Video: MSU Welcomes Japan

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STARKVILLE, Miss. (WCBI) — Community leaders from the business and educational sector converged on MSU’s Lloyd-Ricks-Watson Building Friday to gather information about it’s Japan Outreach Initiative.

MSU is an ideal location for a JOI coordinator to bridge the cultural gap for economical success. The coordinator will share information on Japanese society, tea ceremony rituals, making sushi, and more.

“I have learned a lot about the needs of the area with the Yokohama tire Plant moving in, that there is a lot of desire to learn more about Japan. And our JOI coordinators do a lot in the communities to help bridge that gap,” said Mari Maruyama, The Laurasian Institution.”

Interviews for a coordinator in being held in mid February. Announcements to applicants will be in mid March. The initiative is funded by Japan Foundation Center For Global Partnership.

For more information, contact Lee at jlee@humansci.msstate.edu or 662-325-7697.