Ambassador Endo welcomes the 11th Batch of NIHONGO Partners

On 6 September 2024, Japanese Ambassador ENDO Kazuya welcomed the 11th batch of NIHONGO Partners to the Embassy of Japan. The ten (10) partners were accompanied by representatives of the Japan Foundation Manila, led by Director SUZUKI Ben.
During the visit, Ambassador ENDO expressed his sincere appreciation for the group’s commitment to promoting Japanese language and culture in the Philippines. As the NIHONGO Partners embark on their individual assignments in schools across the country, Ambassador ENDO wished them all the best and expressed his confidence in their ability to enhance people-to-people and cultural relations between Japan and the Philippines.
 
The NIHONGO Partners Program is a Japan Foundation initiative that dispatches people to work as partners of Japanese language teachers and students at educational institutions in Asia. Their goal is to assist local teachers and students and foster mutual understanding between Japan and the region. The 11th Batch is expected to support the local Japanese-Language teachers in schools in Metro Manila, Laguna, Batangas, and the Visayas region.
 
For more information about the program, you may check the Japan Foundation’s official website: https://jfmo.org.ph/nihongo-partners-program/.