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Great Falls Elementary School held a special tree planting ceremony in their Yujo no Niwa (Friendship Garden) on Thursday, April 30. Mrs. Akie Abe had requested the chance to plant a cherry blossom tree, called sakura, in the garden. Her husband, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, had attended the opening ceremony for the garden in 2010. […]

Arrival Ceremony  Crowds of American and Japanese individuals arrived early in the morning on Tuesday, April 28, to pass the security gauntlet and find the perfect spot for the Arrival Ceremony of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and First Lady Akie Abe. While hundreds were invited, not everyone made it onto the South Lawn, with a […]

The First Ladies of the U.S. and Japan Visit Great Falls Elementary School First Lady Michelle Obama and First Lady of Japan Akie Abe visited Great Falls Elementary School (GFES) on April 28, 2015. GFES is one of two public elementary schools with a Japanese Immersion Program (JIP) in Fairfax County, Virginia. Since 1989 students […]

Graduate School Scholarship Opportunity for JET Program Alumni Graduate School:       Showa Women’s University; located in Setagaya-ku, Tokyo. Eligibility:                   JET Program alumni (as of October 2015); men and women may apply Japanese Ability:        Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N1, or equivalent language  ability. If applicant has not passed JLPT N1, a separate entrance qualification […]