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On March 27, 2024, a total of 42 participants including SWYAA Egypt members and their families, as well as SWYers from Japan and New Zealand, and the Director of the Japanese Culture Center in Egypt—gathered on the banks of the Nile in Cairo to celebrate the annual Ramadan Iftar. Cultural Read more
On September 29, 2024, four board members of SWYAA Egypt visited the Embassy of Japan in Egypt to meet with His Excellency Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Mr. OKA Hiroshi and the Director of the Media and Culture Center at the Embassy of Japan in Cairo Mr. ITO Toshifumi. During the Read more
Mandela Day is an annual global celebration held on July 18 to honor the life and legacy of Nelson Mandela. It is a call to action for individuals, communities, and organizations to reflect on Mandela’s values and principles, and to make a positive impact in their own communities. (https://www.mandeladay.com/) In Read more
On December 7, 2024, SWYAA Mexico, in collaboration with the National Institute of Historical Studies on the Revolutions of Mexico (INEHRM), held a discussion titled “Fraternal Ties Across the Pacific” at INEHRM’s headquarters in Mexico City. The event explored the historical and cultural relationship between Japan and Mexico, emphasizing the Read more
The year 2024 marked the 100th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Türkiye and Japan. Through the efforts of SWY2024 alumnus Ferdi Dumandağ, the Embassy of Japan in Ankara officially recognized SWY2024 as a centennial event. To commemorate this milestone, Ayşe Süreyya Özavar (SWY2024) organized the “Friendship Diplomacy Gathering” at Marmara Read more
On August 10, 2024, SWYAAUK hosted an open summer social in central London. A group of ex-PYs from the UK and France met to catch up and exchange stories and photographs from different years aboard the Nippon Maru. Looking through personal collections and official printed SWY from SWY6 and SWY10, Read more
On July 6, 2024, SWYAA Ecuador, in collaboration with the Ecuadorian public university and the Food Bank of Quito (BAQ), organized a Volunteering Day event in Quito. The BAQ is a nonprofit organization that fights against hunger and malnutrition in Ecuador. The BAQ rescues annually around 4 million kg of Read more
On May 28, 2024, SWYAA Canada was honored to receive the Ambassador’s Award from His Excellency YAMANOUCHI Kanji, Ambassador of Japan. The conferment ceremony was attended by Senator Krista Ann Ross, Members of Parliament Angelo Iacono and Shelby Kramp-Neuman, Mr. Weldon Epp, Assistant Deputy Minister (Indo-Pacific) at Global Affairs Canada, Read more
As part of its social development initiatives, the SWYAA Open School project has made a meaningful impact on under-privileged children in India. SWYAA-India has been running an interactive in-school program to support the education of girls enrolled in Municipal Corporation primary schools in Delhi. This initiative is being implemented in Read more
Online Testimony by Ms. Yoshiko Kajimoto, survivor of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima In remembrance of the 80th year of the atomic bombing in Hiroshima, a group of SWYers organized an online testimony by Ms. Kajimoto to share her experiences and encourage a culture of peace among younger generations. Ms.Kajimoto’s Read more