KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 24 — A total of 115 youth representatives, who are the members of National Youth (U-19) and officials of the Football Associations of four ASEAN countries and Timor-Leste, are visiting Japan from today to March 4.
The four ASEAN countries are Cambodia, Lao PDR, Malaysia and Myanmar, according to a statement.
The visit is part of Japan’s Friendship Ties Programmes, ‘JENESYS 2019’, promoted by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The participants will visit Kagoshima Prefecture for international friendly football matches. They will also have a programme to interact with Japanese high school students, have lectures on the theme, and visit theme-related facilities such as the Japan Football Museum.
The participants will visit Kagoshima Prefecture for international friendly football matches. They will also have a programme to interact with Japanese high school students, have lectures on the theme, and visit theme-related facilities such as the Japan Football Museum.
Via the programme, it is hoped the friendly relationship among Japan, the four ASEAN countries and Timor-Leste will be strengthened, and the participants will proactively share Japan’s attractions which they have experienced upon returning to their home country.
The programme is intended to promote people-to-people exchanges between Japan and the various nations and Asia-Pacific regions. It also encourages an understanding of Japan’s economics, society, history, diverse culture, politics and diplomatic relations among participants.
— BERNAMA
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