The International Hotel Department at Tokyo Wedding College (TWC) hosted a cultural exchange event on June 27 for the five students from the University of West Florida participating in the Semester in Japan program.   The purpose of the event was to give the students of the department a chance to interact with students from another country and polish their English Communication skills, one of the core elements of the program.   The Semester in Japan program is an annual program that provides students from the UWF with the opportunity to learn about Japanese culture while promoting cultural exchange and … Continue reading →

Toyo Medical College has established a dual admission system in the Acupuncturist and Moxibustionist Department with Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, an overseas partner institution located in China. Zhejiang will recognize the classes that students take at Toyo and award credits at the university.   Under the new system, students from Toyo will be able to travel to China upon graduation and receive a further two years of specialized education in the university’s Acupuncture and Moxibustion Department after first studying Chinese for six months. At the end of the program, students will be awarded a bachelor’s degree in Chinese Medical Acupuncture … Continue reading →

June 17, 2019 Jikei Group of Colleges International Center, Headquarters   The numbers of international students currently enrolled at the 69 professional training colleges and 1 Japanese language school in the Jikei Group are as follows:   Ⅰ Overview   1. Total number of international students in the Jikei Group 2383 2. Home countries and regions 50 3. Number of international students enrolled in professional training college 1987 4. Number of international students enrolled in Japanese language departments at the colleges or Japanese language schools 396 5. Number of international students enrolling in 2019 1180   Ⅱ Top five home … Continue reading →

Second year students in the Total Beauty Department’s Esthetique Course at Tokyo Belle epoque College of Beauty took the examination for the CIDESCO international qualification (Beauty Therapy Diploma recognized by CIDESCO) on February 26 and 27.   CIDESCO’s Diploma is the world’s most highly regarded international qualification for esthetician knowledge and skills. CIDESCO-Nippon, the Japanese branch of CIDESCO, is the highest level and largest international esthetics organization in Japan. Tokyo Belle epoque College of Beauty is accredited as a CIDESCO beauty therapy school   This year an examiner from China came to the school and conducted examinations for two days … Continue reading →

Keito Miyajima, associate director for Actland Yao at the Yao Municipal Ohatayama Youth Outdoor Activity Center, where students from Osaka ECO Animal and Ocean College conduct field work, was featured in the Sankei Shimbun newspaper series Professional Job. Miyajima graduated from Osaka Communication Arts ECO (currently Osaka ECO Animal and Ocean College) in 2003, majoring in wild animal conservation. He is currently active in the field of environmental education, giving children an opportunity to experience nature first hand, and leads recreational activities in the wilderness at the outskirts of the city.   After working with a company operating a nature … Continue reading →

Friday, February 22, 9 AM   No students or faculty members at the Hokkaido-area colleges were injured and no buildings sustained damage in the earthquake that occurred at 9:22 PM on February 21. The earthquake, registering a lower 6 on the Japanese seismic scale, originated in the Iburi region of Hokkaido. The student dormitories and nursing homes, including La Deesse Megumino, escaped damage as well.   Classes were held as usual on the morning of February 22 at Hokkaido College of High Technology, Hokkaido Eco College of Wildlife and Nature, Hokkaido College of Medical Sports, Sapporo Belle epoque College of … Continue reading →

Fukuoka ECO Animal and Ocean College held its Animal School for Kids on August 5, where children can interact with animals. Animal School for Kids is an event where nursery school, kindergarten, and elementary school students living in the surrounding neighborhood can have fun and learn about the wonder of living things and the preciousness of life while interacting with animals.   The event originally started as an idea to help children better understand the attraction of animals and to like them more by creating more opportunities where children and animals can interact. The students at Fukuoka ECO thought about … Continue reading →

Osaka College of High Technology created the first Experiment Skills Competition to help improve the research topics and content in high school clubs such as biology and other science-related clubs. The interim reporting session was held at Osaka College of High Technology on August 7. About fifty students and educational advisors from nine public and private high schools in Osaka, Kyoto, and Hyogo Prefectures participated in the event, giving presentations on the progress of their research and engaging in a lively exchange of ideas with other students.   The Osaka College of High Technology took up the initiative this past … Continue reading →

The Jikei Group of Colleges’ Jikei Space Inc. completed remodeling work for Ryugu no Tsukai Spa & Resort, an Asian resort-style hotel in the Town of Higashi Izu in Shizuoka Prefecture and reopened the facility to the public on August 3. Jikei Group Chairperson Kunihiko Ukifune, together with Higashi Izu Mayor Chohachi Ota and other guests from the community, took part in the completion ceremony held on July 25.   Ryugu no Tsukai Spa & Resort is a new type of hotel that hasn’t been seen before in an area such as the Inatori Onsen region, which is already saturated … Continue reading →

The Jikei Group of Colleges held its annual International Affairs Meeting on July 27 at the group’s corporate retreat nestled on the scenic shores of Lake Biwa in Shiga Prefecture. The meeting was hosted by the International Center for the Jikei Group and welcomed eighty people from Japan and abroad, including representatives from group schools and support companies; managers and staff members from the overseas offices in China, Korea, Australia, Europe, and the United States; along with special guests from Meitetsu World Travel and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan. The meeting was chaired by Hideo Watanabe, Executive Director … Continue reading →