Youth Exchange between Charleroi and Himeji

On July 26, by invitation of the city of Charleroi, the sister city of Himeji, Ms. Kurihara attended a farewell party for the youth exchange programme between Charleroi and Himeji, where in attendance of Charleroi city officials and their host families the Japanese students from Himeji introduced themselves in French and sang a Japanese song. Last year’s youth exchange was suspended due to the terrorist attacks in Brussels in March 2016. The attendants expressed their joy and expectations for the continuation of the exchanges. The sister city collaboration between the two cities is the oldest and one of the most active ones among the Japan-Belgium sister city relations.