Latest news
- Japanese Language School Pathways for Admission of Syrian, Afghan, and Ukrainian students announces FY 2025 Application Outline
- Call for Applications : Job Hunting Mentorship Program
- Her Imperial Highness Crown Princess Akishino visits Reunion Day for students with refugee backgrounds
- Call for applications for online course of “Japanese for work” for Afghans： Basic class
Projects
｜Scholarships
for higher education
We establish and operate a fund to provide scholarships to support refugees in Japan with university education both at undergraduate and graduate levels. In cooperation with various universities and educational institutions, we will expand opportunities of higher education.
｜Admission
into Japanese society
We admit people with refugee experience from abroad to Japan, offer support in Japanese education and social integration, and provide career counseling. We also support them in widening network with the local welcoming communities.
｜Support for employment
and self-reliance
We provide information and opportunities regarding job hunting and employment to refugees admitted from abroad. We also network with the business sector that promotes employment of international human resources including refugees-experienced people.
｜Awareness raising
and advocacy
In Japan and in Asia as a whole, we raise awareness of admission of people with refugee background and make advocacy for social environment and systems. For the purpose, we hold symposiums, give lectures, contribute to international conferences, and make our voice heard through the media.
【Achievement】 Programmes for Admission of Refugee Students (as of March 2023) Period: 2017 – March 2023 (＊PJ succeeded the programme from Japan Association for Refugees (JAR)) Admitted students: 39 Syrians, 9 Afghans and 108 Ukrainians Location for admission; Japan (Miyagi, Chiba, Toyo, Kanagawa, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyogo, Okayama, Shimane, Kumamoto, Okinawa) Partners: Religions for Peace, Japan (RfP Japan), Japan ICU Foundation (JICUF)
Contact
Our activities are supported by your support and donation. We would highly appreciate if you could give your hand to pave the way for younger generation with refugee experiences, due to conflict or persecution, by empowering them to receive higher education, get employment and be an active member of the society in Japan.
If you would like to be involved in refugee admission, make a donation or have an interview as media, you can contact us here .
About us
| Organization | Pathways Japan PJ |
| Establishment | 7th July 2021 |
| Main Office | The Office Kanda 501, 1-8-3 Kanda Ogawa-machi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo Japan |
| Councilors | FUJITA Naosuke (Lawyer) KONO Satoko (Representative, ARUN) OKUNO Yukiko (Professor Tokyo Metropolitan University) |
| Directors | ORII Norimasa (Representative director, Pathways Japan) IUCHI Setsuo (Board member of an association) ISHII Hiroaki (Board director, Japan Association for refugees) SUZUKI Mayo (Co Founder, Social Connection for Human Rights) TSUDA Izumi (Board member of Refugee Entrepreneurship Support Fund) HASEBE Mika (Associate professor at Meiji Gakuin University) |
| Auditors | NEMOTO Takeshi （Lawyer） EBISUI Shigeki （Certified public accountant） |