Overview
This report introduces the special content of Municipal Internationalization Forum Issue 430, focusing on the diverse activities of Coordinators for International Relations (CIR).
In the opening statement, Governor Yoshihiro Murai of Miyagi Prefecture discusses the prefecture's efforts to advance together with foreign talent and presents the direction for regional revitalization in the era of globalization. The special feature "Diverse Activities of Coordinators for International Relations (CIR)" begins with an overview of CIRs, who serve as the core of the JET Program, and systematically organizes specific examples of their activities across three fields: multicultural coexistence, foreign language education, and economic activity promotion.
In the multicultural coexistence field, Carolina Momoe Miura of Shimane Prefecture's practice of community building that learns from diversity and efforts to promote communication using "Plain Japanese" in Kyotanabe City, Kyoto Prefecture are reported in detail. In foreign language education, diverse educational activities responding to local internationalization needs are introduced, including the promotion of Vietnamese and Japanese language education in Kochi Prefecture and New Zealand culture classes in Mihara City, Hiroshima Prefecture.
In the economic activity promotion field, abundant specific examples are featured that directly contribute to regional economic internationalization, such as the results of three years of prefectural product PR and customer attraction activities in Ibaraki Prefecture, and the role of CIRs in Fukushima Prefecture's global expansion of the medical device industry. Additionally, field reports from CLAIR overseas offices provide specific reports on Japan's local government charm promotion activities in New York, Copenhagen, and Beijing, revealing the reality of regional development utilizing international networks.
The article concludes that CIRs contribute to regional society across a wide range of fields including the construction of multicultural coexistence society, internationalization of regional economy, and deepening of cultural exchange, going beyond mere language instruction, and demonstrates the importance of human resource utilization in municipal internationalization.
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This report introduces the special content of Municipal Internationalization Forum Issue 430, focusing on the diverse activities of Coordinators for International Relations (CIR).
In the opening statement, Governor Yoshihiro Murai of Miyagi Prefecture discusses the prefecture's efforts to advance together with foreign talent and presents the direction for regional revitalization in the era of globalization. The special feature "Diverse Activities of Coordinators for International Relations (CIR)" begins with an overview of CIRs, who serve as the core of the JET Program, and systematically organizes specific examples of their activities across three fields: multicultural coexistence, foreign language education, and economic activity promotion.
In the multicultural coexistence field, Carolina Momoe Miura of Shimane Prefecture's practice of community building that learns from diversity and efforts to promote communication using "Plain Japanese" in Kyotanabe City, Kyoto Prefecture are reported in detail. In foreign language education, diverse educational activities responding to local internationalization needs are introduced, including the promotion of Vietnamese and Japanese language education in Kochi Prefecture and New Zealand culture classes in Mihara City, Hiroshima Prefecture.
In the economic activity promotion field, abundant specific examples are featured that directly contribute to regional economic internationalization, such as the results of three years of prefectural product PR and customer attraction activities in Ibaraki Prefecture, and the role of CIRs in Fukushima Prefecture's global expansion of the medical device industry. Additionally, field reports from CLAIR overseas offices provide specific reports on Japan's local government charm promotion activities in New York, Copenhagen, and Beijing, revealing the reality of regional development utilizing international networks.
The article concludes that CIRs contribute to regional society across a wide range of fields including the construction of multicultural coexistence society, internationalization of regional economy, and deepening of cultural exchange, going beyond mere language instruction, and demonstrates the importance of human resource utilization in municipal internationalization.