{"id":7512,"date":"2024-01-15T13:03:04","date_gmt":"2024-01-15T04:03:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pathways-j.org\/?page_id=7512"},"modified":"2025-08-19T17:17:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-19T08:17:32","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pathways-j.org\/en\/about","title":{"rendered":"About Pathways Japan-EN"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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<\/span>About Pathways Japan<\/span><\/span>
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Vision<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Pathways Japan aims to create a world where anyone is<\/mark><\/mark> provided with an opportunity to create their own future.<\/mark><\/mark><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mission<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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Admission<\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

To admit refugees from all over the world and empower them to be a member of the Japanese society with their own initiative.
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Higher Education<\/strong><\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

To create and offer higher education opportunities in Japan to people with refugee experience, utilizing out our variety of partners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Social change<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

To create social environment and systems that can admit people with refugee background to entire sectors of society in Japan and Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


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At the end of 2020, the number of refugees and displaced persons worldwide reached 82.4 million. While some people need assistance during the emergency phase, many are willing to create their future without relying on the so-colled \u201csupport.\u201d \n\nPathways Japan started its activities in July 2021 with the aim to open new pathways for refugees through education, taking over the \u201cProgramme for admission of Syrian Refugee Students\u201d from Japan Association for Refugees in its sixth year of implementation.\n\nWe have seen, through the five years of their admission, how tough it can be for each admitted student can be. We want to give an opportunity, to open her\/his own future in a new land, here in Japan. As an international student, learning the language, culture, and customs of a new country in a short period of time is anything but easy. However, students have overcome insurmountable challenges step by step with their strength, which enabled them to cross borders and make their own paths. Sympathizing with their struggles, connecting them with people who are eager to welcome and support them. Our community have spread across Japan, from Tohoku to Okinawa. \n\nOur name, \u201cPathways Japan (PJ),\u201d comes from our passion to make it a path to Japan and a path to the future for the younger generation who have gone through refugee experiences. We sincerely hope to realize our passion and involve a much greater circle of people who are willing to offer their support and believe in people reaching out for an opportunity. <\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Representative Director\nORII Norimasa<\/pre>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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ORII Norimasa (Representative director, Pathways Japan)<\/big><\/big>
Born in 1968. After working for a company, he started working for an NGO in 2002, providing humanitarian assistance during humanitarian crises in Afghanistan, Iran, Palestine, Syria and Myanmar, and natural disasters in Iran, Pakistan, Indonesia, Myanmar and Haiti, etc. Since 2016, he has been working for the Japan Association for Refugees\uff08JAR)  as a manager for refugee admission project. In July 2021, he was involved in the establishment of Pathways Japan after the project was transferred from the JAR , and became its representative director. He holds a Master\u2019s degree in International Politics.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Profile of Directors, Councillors, Auditors<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
Activity Report<\/h3>\n\n\n
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FY2022 Activity Report (in Japanese)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Media coverage (in Japanese)<\/strong><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Award<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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\u30fbIwasa Foundation for Education and Culture”SDGs Japan Scholarship”<\/a>\uff08October, 2022\uff09<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\u30fbCommissioner for Cultural Affairs Award<\/a>\uff08December, 2023\uff09<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Network membership<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
\u30fbGlobal Task Force on Third Country Education Pathways<\/a>
\u30fbForum for Refugees Japan (FRJ)<\/a>
\u30fbJ-FUN\uff08Japan Council of UNHCR-NGOs\uff09<\/a>
\u30fbActions for Afghans (AFA)<\/a>
\u30fbJapan Education Pathways Network (JEPN)<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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About us<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Organization<\/td>Pathways Japan PJ<\/td><\/tr>
Establishment<\/td>7th July 2021<\/td><\/tr>
Main Office<\/td>Fukunaga Building 4F, 2-16-5, Koraku, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo Japan<\/td><\/tr>
Councilors<\/td>FUJITA Naosuke (Lawyer)
KONO Satoko (Representative, ARUN)
OKUNO Yukiko (Professor Tokyo Metropolitan University)<\/td><\/tr>
Directors<\/td>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)<\/td><\/tr>
Auditors<\/td>NEMOTO Takeshi \uff08Lawyer\uff09
FUJISAWA Yuki \uff08Certified public accountant\uff09<\/td><\/tr>
Special Advisor<\/td>WATANABE Toshizo<\/td><\/tr>
Advisor<\/td>ISHIKAWA Eri\uff08Chair of the Board, Japan Association for Refugees\uff09<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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