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2015 KAKEHASHI REPORTFEBRUARY, 2015: BREEZE ISSUE #88
A FREE MONTHLY E-NEWSLETTER FOR FRIENDS OF JAPAN & TEACHERS OF
JAPANESEREPORT: THE KAKEHASHI PROJECT (JANUARY
18 - 24, 2015)
by Erin Okamoto, KAKEHASHI Project Coordinator
Six young leaders from Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, Wakayama,Aichi, and Oita prefectures participated in the "Kakehashi(Bridge for Tomorrow) Project - Community Advocacy by
Young Professionals". This program promotes a deeper
mutual understanding between Japan and the United Statesand provides opportunities for the younger generation todevelop wider perspectives on a range of issues.
Additionally, the project aims to enable future innovators ofJapan-US exchanges to form networks and to encouragethem to adopt active roles at the global level in the future.
These envoys were selected to travel to Los Angeles andDenver from January 18 to 24, 2015, and visited local
facilities where they shared their knowledge and engaged indialogues about common issues and interests between bothcountries, such as: local entrepreneurship, tourism andexchange, urban planning, and the environment. In each city, the representatives attended
networking events where they presented about their respective communities' troubles andspoke with people in similar industries. The audience asked stimulating questions and thediscussions between them were dynamic. These notable emissaries created a strong
connection with other leaders from Los Angeles and Denver.
In Los Angeles, the young candidates visited local businesses and NGO's like Free LA Tour andHeal the Bay to learn about nonprofit outreach programs. They also dropped by the Japan
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American National Museum and Kizuna to get a sense of the Japanese-American community.
InDenver they explored a mixture of non-profit businesses likeDenver B-Cycle to for-profit businesses like Denver BeerCo., and Visit Denver. The visits to Human Rights andCommunity Relations in Denver City and the Colorado
Center for Community Development really opened their eyesto the hard work that goes into maintaining a city.
By connecting withindividuals at these facilities, the young leaders were able tofeel the strong sense of locality that exists here in theUnited States. These nominees understand that though
individualism is important in America, the community plays alarge role in society. Also, they learned the significance ofrespecting the uniqueness of the neighborhood, and thatdifferences should be celebrated. All six participants hope
to carry that idea back to their own communities andimplement it there.

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