2017 TOMODACHI Honda Cultural Exchange Program Sends High School Students from Fukushima to Los Angeles for a Cultural Exchange
July 01 2016 - 5:25AM
JCN Newswire (English)
The TOMODACHI Initiative and Honda Motor Co., Ltd. ("Honda") are
pleased to announce the third year of the 'TOMODACHI Honda Cultural
Exchange Program' in which high school students from Fukushima
prefecture travel to California for a cultural exchange experience.
This program showcases Honda's unique way of supporting the
education and development of future U.S.-Japan leaders through an
experiential learning program theme, 'Music as a Universal
Language.'
Fully funded by Honda, this cultural exchange program has sent high
school students from the disaster-affected prefectures of Miyagi
and Iwate in the past two years. The 2017 program will send an
approximately 15 Japanese high school students from Fukushima to
Los Angeles, California for a two-week exchange program from
December 26, 2016 to January 9, 2017. As a part of the program,
they will participate in an iconic American New Year Celebration,
the Rose Parade by playing music. This parade has more than 120
years of history and is presented by American Honda Motor Co.,
Inc.
Applications will be accepted starting on July 1, 2016. The due
date for applications by both mail and online is August 23, 2016.
Selected participants will be announced by September 15, 2016. For
more information and to apply for the TOMODACHI Honda Cultural
Exchange Program, visit http://www.eiljapan.org/honda/.
About Honda
Honda Motor Co., Ltd. (TSE:7267/NYSE:HMC/LSE:HNDA) is one of the
leading manufacturers of automobiles and power products and the
largest manufacture of motorcycles in the world. Honda has always
sought to provide genuine satisfaction to people worldwide. The
result is more than 120 manufacturing facilities in 30 countries
worldwide, producing a wide range of products, including
motorcycles, ATVs, generators, marine engines, lawn and garden
equipment and automobiles that bring the company into contact with
over 19 million customers annually. For more information, please
visit http://world.honda.com.
Source: Honda
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