The 31st Study Tour of Japan for European Youth sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan visited Tsuda College on Friday 2nd October.
This group consisted of 27 European young people of 9 nationalities, including 2 European Commission Trainees, who were selected from among 2,284 applicants.
Although it was a rainy day, they appeared to very much enjoy the opportunity to meet and interact with our students and graduates.

At first, Vice-President Yamaguchi gave her welcome speech. This was followed by a, lecture entitled "Japanese Society: Overcoming Stereotypes" by Associate Professor Chris Burgess, After the lecture participants took part in a vibrant session.
After a 10 minutes break, participants were split into four groups for discussion purposes. The discussion group themes were "International migration and multicultural symbiosis", "Borderless youth culture and national culture", "Gender equalization in a contemporary world" and "University: Comparison of Europe and Japan".
The animated discussions highlighted both similarities and differences between Europe and Japan.
The final session of the day consisted of a number of English speeches presented by members of Tsuda's English Speaking Society (TESS). These were enthusiastically received by the audience.

• programme
• discussion

Group Photo	Lecture
Discussion	Presentation of Group Discussion