Kakehashi Project

The Kakehashi Project is a fully-funded, large-scale youth exchange program between Japan and the United States. Promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, Kakehashi aims to heighten potential interest in Japan and increase the number of overseas visitors to the country, as well as enhance international understanding of the “Japan brand,” or the nation’s strengths and attractiveness. The project is also anticipated to revitalize and boost the Japanese economy.
The objective of this program is to promote deeper mutual understanding among the people of Japan and the United States, enable future leaders of Japan-US exchanges to form networks, and help young people develop wider perspectives to encourage active roles at the global level in the future.
Commissioned by the Japan-U.S. Educational Commission (Fulbright Japan), The Japan Foundation organizes the project in cooperation with The Laurasian Institution.
FORT HAYES HIGH SCHOOL WAS AWARDED an all expense paid trip  December 12, 2016 - December 20, 2016.

                       Kizuna Project

The 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake commonly referred to in Japan as The Tohoku Disaster shocked the world as the powers of a tsunami took the lives of over 15 000 and caused the nuclear meltdown of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.  FORT HAYES HIGH SCHOOL WAS AWARDED an all expense paid  trip to Japan to learn about the country’s recovery from the March 2011 disaster. The trip was part of an initiative organized by the Japanese government called “The Kizuna Project” whose purpose is to promote an understanding of the Tohoku Disaster.