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What is the Future Leaders’ Program for Global Peace?
As one of the initiatives in the Hiroshima for Global Peace Plan, this program enables high school students to take the first step toward building their future and empowers them to become individuals who will aspire for global peace and can operate on an international level, by teaching them English and basic international relations such as nuclear disarmament and conflict resolution.
Future Leaders’ Program for Global Peace, 2025 Fiscal Year (Vol. 9) Achievement Report
Event Overview
Training in Hiroshima (comprising of seven sessions, 10:00—17:00, Hiroshima City)
Date:
2025: 7/27 (Sun), 8/10 (Sun), 9/15 (Mon), 10/26 (Sun),11/24 (Sun), and 12/14 (Sun)
2026: 1/18 (Sun)
Course Overview：
【Lecture on International Peace】
Students will acquire knowledge regarding the current state of nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation, the destruction and reconstruction following the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the current state and causes of regional conflicts, in addition to the political, economic, and social frameworks for advancing reconstruction and peacebuilding. This will deepen their learning about international issues.
【English Practice】
Through speech and discussion exercises and vocabulary enhancement, we aim to improve English proficiency by focusing on themes such as the United Nations Charter, speeches that have made history, and international peace issues (nuclear weapons, conflicts, etc.).
Special training (5 days, in Hiroshima City)
Participation in the Hiroshima Junior International Forum
Time：August 14(Thu)–18(Mon), 2025
Domestic Training Trip: Visit to Okinawa Prefecture
Time: October 11 (Sat)–13 (Mon, holiday), 2025
Location：Naha City, Nanjo City, Itoman City, Uruma City, Okinawa Prefecture
Participants:
11 Future Leader's Program Students
(Of the 21 participants, 11 were dispatched to Okinawa Prefecture and the remaining 10 to Nagasaki Prefecture.)
Visited locations and Itinerary：
Day 1: October 11 (Sat) Tsushima Maru Memorial Museum, Fukutsu-kan
Day 2: October 12 (Sun) Itokazu Abuchira Cave, Okinawa Peace Memorial Museum, The Cornerstone of Peace , Himeyuri Peace Memorial Museum
Day 3: October 13 (Mon, Holiday) Camp Courtney (U.S. Marine Corps Garrison), Kyuyo High School (Workshop)
Domestic Training Trip: Visit to Nagasaki Prefecture
Time: Nagasaki Prefecture November 1 (Sat)–3 (Mon), 2025
Location：Nagasaki City, Nagasaki Prefecture
Participants:
10 Future Leader's Program Students
(Of the 21 participants, 11 were dispatched to Okinawa Prefecture and the remaining 10 to Nagasaki Prefecture.)
Visited locations and Itinerary：
Day１: November 1 (Sat): Nagasaki Dejima Messe (“Work to Renew the Ordinary” by Peace Education Lab Nagasaki, Mr. Mitsuhiro Hayashida), Exchange Meeting with Nagasaki Prefecture High School Students
Day 2: November 2 (Sun) Urakami Cathedral, Nagai Takashi Memorial Museum, Shiroyama Elementary School, Peace Park, Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum, Nagasaki Prefectural Government Building (Hibakusha Testimony Session: Ms. Yagi Michiko)
Day 3: November 3 (Mon, Holiday) Nagasaki Prefectural Government Office (Courtesy visit to Governor Oishi of Nagasaki Prefecture; Lecture: “Why Have We Still Not Abolished Nuclear Weapons?” by Kazuko Hikawa, Nagasaki University Research Center for Nuclear Weapons Abolition (RECNA); Lecture: “Explanation of Testimonies from the Perspective of the Inhumanity of Nuclear Weapons” by Moe Sekiguchi; Workshop: “Nuclear Weapons from the Perspective of the SDGs” by Tomoyuki Torisu)
Visit to the Philippines
Overview: As the culmination of English practice, we will engage in activities such as interacting with local high school students in English.
Time: Monday, January 5, 2026 – Saturday, January 10, 2026
Location: Under adjustment
Participants: 21 Future Leader's Program Students（Provisional）
Report on the results
Overview: Presentation of training outcomes in English and awarding of certificates
Date: February 8(Sun), 2026
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