「Promotion of strengthening the World Uchina Network : Let’s study ! Uchina Network Program
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About the Exchange Promotion Division
In order to preserve and develop the World Uchina Network, Okinawa Prefecture (Department of Culture, Tourism, and Sports Exchange Promotion Division) has entrusted the operation of this website to the "Uchina Network Concierge" (World Youth Uchinanchu Association [WYUA] and Japan Overseas Cooperative Association Okinawa Office [JOCA]), a platform for passing on the Uchina Network to the next generation.
Okinawa Prefecture (Department of Culture, Tourism, and Sports Exchange Promotion Division) conducts the following operations.
「Promotion of strengthening the World Uchina Network 」Okinawa culture and entertainment leader dispatch program
Uchinanchu International Students Admission Program
The Uchina Junior Study Program
Kaiho Yoshu Network Building Program
Okinawa International Cooperation Youth Reporters (OIC youth)
Uchina Network Support Program
Certification of Uchina Goodwill Ambassador
Exchange of students studying abroad
The Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET)
Multicultural Coexistence Promotion Research Program
Okinawa and Hyogo Friendship Camp
Utsukushima and Churashima Cultural Program
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Okinawa Soft Power Transmission Program
Asian Youth Human Resources Development Program in Okinawa (AYDPO)
What is World Uchinanchu Day?
For more than a century, Okinawa Prefecture has been one of the prefectures in Japan to send the most emigrants around the world. Due to the efforts made by these pioneers who journeyed across the ocean, they were able to overcome hardship, build new lives, and take root in intercultural societies, all while upholding their traditions and culture and preserving their identity. Today, it is estimated that there are about 420,000 people of Okinawan descent around the world.
The Uchina Network is an exchange network that aims to pave the way for the future of Okinawa through preservation of its history and connections and further development of multifaceted exchange through transmission of Okinawa's unique soft power.
The Uchina Network is an exchange network that aims to pave the way for the future of Okinawa through preservation of its history and connections and further development of multifaceted exchange through transmission of Okinawa's unique soft power.