Kiyosato Educational Experiment Project (KEEP) internship – Luce Program (Kiyosato, Japan) January 12, 2009
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Located in the Yatsugatake Highlands in Kiyosato, Yamanashi, Japan, KEEP is an economic and community development project rooted in Christian faith. The Kiyosato Educational Experiment Project (KEEP) began in 1938 as a Christian Camp and Leadership Center called Seisen Ryo. Incorporated 10 years later, KEEP was founded on four ideals: Food, Health, Faith, and Hope for Youth. KEEP introduced and encouraged dairy farming in 1947 as a viable solution for the local challenges of high altitude agriculture. KEEP continues promoting and teaching sustainable farming techniques to this day. Early projects at KEEP included establishing St. Andrew’s Church, a Nippon Sei Ko Kai parish (the Anglican Church in Japan); a rural health clinic; a community library; an experimental farm; an agricultural training school; and St. John’s Nursery School. Paul Rusch, KEEP’s founder, cast the vision of grassroots self-help community development and saw KEEP as a school for community leadership and democracy.
KEEP has grown to include environmental advocacy work and international outreach. KEEP provides a place for educational and cultural exchange between people of different backgrounds, languages, cultures, and religions to create and strengthen mutual ties dedicated to community development. KEEP has annually welcomed trainees and college interns from outside Japan since 1982. Students have come from Asia, Africa, Europe, and the Americas. In 1988, KEEP initiated a community development project in Tulgao, a mountain village in the northern Philippines, including agricultural, medical, and educational aspects.
KEEP aims to realize a sustainable society existing in harmony with nature. The initial activities envisioned by Paul Rusch have evolved over decades. But the mission has remained constant: to offer program participants and visitors alike a new perspective, a stronger spirituality, a deeper cultural understanding, a richer appreciation for the ties that bind all people, and an opportunity to learn valuable agricultural, environmental, and community building skills.
KEEP provides programming for all ages from preschool children to seniors. Both Japanese and international visitors can enroll in educational programs on the environment, farming, and cross-cultural understanding in day programs or overnight camps. Last fiscal year, more than 32,400 people participated in educational programs at KEEP. Over 130,350 people visited KEEP’s 3 museums. Approximately 1 million tourists visited KEEP during the year. The annual Paul Rusch Festival in October regularly attracts 50,000 fairgoers during the weekend. KEEP’s impact is not limited to Japan, but reaches worldwide as international visitors return home and share the knowledge gained at KEEP.
Internship Description:
Interns in the Environmental Education Department will assist KEEP staff with program development and implementation. Summer season is very busy in the Yatsugatake Highland with many people visiting our nature museums. Interns will assist museum staff and learn about KEEP’s approach to promoting environmental stewardship. KEEP offers visitors experiential programs to connect them with nature, thereby inspiring people to work to preserve and protect the environment. Duties will include assisting programs held in the forest and fields on KEEP property. Same sex dorm accommodations with other KEEP staff and interns.
Ideal Internship Qualification:
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Logistical: Japanese helpful, but not required. An interest and/or background in cross cultural work, environmental education, and non-profit work desired. Must enjoy working outdoors. Should be able to on hike on a trail of moderate level difficulty. |
Personality: Flexibility and patience will enhance an interns experience as you encounter a cross cultural working atmosphere. An eagerness to learn about Japanese work styles and an easy going approach to new situations helpful. Works well both in groups and individually. |
Fuji Television Network, Inc – Luce Program (Tokyo, Japan) December 19, 2008
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Organization Description:
Fuji Television is the nucleus of Fuji Media Holdings, Japan’s representative media conglomerate. Fuji Television is Japan’s top grossing and largest commercial broadcast network, and famous in the United States for such programs as Iron Chef, Hole in the Wall, and Chase. Its coverage area reaches over 124 million viewers in Japan, as well as numerous Japanese overseas, and it is recognized worldwide for its top-notch news, drama, variety, and live event programming. Additionally, Fuji Television is Japan’s most prolific movie producer, releasing an average of 10 films per year, as well as producers of more than 200 media events each year including concerts (Teatro Comunale di Bologna), theatrical productions (Cirque du Soleil), and exhibitions (MoMA masterworks).
Internship Description:
The intern can be involved in a wide range of content business because Fuji Television produces a wide range of original content, serving as the driver for various media content businesses. In “news” area, the intern will be given tasks such as researching story ideas, contacting possible interview subjects, transcribing interviews, and organizing & logging materials for the video tape library. Additionally, the intern will have the opportunity to assist camera crew during filming assignments.
