Purpose For Establishing the UJEEC

Summary of Activities

   In today’s modern society where globalization is more prevalent, distance between Japan and many foreign countries becomes nearer to the U.S.A.  It is not unusual that the number of Japanese who live abroad for extended periods of time is increasing, as well as foreigners who take up residence in Japan.  With this comes the importance of the need for those people to become bilingual.  However, without proper knowledge of how culture influences language, there is a greater risk of miscommunication and cultural embarrassment.
   Language was born as a means of communication among people of a common communal society as a way to preserve a lifestyle and is passed down through generations from parent to child.  Regional climates and religious beliefs are factors that greatly influence the usage of vocabulary and grammar.
   In January 2006, the U.S.- Japan Educational Exchange Council was established to help further the prosperity of an international society between the U.S. and Japan.  The UJEEC supports activities to assist people who want to study English and American culture and those who want to study Japanese and Japanese culture.  And by this, helping to bridge the gap between nations.

Fudehito Niwa
Director
US-Japan Educational Exchange Council

     1.To plan and execute various educational exchange
  program activities among the United States, Japan, and
  various foreign countries.
2.To plan and execute a variety of cultural experience study
  programs with focuses on Japanese language and culture
  and English and American culture.
3.To provide educational consultations for Japanese
  children, who live in the U.S. and are studying Japanese
  language arts, etc.
4.To provide public relations support to Japanese
  educational institutions in America. 
5.To provide English educational support to employees /
  families relocated to companies and life in the U.S.A.
6.To provide Japanese educational support to employees
  relocated to companies and life in Japan.
7.And, in addition to Japan and the U.S.A., to provide related
  educational activities between these and other foreign
  countries as a whole.
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Director

Fudehito Niwa
   Instructor of Japanese School in Michigan,  Writer of Japanese newspaper and magazine, former Teacher of Princeton Community Japanese Language School in New Jersey, former Director of the International Education Department and Educational Information Department at Kawai Institute in Japan, University of Aichi in Japan, B.A. (Japanese History)

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