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The Regina-Fujioka Student Exchange Program provides an educational and cultural exchange between students from the city of Regina and the city of Fujioka. The purpose is to foster a unique learning experience, a better understanding of cultural diversity and forge lifelong friendships. The goal is to create a fulfilling homestay experience for the students through their host families, educators and their community partnerships.

It’s open to Regina students in grades 7 and 8, with intake occurring every 2 years.

In the summer of 2019 the city of Regina and the city of Fujioka signed a friendship agreement....

Links to Media:

Regina, Fujioka mayors sign friendship agreement between 2 cities | CBC NewsThe Canadian and Japanese cities have a longstanding educational exchange program. One woman with a connection to both places was on hand to witness the signing.

Perogies, bannock, spaghetti: Regina kids whip up Canadian classics with Japanese visitors | CBC NewsThe cooking class was part of an educational exchange program that brings students from Fujioka to Regina.

'Important for cultural understanding:' Japanese exchange students welcomed by Regina counterparts“It’s so important … to help students understand that we’re not living in this bubble and there’s so much more of the world to see.”

Japanese students experiencing Saskatchewan alongside their Regina hostsSmiling for a group photo in a field south of Regina on Friday morning, you wouldn’t guess that these 50 teenagers had only recently met.

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