1. A group of 70 Indian university students is scheduled to visit Japan from 3rd to 13th February 2013, under the Kizuna Project youth exchange programme introduced by the Government of Japan.

2. During their stay, the delegation will visit Miyagi Prefecture and Ibaraki Prefecture, where they will be shown the affected areas as well as given lectures about the damage caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake of 11 March 2011, and learn about the recovery process of those areas.

3. Through this programme, the participants are expected to deepen their understanding of the current status on the recovery of the affected areas.

Kizuna (meaning “bonds”) Project

The Japanese Government has launched this Youth-Exchange Project with Asia-Oceania and North America. Under this project, more than 10,000 youths from 41 countries and regions are going to have an opportunity to participate in the related programs. This project is a part of Japanese reconstruction plans and aims at promoting global understanding of Japan’s revival efforts in response to the Great East Japan Earthquake. The project was approved by the Japanese Diet as a part of the third supplementary budget in November 2011.