The possible engagements except “news” are as follows:
1. program production – infotainment programs, sports, dramas, music and variety programs
2. live entertainment production
3. intellectual properties business
4. digital content development – digital pay-TV services as well as Internet related business
Ideal Internship Qualification:
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Logistical: Current Sophomores and Juniors Strong interest in Japanese culture and business ethics Any knowledge of Japanese language either written or spoken is an advantage, but not a requirement |
Personality: Quick learner Self starter Open-minded Flexible Team-player Able to multi-task |
Nippon Keidanren – LUCE Program (Tokyo, Japan) November 18, 2008
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Organization Description:
Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) is a comprehensive economic organization born in May 2002 by amalgamation of Keidanren (Japan Federation of Economic Organizations) and Nikkeiren (Japan Federation of Employers’ Associations). Its membership of 1,662 is comprised of 1,343 companies, 130 industrial associations, and 47 regional economic organizations (as of June 22, 2007).
The mission of Nippon Keidanren is to accelerate growth of Japan’s and world economy and to strengthen the corporations to create additional value to transform Japanese economy into one that is sustainable and driven by the private sector.
Nippon Keidanren establishes timely consensus and works towards the resolution of a variety of issues concerning Japanese business community, including economic, industrial, social, and labor. Nippon Keidanren communicates with its stakeholders including political leaders, administrators, labor unions, and citizens at large, urging its members to adhere to Charter for Corporate Behavior and Global Environment Charter, in order to recover public confidence in businesses. It also attempts to resolve international problems and to deepen economic relations with other countries through policy dialogue with governments, business groups and concerned international organizations.
Internship Description:
Nippon Keidanren wishes the intern will gain basic understanding of the issues which Japan’s economy and business communities are facing now during the internship. The intern will undertake summer-long research in an area of her own interest with minimum advice from a mentor. Assignments are not given, but what she tries to find for herself. She will be expected to write and present a research paper at the end of the internship.
Ideal Internship Qualification:
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Logistical: Interest in Japan, or its economy, business community, politics, history, culture or whatever she likes is a prerequisite. Intermediate level of fluency in spoken Japanese is an advantage, but not a requirement. |
Personality: Independently motivated Responsible Courteous Flexible |
ARI Asian Rural Institute – Luce Program (Japan) November 3, 2008
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ARI is an international training center set on a 6 hectare farm in Northern Japan where rural leaders from developing countries in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific are invited to study for nine months in sustainable, organic agriculture techniques, community development, and leadership. At the end of the program in December, participants return home to implement programs that will create healthier, more sustainable, more independent villages and communities. A truly vibrant learning community, ARI hosts representatives from over 15 different countries with English used as the common language. Christian in inspiration, but ecumenical in practice, ARI welcomes people of all faiths, races, classes, and professions to learn and work together.
Internship Description:
Interns and volunteers are an integral part of the ARI community. Working alongside our participants and staff, they serve in a support role to the training program. They live simply and work humbly and grow as individuals in the unique multicultural environment that is ARI.
Interns must be ready for challenges and physically demanding work. Each intern will be assigned to a section on the farm, in meal service, in food processing, or in the office. ARI is a completely self-sustaining community that does not revolve around a typical nine to five schedule. All ARI community members start work at 6:30 in the morning and often work on Saturday mornings. Despite the long hours, working at ARI is a lot of fun, with the chance to make lasting friendships and have a meaningful impact on our international community.
Ideal Internship Qualification:
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Logistical: Academic interests should include one or more of the following: sustainable agriculture, environmental studies, international relations, Japanese language and culture, social justice issues, religious studies, women’s studies. |
Personality: An ideal candidate does not need previous farm experience, but should welcome new challenges, such as living and working simply, living within a vast diversity of cultures, ideas, and mentalities, and maintaining an attitude of sharing and service for others. |
Kapatiran: Elisabeth Luce Moore ’24 Internship – Japan December 5, 2007
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Our Intern at a Women and Children Shelter in Chiba
Kapatiran
Elisabeth Luce Moore ’24 Internship – Japan
Organization Description:
Katapiran (which means “Sisterhood/Brotherhood” in Tagalog, the national language of the Philippines) is a private, non-profit organization created in Tokyo in 1990 to address a variety of issues faced by foreign women living and working in Japan. Most of these women were from the Philippines, Thailand and South Korea, and had entered Japan to work in the “entertainment industry,” particularly bars and nightclubs. Katapiran helps these women with immigration and labor laws, family and job counseling, homesickness, and threats from employers. In recent years, Katapiran’s work has shifted significantly towards helping these women, many of whom are married to Japanese men, with family issues, such as mothers-in-law, education of their children, health and employment as well as assisting new foreign women entering Japan as “entertainers,” including those from Eastern Europe and Russia. The Diocese of Tokyo of the Nippon Sei Ko Kai (Anglican Church of Japan) provides the organization with very modest office space on their grounds in central Tokyo. The office has a small staff, most of whom work part time. Katapiran’s counseling telephone lines are open two days a week for counseling. Two other days, the counselors make visits to their clients and take them, when necessary to government offices or to meet with legal counselors to work on the case. Intern may be able to accompany the counselors on visits.
