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For Immediate Release
Date: August 25, 2025

Miranda
Ferguson
Public Affairs Officer
Pacific Region Public Affairs Officer

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(315) 652-5657

Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and DoDEA announce 2025-26 Student Educational Exchange and Dialogue

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Pacific 2025-26 Student Educational Exchange and Dialogue (SEED) program

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The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Pacific are excited to once again offer the Student Educational Exchange and Dialogue (SEED) program at U.S. military installations in Japan during the 2025-26 school year.

Launched in 2020, SEED is a two-day event that brings Japanese students and DoDEA students together to take part in hands-on activities designed to foster diverse perspectives, promote mutual understanding, bridge language barriers, and build problem-solving skills.

“SEED is a unique opportunity for our DoDEA students to build relationships with their host nation peers,” said Ms. Lois Rapp, DoDEA Pacific Region Director for Student Excellence. “At the culmination of each event, participants walk away with a better understanding our cultural similarities and differences – and many new friendships.”

The 2025-26 Student Educational Exchange and Dialogue schedule is as follows:

  • September 20-21, 2025   -   Iwakuni (MC Perry High School & Iwakuni MS)  
  • September 27, 2025   -   Kadena (Ryukyu MS) – Lock in event
  • October 18-19, 2025   -   Yokota (Yokota MS & HS)
  • October 25-26, 2025   -   Sasebo (EJ King MHS)
  • December 6-7, 2025   -   Zama (Zama MHS)
  • January 24-25, 2026   -   Yokosuka (Kinnick HS & Yokosuka MS)
  • February 7-8, 2026   -   Misawa (Edgren MHS)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and DoDEA Pacific appreciate the U.S. Embassy and consulates in Japan, U.S. Forces Japan, and local government officials for their strong support of this program. 

Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and DoDEA announce 2025-26 Student Educational Exchange and Dialogue
Students of Matthew C. Perry High School and local Japanese high school students create a poster together during the Student Educational Exchange and Dialogue (SEED) Project 2024-2025 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 8, 2024. SEED is a youth cultural exchange program organized by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity which allows Japanese and American students to participate in two days of hands-on activities designed to foster diverse perspectives, promote mutual understanding, bridge language barriers, and build problem-solving skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Colin Thibault)

 

Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and DoDEA announce 2025-26 Student Educational Exchange and Dialogue
Special guests, students of Matthew C. Perry High School, and local Japanese high school students pose for a group photo during the Student Educational Exchange and Dialogue (SEED) Project 2024-2025 at Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, Japan, Sept. 8, 2024. SEED is a youth cultural exchange program organized by Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the U.S. Department of Defense Education Activity which allows Japanese and American students to participate in two days of hands-on activities designed to foster diverse perspectives, promote mutual understanding, bridge language barriers, and build problem-solving skills. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Colin Thibault)

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