SEISA Africa Asia Bridge 2023

The Fukuda Doctrine and the Three Guiding Principles of SEISA

This year marks the 50th commemorative year of ASEAN-Japan Friendship and Cooperation, though do you know about the “Fukuda Doctrine”?
In the 1970s, Japan was taunted as being an “economical animal” and Southeast Asian countries were concerned that the rapidly expanding Japanese exports of synthetic rubber and other products would threaten their major local industries.
There were also memories of the former Japanese military advancing into Southeast Asia that Prime Minister Kakuei Tanaka faced anti-Japanese riots when he visited Indonesia in 1974.
The “Fukuda Doctrine” is what Prime Minister Takeo Fukuda announced in Manilla to try to improve this situation and it is what serves till this day as the foundation of Japanese diplomacy with the ASEAN countries. The three principles of the doctrine state that Japan would never become a military power, will build a “heart-to-heart relationship”, and will cooperate to build equal partnership with ASEAN countries.
How does this “heart-to-heart relationship” build? I believe that it can only be created by the hands of people who can keep the Three Guiding Principles of SEISA, “Understand each other,” “Leave nobody out,” and “Make Friends.”
SAAB is an initiative made by SEISA friends who keep these three guiding principles. They spend a whole year learning, thinking, and doing things together with the attempt to understand the world that the global society is aiming for by trying to achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
To our honored guests, SAAB embodies the educational philosophy of our late former president Miyazawa, and we hope that you will visit the various exhibits and events, picturing our students with the SEISA spirit, spreading the idea of “World Kyosei (living together with harmony)” all across Japan and around the world.

Executive Committee Chair (Former Director of JICA-Africa),
Kazuhisa MATSUOKA

SEISA Africa Asia Bridge Future 宣言

一 ． わたしたちは、知ることを通して繋がる、「知繋」という考え方のもと、SEISA Africa Asia Bridgeを通して、アフリカとアジアの共生と相互理解を深め、ユネスコスクールキャンディデート校に選ばれた星槎中学高等学校をはじめ、星槎の理念である、「人を認める」「人を排除しない」「仲間を作る」の３つの約束を掲げて、世界が抱える人権と平和の問題に対して解決できる担い手となります。
Under the guiding principle of 'Chikei： “Connect through Knowledge,” we will deepen the coexistence and mutual understanding between Africa and Asia through the SEISA Africa Asia Bridge. With the lead of SEISA Junior and Senior High School, a selected candidate of UNESCO Associated Schools by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, we will embrace SEISA's three guiding principles of 'Understand each other,' 'Leave nobody out,' and 'Make friends,' and aim to become catalysts capable of addressing global human rights and peace issues.

一． わたしたちは国際連合が掲げる持続可能な開発目標の実現に向けて学びを深め、具体的な行動としてフードバンクなど貧困や飢餓が続く世界に対して、必要とする寄付活動を実践していきます。
We will deepen our understanding and take concrete actions, such as food bank donations, to work towards the realization of the first and second Sustainable Development Goals set forth by the United Nations, in order to alleviate global poverty and hunger.

一． わたしたちは、持続可能な開発目標にも掲げられている、気候変動への具体的な対策、自然の豊かさを守ろうという考えのもとで、再生エネルギーを積極的に利用し、節電に努めることなど、経済発展と環境の両立について考え、行動していきます。
We will actively embrace the use of renewable energy and strive for energy conservation, in alignment with the idea of protecting nature's bounty and taking concrete measures against climate change, as outlined in the Sustainable Development Goals.
We will attempt to balance economic development and environmental preservation.

一． わたしたちは、今まで学んできたアフリカ・アジアの知識を自分たちだけで留まらせるだけではなく、より多くの人と共有し、伝え続けます。
We will continue to relay the knowledge obtained through learning about Africa and Asia, to as many people as possible, not just keep it to ourselves.

一． わたしたちは、スポーツを通じて、アフリカ・アジアなどの国々と交流を深め、日本とのかけ橋になるとともに、オリンピック・パラリンピックに参加できる国がより増えていけるよう活動していきます。
We will foster deeper exchanges with countries in Africa, Asia, and other regions We will foster deeper exchanges with countries in Africa, Asia, and other regions through sports, serving as a bridge between Japan and these nations. Additionally, through sports, serving as a bridge between Japan and these nations. Additionally, we will work to increase the number of countries that we will work to increase the number of countries that could could pparticipate in the Olympic articipate in the Olympic and Paralympic Gamesand Paralympic Games.

起草者 Ｄｒａｆｔｅｒ
星槎全国生徒会 SEISA National Student Government 代表 Rep. Student Name　武久日菜子
星槎全国生徒会 SEISA National Student Government 代表 Rep. Student Name　林孝太郎
星槎高等学校 SEISA High School 代表 Rep. Student Name　勝又蒼空
星槎中学校 SEISA Junior High School 代表 Rep. Student Name　福嶋九龍
星槎もみじ中学校 SEISA Momiji Junior High School 代表 Rep. Student Name　桝家結衣