<What is SSEAYP?>
The Ship for SouthEast Asian Youth Program (SSEAYP) originated in 1974 from a joint communication by Japan and the five Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries; Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand. This program is carried out to foster mutual understanding between Japan and ASEAN member countries. As the number of ASEAN countries has increased, the SSEAYP participating countries have become eleven with the inclusion of Brunei Darussalam, Vietnam, Lao, Myanmar and Cambodia.

Some 330 participating youths from 11 countries experience living together on board the ship the Nippon Maru for 50 days, while participating in cultural introductions, discussions, sports, recreation and club activities. The participants engage in cultural exchange programs designed to promote and to strengthen friendship and mutual understanding. Activities at each port of call include interaction with local youths, courtesy calls on dignitaries and institutional visits, as well as community service and homestay experiences.

In short, (^-^)V
The program:
*to Enjoy with Southeast asian people and Japanese people on board the gorgeous ship and at each country.
*to Make friends with them.
*to Get plenty of stimulus from them.
*by the expense, most of which is provided by tax of Japan.

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---Participating Countries

SSEAYP'99 Feature

<Participating Country> Kingdom of Cambodia Republic of Indonesia Lao People's Democratic Republic Malaysia Union of Myanmar Republic of Singapore Republic of the Philippines Kingdom of Thailand Socialist Republic of Viet Nam Japan Total: 336members

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--- Schedule -brief-(130KB)

--- Diary (Japanese)(Construction)

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SWY (The Ship for World Youth program)
This program started in 1988 by reorganizing the "Japanese Goodwill Mission Cruise Program (JYGC)" which started in 1967 as one of the commemorative programs for the Centennial fo the Meiji Restoration. Initially, JYGC had 300 Japanese Participating Youths (JPYs) and 50 Overseas Participating Youths (OPYs). However, when it was changed into this drastic change in the ratio of the participants (PYs), the ship Nippon Maru now looks like a multicultural microcosm. Living together with PYs from different countries on board the ship for 50 days, participants engage in discussions and lectures by specialists as well as arrange various events such as national presentation and club activities. SWY visits eastbound regions (Oceania, North, Central and South American regions) and westbound regions (Southwest Asian, African, and Middle Eastern regions) countries every other year.