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Asarepresentativefortheorganisationshostingthisevent,itisagreathonourandpleasureformetobe
abletocommemoratewithyoutodaythe30thanniversaryandsuccessesoftheJETProgrammeinthepresenceof
TheirImperialHighnessesCrownPrinceNaruhitoandCrownPrincessMasako.
Following earlier programmes such as the ‘American English Teacher's Consultant Assistant
(MEF:MonbushoEnglishFellow)Programme’,whichbeganin1977,theJETProgrammewaslaunchedin1987,
asanattempttopromoteinternationalexchangenotjustinschools,butincommunitiesaswell.
Thisyearmarksthe30-yearmilestoneoftheprogramme.TheJETProgramme,withthecooperation
ofthoseinattendanceheretodayandmanyothersfromvariousfields,hasconsistentlymadeaccomplishmentson
multiplefronts,fromclassroomstolocalcommunities.
In schools, forexample, JETparticipantsassist in foreign language instruction,cooperatingwith
JapaneseinstructorsthroughoutJapanincludingonoutlyingislands,andcontributinggreatlytothedevelopment
offoreignlanguageeducation.Theyalsohelppromoteinternationalisationintheir localcommunitiesbytaking
partinlocalevents.
CurrentlyourMinistryisconsideringrevisingtheCoursesofStudyonforeignlanguageeducation,as
Japanpreparestohostthe2019RugbyWorldCupandthe2020TokyoOlympicandParalympicGames.Underthe
revisedCoursesofStudy,from2020,foreignlanguageeducationwillbegininthethirdgradeofelementaryschool.
ThiswillmeanthatJETProgrammeparticipantswillplayanevenlargerrolethanbefore.
OurMinistry,withthefurthersupportofallinvolved,willbedoingeverythingwecantopromotethe
furtherdevelopmentoftheJETProgramme.
Inclosing, Iwould like toaskallofyou inattendancetoday foryourcontinuedyoursupportand
cooperation.Thankyouverymuch.
HirokazuMatsunoMinister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology