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In the bountiful spring, with a bright March wind. In this season of farewells and new beginnings, the fledgling students (international students) who enrolled during the pandemic — wrestling with hardship day after day — have worked tirelessly alongside their teachers without giving up. Today, those young birds have taken flight with energy, each heading toward their next goal.

Heartfelt congratulations on your graduation! You truly worked so hard through three years in the midst of the pandemic. Please continue to believe in yourselves and keep pressing forward. The teachers at ASAHI文化学院 are always cheering you on.

Remember that ASAHI文化学院 is your alma mater and your home port — when you are tired, you are always welcome to stop by and rest your wings!

We have received the JASSO economic support program for rising prices. This is the third round of support from JASSO since COVID-19. ASAHI文化学院 used the support funds to distribute gift cards to current students.

We received grateful comments from students who received support. "Thank you for your support over the past three years. I have received JASSO support on multiple occasions. During difficult times, the support funds, food items, and gift cards helped me through hard periods. I hope you will continue to provide support in the future."

"Thanks to your support, I was able to study hard for university even during the pandemic, and I believe my rich student life was thanks to JASSO. I am truly grateful."

"Thank you for distributing the gift cards this time. Thanks to JASSO, I can enjoy school life even more. Thank you."

"With the gift card distribution, I was able to buy reference books and stationery. Thank you so very much."

"I'll buy lots of delicious things and keep working hard at my studies."

"During the pandemic, when it was difficult to secure sufficient income, receiving gift cards was a tremendous help. Thank you. I am grateful that my daily life has been enriched."

We went on a bus field trip. In Gujo Hachiman, we experienced making plastic food samples. It was our first time, but we received great instruction and managed to make shrimp tempura and lettuce that looked just like the real thing. Everyone was very satisfied with their own creations.

Gujo Hachiman is a town nestled in the mountains with a river flowing through it, and the students who usually live in Nagoya seemed very happy to relax surrounded by nature.

At Bokka no Sato, we had fun seeing horses and alpacas, eating soft serve ice cream, and taking photos.

Everyone's carefree smiles are wonderful!

Congratulations to all ASAHI文化学院 graduates!

Spring is the season of new encounters and new departures. Today, you have set out from ASAHI文化学院 toward new hopes. Looking back, through the long stretch of the pandemic, you decided on your paths through struggle and uncertainty, and worked hard day after day studying Japanese side by side with your teachers. On exam day, you must have been filled with anxiety and nerves — perhaps even trembling. I believe that was the tension of wanting your hard work and hopes to bear fruit — proof and pride in all the effort you had put in. There were surely many joyful times, difficult times, times of being scolded, times of being reprimanded. The days you spent at ASAHI will surely one day become cherished memories, forming a new chapter in each of your lives.

Today, with all the feelings from the days you've accumulated in your hearts, you have set sail toward your next goals. Please never forget that ASAHI is your alma mater — your home port. Please never forget that the teachers at ASAHI are always watching over you and cheering you on.

Now, fire up your engine of motivation to full throttle, raise the sails of your dreams high, believe in yourselves, never give up, and give it everything you've got!

With repeated states of emergency due to the spread of COVID-19, various restrictions were placed on daily life, and the educational setting was no different — students' school lives were subject to a variety of behavioral restrictions as well. As a result, events that allow international students to experience Japanese culture were also difficult to hold for some time.

In such circumstances, after the fifth wave of infection had passed, on Tuesday, October 19th — slightly out of season — we held a yukata-wearing experience class with the cooperation of teachers from Ecla Vocational School. Students each chose their favorite yukata, the girls also had their hair and makeup done beautifully, and they wore a yukata for the first time in Japan. Everyone was overjoyed to wear a yukata for the first time. They went to a nearby shrine in their yukata and took many photos.

Everyone looks wonderful in their yukata. Their families and friends back home will surely be delighted when they send the photos.

After the outbreak of COVID-19, our school promptly conducted interviews with international students to understand their economic and psychological situations, and has been continuously providing support — utilizing various social resources in response to changes in their living environments — so that students can study and live with peace of mind. This time, utilizing a grant from the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO), we implemented a "food" support program for economically struggling international students, providing each student with a gift card (worth 10,000 yen) and food items (worth 5,000 yen). For the food items, we took religious dietary restrictions into account and prepared 5 kg of Niigata Koshihikari rice and vegetable retort curry, among other items. Students were very pleased, and expressed their gratitude to both JASSO and the school.

We will continue to provide timely support as needed. To all our students: please be thorough in your infection prevention measures, and keep working hard with a positive and energetic attitude — each of you toward your own dreams.

On March 18th and April 2nd, 2021, we held two separate sessions in which both graduates and current students worked on creating recycled art pieces using aluminum cans. Students cut open 500ml juice and beer cans to use the aluminum sheets as a canvas, and drew pictures and wrote words using oil-based markers — scenes from their home countries, messages to their families, and other personal creations. After finishing their drawings and writing, students used a stylus to create raised and recessed textures, giving their works a three-dimensional quality and completing their pieces. The works were later displayed at the Nagoya City Museum Gallery, organized by the NPO CAN Can Art G.

Exhibition at the Nagoya City Museum Gallery

2021 Opening Ceremony The new semester has begun!! Everyone came to school in good spirits. Let's have a fun year of studying together. We look forward to seeing where you'll be in a year!

In the midst of the ongoing spread of COVID-19, ASAHI文化学院 held its 2020 graduation ceremony, and 44 graduates departed from ASAHI文化学院.

To prevent infection, we made use of the school's classrooms and the open space on the first floor, and held a handcrafted graduation ceremony organized by the faculty and staff, celebrating the graduates as they set out on a new chapter.

To all the graduates: ASAHI文化学院 is your alma mater — your home port. From this nurturing port, raise your sails high and work hard toward each of your own dreams.

The first school event of this year was New Year's calligraphy (kakizome) and the first shrine visit of the New Year (hatsumode). For the calligraphy, after learning how to hold and use the brush, everyone challenged themselves with their favorite kanji. Some students were holding a brush for the first time, yet everyone wrote diligently. Some truly wonderful works were created!

We also visited Kuragari no Mori Hachiman Shrine for the New Year pilgrimage. Thanks to the shrine's generosity, we were able to experience drawing omikuji (fortune slips), and everyone was very happy. Thank you so much. May this year be a wonderful one for all of you!! We visited Kuragari no Mori Hachiman Shrine for the New Year pilgrimage. Thanks to the shrine's generosity, we were able to experience drawing omikuji, and everyone was very happy. Thank you so much. May this year be a wonderful one for all of you!!

We went on a field trip on October 23rd. Although there was a little rain, at Bokka no Sato the students cheerfully took photos with flowers and got to watch alpacas and other animals being walked. After lunch, we visited the old town area of Takayama. In the old town, we enjoyed browsing traditional-style cute souvenir shops and eating beef skewers, soft serve ice cream, and more. This year, the spring field trip was canceled due to COVID-19 prevention measures. To make up for that, on the autumn field trip, students from different countries had fun together and were able to experience Japanese culture.

ASAHI文化学院 has been deepening its partnerships with vocational schools and universities, developing a diverse range of career guidance programs. In July, many faculty members from universities and vocational schools visited ASAHI文化学院 in person or connected online to enthusiastically deliver school presentations. Some students also went on school visits.

Thank you to all the teachers! We will work hard to help our students succeed!