Japan, Taiwan High Schools Forge Sister School Agreement

Taipei, Nov. 11 (Jiji Press)–A Japanese high school and a Taiwanese high school signed a sister school agreement at a ceremony in Taipei on Tuesday. Kushiro Hokuyo High School in the city of Kushiro, Hokkaido, northern Japan, and Taipei Jingwen Bilingual School, a private high school in the city of Taipei, hope to promote Japan-Taiwan exchanges through mutual visits, short-term study programs and online exchange sessions. The Kushiro high school has arranged trips to Taiwan since 2023, featuring visits to the Taipei school. About 190 second-year students from Kushiro Hokuyo High School attended the signing ceremony. In a speech, Ryosuke Suzuki, the Japanese school’s principal, said that the partnership will help students better understand diversity. Suzuki expressed anticipation that students from both schools will learn together. In May this year, the Taipei school sent about 30 students to the Kushiro high school. During Tuesday’s ceremony, one of the Taiwanese students sang a Japanese song and expressed hope for a long-lasting friendship between Taipei and Hokkaido. END [Copyright The Jiji Press, Ltd.]