Other international exchange-related projects
The JET Programme
The JET Programme
invites people to Japan, mostly from English-speaking countries, to carry out both "living language" education and cross-cultural exchange. At present there are 62 JET participants placed in Ibaraki Prefecture's junior high schools and high schools as ALTs, or Assistant Language Teachers, to teach "living English" and interact with Ibaraki residents. In addition there are CIRs, or Coordinators for International Relations, whose jobs include planning and support of international exchange events, and supervision of foreign language materials created by the prefecture.
Asian Cartoon Exhibition 
Each year we hold an exhibition to introduce the many faces of society, culture, and lifestyle in the rest of Asia. Through the easily accesible medium of cartoons, we hope to provoke deeper interest in Asia as a whole.
Past exhibitions:
- 2006: "Asian Youth Culture"
From November 21st to 26th in Hitachi Civic Center
- 2005: "Environmental Problems in Asia"
From December 9th to 18th in the Kirari Art Gallery in Toride
There were 77 works by prominent artists from 10 different countries, depicting in their own unique ways environmental problems in their respective countries.Flowers for Year-Round (China) 
How's it Cooking? (Malaysia) 