SPICE 2026 Japan Day and Regional Japan Days
2026/9/28
“Japan Day” Group Photo
Consul General Otsuki gives congratulatory remarks
In the month of August, Consul General Kotaro Otsuki and Consulate staff joined in Stanford Program for International and Cross-Cultural Education’s (SPICE) Japan Day and Regional Japan Days. Japan Day and Regional Japan Days included award ceremonies recognizing Japanese and American high school students for their achievements in their online courses, which covered a variety of topics including U.S.-Japan relations and student-interest topics such as regional tourism.
At the Japan Day ceremony on Monday, August 3rd, Consul General Otsuki congratulated the student honorees from Stanford e-Japan and the Reischauer Scholars Program, commending them on their hard work and encouraged them to apply what they learned to their future careers.
The Regional Japan Days took place on Thursday, August 6th, Monday, August 10th, Tuesday, August 18th, and August 20th, highlighting the efforts of student honorees from SPICE’s e-Kobe, e-Minamata, e-Fukuoka, e-Oita, e-Hiroshima, e-Yamaguchi, e-Kawasaki, e-Kagoshima, and e-Tottori programs, respectively. Consulate staff gave congratulatory remarks to the students and thanked SPICE for their continued dedication to global education.
Stanford e-Japan, SPICE Local Student Programs and the Reischauer Scholars Program are online courses for Japanese and American high school students run by SPICE in promotion of cross-cultural understanding between Japan and the United States. This year, SPICE celebrates its 50th anniversary. For further information, please refer to the links below.
At the Japan Day ceremony on Monday, August 3rd, Consul General Otsuki congratulated the student honorees from Stanford e-Japan and the Reischauer Scholars Program, commending them on their hard work and encouraged them to apply what they learned to their future careers.
The Regional Japan Days took place on Thursday, August 6th, Monday, August 10th, Tuesday, August 18th, and August 20th, highlighting the efforts of student honorees from SPICE’s e-Kobe, e-Minamata, e-Fukuoka, e-Oita, e-Hiroshima, e-Yamaguchi, e-Kawasaki, e-Kagoshima, and e-Tottori programs, respectively. Consulate staff gave congratulatory remarks to the students and thanked SPICE for their continued dedication to global education.
Stanford e-Japan, SPICE Local Student Programs and the Reischauer Scholars Program are online courses for Japanese and American high school students run by SPICE in promotion of cross-cultural understanding between Japan and the United States. This year, SPICE celebrates its 50th anniversary. For further information, please refer to the links below.
Student honorees from Stanford e-Fukuoka and e-Oita receive awards
Student honorees from Stanford e-Hiroshima and e-Yamaguchi