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[Part 2] Izu City’s diversity, inclusion efforts given boost by Tokyo Games

Local Initiatives2020 Venue

[Part 1] Izu City’s diversity, inclusion efforts given boost by Tokyo Games

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High school students in Morioka got to try food from Mali

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Miyako students enjoy Namibian cuisine

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Presentation at Yoshida Junior High School by Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu (JOC Partner City Designation One Year Anniversary Commemoration Event)

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Presentation at Yoshida Elementary School by Tatsuhiro Yonemitsu (JOC Partner City Designation One Year Anniversary Commemoration Event)

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JOC Street Banners in Celebration of One Year Anniversary of the JOC Partner City Designation

Local Initiatives2020 Venue

[Part 2] Izu City’s diversity, inclusion efforts given boost by Tokyo Games

Local Initiatives2020 Venue

[Part 1] Izu City’s diversity, inclusion efforts given boost by Tokyo Games

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A big THANK YOU from Iwate’s host towns to the world for their support in our reconstruction ~We are all, one world/ Light Up HOST TOWN Project~

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Ichinohe Town and Paraguay signs an agreement to hold a training camp

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Elementary students in Ichinohe created a universal design map

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