“Japan Bird Festival 2017” aiming at “Creating Coexistence Between Humans and Birds” was held for two days. AIRA members participated as volunteer interpreters for the foreign booths at the request of the executive committee. (No.17-16)
The Open-Air-Art Exhibition this year marks memorial 20th of the series since its first opening in 1998. (No. 17-12)
Abiko Senior High School that wants to promote developing global human resources requested AIRA to dispatch a person who can give a lecture on the experiences residing abroad. AIRA sent one of the members who lived in foreign countries for a long time as a lecturer.（No. 17-14）
The twentieth Abiko International Open-Air Art Exhibition (AIOE) 2017 is coming soon. Domestic and foreign invitation artists have arrived in Abiko and made a courtesy visit to Mayor of Abiko. As usual AIRA sent volunteer interpreters for supporting the courtesy visit and Lake Teganuma cruise. (No.17-13)
The 19th Abiko International Speech Contest was held co-hosted by Abiko City and AIRA and 15 participants made their speeches. Also, with the Tokyo Olympics coming up in three years, a lecture under the title of “The Olympics and Jigoro Kano” was given by Professor Masaki Fujiwara. (No.17-11)