Internship Description:
Katapiran is looking for a student with a strong interest in women’s issues and a commitment to peace, justice and gender issues. Since this is a very small and simple office, the job is very hands on, and the student is expected to blend well with her older workmates. People at Katapiran share their desks and all the organization duties—no job, big, or small, is beyond their responsibility. The intern will help around the office in all areas: assist with counselors with their cases; assisting the office staff in general duties, including any research, writing, or outreach. A potential intern with technical and computer knowledge, and who is a good writer, will create Katapiran’s first web page (in English and if she has the skills, in Japanese).
Ideal Internship Qualification:
| Logistical: Working knowledge of Japanese Knowledge of Dreamweaver. Interest in women’s issues, immigration issues, grassroots development, religion or advocacy of the disadvantaged. |
Personality: Passion for Community Service Open Minded Mature Resourceful |
ARI Asian Rural Institute: Luce Program – Japan December 4, 2007
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Rice fields at ARI
ARI Asian Rural Institute
Luce Program – Japan
ARI is an international training center set on a 6 hectare farm in Northern Japan where rural leaders from developing countries in Asia, Africa, and the Pacific are invited to study at ARI for nine months in sustainable, organic agriculture techniques, community development, and leadership. At the end of the program in December, participants return home to implement programs that will create healthier, more sustainable, and more independent villages and societies. A truly vibrant learning community, ARI hosts representatives from over 15 different countries with English used as the common language. Christian in inspiration, but ecumenical in practice, ARI welcomes people of all faiths, races, classes, and professions to learn and work together.
Internship Description:
Interns and volunteers are an integral part of the ARI community, growing alongside our participants and staff. Our dedicated interns support the training of our participants by living and working at ARI. They live simply and work humbly, offering them a chance to grow as individuals, as leaders and as valuable community members.
ARI interns must be ready for challenges and physically demanding work. Interns will be assigned to a work section in livestock, crops and vegetables, meal service, food processing, or office work. ARI is a completely self-sustaining community that does not revolve around a typical nine to five schedule. Interns sometimes start work at 6:30 in the morning and often work on Saturday mornings. Despite all the hard work, working at ARI is a lot of fun, with the chance to make lasting friendships and have a large impact on our international community.
ARI interns and participants live simply in a very diverse community, which can sometimes be frustrating. While interns are a crucial part of ARI, they serve in a purely supportive role, often putting the needs of others before themselves.
Ideal Internship Qualification:
| Logistical: Academic interest include agriculture, environmental studies, international relations, Japanese, linguistic studies, peace and justice issues, religious studies, and women’s studies. |
Personality: An ideal candidate does not need previous farm experience, but should welcome new challenges, such as living and working simply, living with a vast diversity of cultures, ideas, and mentalities, and contributing to the training program in a supportive role. |
Nippon Keidanren: LUCE Japan – Tokyo December 4, 2007
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Nippon Keidanren
LUCE Japan – Tokyo
Organization Description:
Nippon Keidanren (Japan Business Federation) is a comprehensive economic organization born in May 2002 by amalgamation of Keidanren (Japan Federation of Economic Organizations) and Nikkeiren (Japan Federation of Employers’ Associations). Its membership of 1,662 is comprised of 1,343 companies, 130 industrial associations, and 47 regional economic organizations (as of June 22, 2007).
The mission of Nippon Keidanren is to accelerate growth of Japan’s and world economy and to strengthen the corporations to create additional value to transform Japanese economy into one that is sustainable and driven by the private sector, by encouraging the ideas of individuals and local communities.
Nippon Keidanren establishes timely consensus and works towards the resolution of a variety of issues concerning Japanese business community, including economic, industrial, social, and labor. Nippon Keidanren communicates with its stakeholders including political leaders, administrators, labor unions, and citizens at large, urging its members to adhere to Charter for Corporate Behavior and Global Environment Charter, in order to recover public confidence in businesses. It also attempts to resolve international problems and to deepen economic relations with other countries through policy dialogue with governments, business groups and concerned international organizations.
Internship Description:
An intern will be given some assignments in conjunction with her instructor before arriving. She is requested to send a report of her interests before arriving. The interns work will depend on her interests and skills.
Ideal Internship Qualification:
| Logistical: Strong knowledge of business and economics Japanese language skill is favorable, but not required Ability to function in a cross-cultural context |
Personality: Respectful Courteous Flexible |
