In cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 30 GRIPS graduates from various countries of South and Southeast Asia were invited to participate in a week-long program in Japan which was held from August 20 -27, 2017. In conjunction with the 20th anniversary of GRIPS, the purpose of the program was to learn about the earthquake recovery and disaster prevention in the coastal area of Iwate Prefecture in the Tohoku region that was hard hit by the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake. Read more…