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Participants Responsibilities
Presenting and Implementing Your Action Plan
At the reporting session, you will be required to give a presentation on your Action Plan based on what you learned in this program and how you will make use of your experience in Japan. You will have time to prepare for the presentation with other group members in a workshop.
You are expected to continue to make your Action Plan happen within 3 months and to bridge between your home country and Japan. If it is difficult to implement the action plan in 3 months, (e.g. Writing graduate/research thesis including this program experience, work/study in Japan, and in other comparatively medium- or long-term situations), please report the reason and expected implementation schedule to AFS Japan.
Sharing Your Experience through SNS
Each of you are expected to actively share your experience in Japan and to convey information about Japan including Japanese society, history, culture, politics, economics and diplomatic relations through Social Network Services (SNS) such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, etc., during the program and even after the program ends.
Responding to Online Questionnaires
You must promptly complete online questionnaires (during the program and after 3 months) sent by AFS Japan or other related organizations. Your voices will be very helpful for the MOFA and us to implement better programs in the future.
Rules & Guidelines
Terms and Conditions of participation
You have signed and agreed to the Participation Agreement for JENESYS Program. Please pay your special attention to the following rules that are stipulated in the agreement:
Visit by natural family, relatives and friends are not accepted during the program.
Take part in the orientation programs and perform the assigned duties prior to, during, and after the program.
Do not drive a car or any other vehicle requiring a license according to local laws.
Accept a placement with a family and fellow participants of any race, creed or color.
Be subject to the laws of Japan and agree to abide by the laws of Japan.
Do not get involved with the use of drugs for non-medicinal purposes.
Any abuse of alcoholic drinks, such as binge drinking, and inappropriate behavior related to drinking alcohol is not allowed while on the program.
Return home at the conclusion of the program and to abide by the departure and return dates, travel arrangements, mode of travel and itinerary determined by AFS or appointed agent of AFS to and from Japan.
2. Using the Internet
When using the internet, follow these four rules:
Do not post any personal information, such as your name, address, and other information, which may identify you.
Pay careful attention when posting photographs or video images. Receive permission from all people attending in the images before posting them.
Do not post any material whose contents may be illegal, violate the Participation Agreement or that may put yourself or others at risk.
Do not post anything which is untruthful about your host family, AFS or MOFA that violates someone’s privacy or good name. Also, do not express ideas or use ‘’four-letter-words’’ which may hurt people’s dignity or which unjustifiably attack another person.
Emergencies
In the event of an emergency, please call AFS Japan and let the staff know your name and country and that you are a participant of this program.
03-6206-1919 (National Office, 09:00-17:30, weekdays)
090-4540-5180 (Duty Officer, After 17:30, weekends and holidays）
The following information will be useful in the event of an emergency when you are alone:
Emergency phone numbers
119 Fire & ambulance (speak in Japanese)
110 Police (foreign languages OK)
171 Disaster Emergency Message Dial
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