anniversary Lectures Theme: “New Ideas from Studying the Past” July 17 (Tues.) 13:00~17:20 Venue: Yurakucho Yomiuri Hall ・Organizer’s Speech: Hiroshi Yokoo, AEON 1% Club Chairman ・Guest’s Speech: Minister-Counselor Mr. Xue Jian, Political Department, Embassy of the People's Republic of China in Japan ・Memorial Lecture I: Story of a Long-standing Japanese Sweets Maker “Ryoguchiya Korekiyo, Est. 1634” - Ms. Chiyoko Oshima, Managing Director of Ryoguchiya Korekiyo Co., Ltd. ・Memorial Lecture II: Sake-brewing in Japan: Linking Tradition to the Future - Mr. Daisuke Kobayashi, Eighteenth-generation Brewer of Kaganoi Co., Ltd. ・Talk Session by Next-generation Animation Directors from Japan and China (Mr. Li Haolin & Mr. Yoshitaka Takeuchi, directors of the animation “Flavors of Youth”) ・”Declaration on the Future Friendship between Japan and China”, by a representative of previous Teenage Ambassadors ・Words of encouragement from Mr. Fumio Kishida, Former Minister for Foreign Affairs, member of the House of Representatives ■10th Anniversary Party July 17 (Tues.) 18:30-20:30 at the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, “Kujaku Hall”, 2F of the Main Building ・Opening Movie (10 Years’ Progress of the Japan-China Teenage Ambassadors Program) ・”Declaration on the Future Friendship between Japan and China”, by a representative of previous Teenage Ambassadors ・Organizer’s Speech: Hiroshi Yokoo, AEON 1% Club Chairman ・Guest Introductions: Greetings from representative of the Japanese guests Greetings from representative of the Chinese guests H. E. Cheng Yonghua, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to Japan ・Presenting a Letter of Appreciation from H. E. Ambassador Cheng Yonghua to AEON 1% Club Foundation Founder Takuya Okada ・Toast: Mr. Kenji Kanasugi, Director-General, Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs ・Speeches from Previous Teenage Ambassadors ・Performances: Japan: “Yosakoi Soran Bushi” dance by graduates of Senior High School at Otsuka, University of Tsukuba China: Group Singing Performance (current 2018 Teenage Ambassadors) ・Sand Art (Message for the future Japan-China relationship) ・Sing “We are the world” in unison 2018 Japan-China Teenage Ambassadors Program Outline 1. Period: July 12 (Thurs.) ~ 18 (Weds.) 2. Activity Areas: Tokyo, Hokkaido 3. Exchange Partners: 1) Beijing (30 students) with Tokyo: Senior High School at Otsuka, University of Tsukuba (10 students) Tokyo: Junten Senior High School (10 students) Ibaraki Pref.: Toyo University Ushiku Senior High School (10 students) 2) Wuhan (20 students) with Hokkaido: Ritsumeikan Keisho Senior High School (20 students) 3) Qingdao (20 students) with Hokkaido: Sapporo Nihon University Senior High School (20 students) 4. Activity Schedule: July 12 (Thurs.) Orientation, Face-to-face meeting 1) (Beijing students) Visit Miraikan 2) (Wuhan & Qingdao students) Visit AEON Mikasa Farm, Sapporo Satoland July 13 (Fri.) Classroom visit, Homestay July 14 (Sat.) Homestay July 15 (Sun.) Homestay Thanksgiving Evening July 16 (Mon.) 1) (Beijing students) Visit Ibaraido Forest, Suigo Sawara Dashi Kaikan, Little Edo Sawara Boat Tour 2) (Wuhan & Qingdao students) Ride Odaiba Water Bus, Visit Senso-ji Temple, Tokyo Skytree July 17 (Tues.) (Beijing, Wuhan & Qingdao students participate together) Courtesy visit to the Prime Minister’s official residence, “10th Anniversary Lectures” at Yurakucho Yomiuri Hall, “10th Anniversary Party” at Imperial Hotel, Tokyo July 18 (Weds.) Chinese students return home Scenes from last year’s Japan-China Teenage Ambassadors Program Courtesy visit to the Prime Minister’s official residence Student exchange partners’ joy at meeting each other Reference Lecturers for the “Japan-China Teenage Ambassadors 10th Anniversary Reunion” Memorial Lectures Managing Director of Ryoguchiya Korekiyo Co., Ltd. Ms. Chiyoko Oshima Born in 1973 in Nagoya. Graduate of Hitotsubashi University Graduate School Producer of “RStyle” in Tokyo Omotesando Hills and “Yui” in Shinjuku NEWoMan. Ryoguchiya Korekiyo: Long-standing Japanese sweets maker established in 1634. Its shop front was granted by the Owari-Tokugawa family in the early Edo period. 現在は名古屋だけでなく、東京・大阪・福岡を中心に約 80 店舗を展開中。 Eighteenth-generation Brewer of Kaganoi Co., Ltd. Mr. Daisuke Kobayashi Born in 1982 in Itoigawa, Niigata Prefecture. Majored in Zymology at Tokyo University of Agriculture After graduation he worked at a major supermarket for six months, then entered Kaganoi