One Young World Japan

Empowering Japan's Future Leaders

One Junior World
2025 Leadership Camp
Report

March 24 ~ 28, 2025

～Next Young Leaders Gather in Akita to Shape the Future of Local Communities ～

July 1, 2025 – Tokyo, Japan

Akita International University

As part of its initiative to foster next-generation leaders under the age of 18, One Young World Japan, in collaboration with Akita International University (AIU), hosted Global Leadership Camp 2025 under the theme: “Exploring Regional Sustainability in a Shrinking Society.”

A total of 42 high school students from across Japan gathered at the AIU campus, where they participated in lectures by globally and locally active changemakers, as well as faculty members from AIU. These sessions helped deepen their understanding of global perspectives and local challenges.
Our program also included a fieldwork component in Gojome Town, Akita Prefecture, where students engaged directly with real-world issues facing the community. Working in groups, they developed concrete proposals for a sustainable regional future and delivered presentations in English on the final day.

Each participant took a meaningful step forward as a young leader, equipped with new insights and experiences.

You can download our GLC2025 report here (PDF format).

Event Overview

GLC2025-Group Photo

VENUE:
Akita International University (AIU)

  • Participants:
    42 Junior & Senior High School Students
    8 Scholarship Recipients
    90 applicants
  • Date:
    Monday, March 24, 2025  ~ Friday, March 28, 2025 
  • Selection:
    Essay and interview
  • Prefectures Represented: 22
    Hokkaido, Iwate, Miyagi, Akita, Fukushima, Ishikawa, Ibaraki, Tochigi, Gunma, Saitama, Chiba, Tokyo, Kanagawa, Gifu, Aichi, Shizuoka, Kyoto, Osaka, Okayama, Tokushima, Fukuoka, and Saga
  • Schools Represented: 35
    Shirayuri Gakuen, Shibuya Kyouiku Gakuen Makuhari, Suitokokusai, Gunma Kokusai Academy, Kumon Kokusai, Sapporo Nihon Daigaku, Doushisha, Sendaiikuei Gakuen, Akita Kokusai, Kanazawa Daigaku Fuzoku, Hokuriku Gakuin, Aichi Shinwa Gakuen Taisei, Yame, Eisu Gakkan, Dalton Tokyo Gakuen, Shotoku Yono, Hokkaido Monbetsu, Akita Chuo, Yasaka Higashi, Ichikawa, Handa, Chuo Daigaku Fuzoku, Fukuoka Futaba, Shizuoka, Seishin Gakuen, Shijonawate, Miyazaki Daiichi, Jounouchi, Souka, Kaetsu Ariake, Bunka Gakuen Daigaku Suginami, Shizuoka Gakuen Nagomi, Kinki Daigaku Fuzoku Hiroshima, Housei Daigaku Dai Ni, Gifu, and Ichihara Chuo
  • Languages: English, Japanese

Schedule

DAY 1

  • Orientation
  • Introduction To AIU
  • Campus Tour
  • Welcome Dinner

DAY 2

  • Transportation to BABAME BASE
  • Keynote Speech
    “What is a sustainable society?”
    AIU Associate Professsor Shogo Kudo
  • Field Trip in BABAME BASE
  • Talk Session
    “Practice and Challenges to a sustainable society”
  • Lunch
    *Damako Pot cooked by students and local residents
  • Field Trip to Gojome area
  • Reflection

DAY 3

  • OYW Ambassador Talk
    Ms. Nanako Miyauchi
  • Group Work
  • Presentation Skill Workshop
    AIU Associate Professor
    Yuichi Tagane

DAY 4

  • Group Work
  • Presentation Competition Rehearsal

DAY 5

  • Presentation Competition
  • Ceremony
  • Camp Conclusion

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Speakers & Mentors

Testimonials

Student Evaluation

Opinions received from the students.

"The most important thing I learned was that if you really try and have fun, no matter how hard you try, it will never get harder or tougher. From now on, I would like to gain more experience in doing things seriously and grow as a person."
1st Year High School Student
1st Year High School StudentFukuoka
"I would like to use the presentation skills I acquired in this workshop for presentations at school and other occasions. I have not been a leader in anything much in the past, but from now on I would like to demonstrate the leadership skills I have acquired and become a good leader."
3rd Year Junior High School Student
3rd Year Junior High School StudentOkayama
“I was happy to know that I could meet people who were students from all over the country. There was a lot of information and things to learn from these people that I would not normally get from them. It was tough to work all day long on our ideas and prepare for the final presentation, but it was not hard because we got to do something we don't usually do, and it will lead to our future. It was also good to learn important things from the lectures, things that will be useful in the future. I am glad that I participated because I learned a lot and experienced a lot.”
2nd Year High School Student
2nd Year High School StudentKyoto
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Special Thanks

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Past Camps

Global Leadership Camp 2025 Report
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