Asian Rural Institute

19/04/2021

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アジア農村指導者養成専門学校／Rural Leaders Training Center

22/06/2020

The 2020 Used Book Market is now open!

Starting from today, the 2020 Used Book Market has officially opened!
We are looking forward to your visit. 📚

As countermeasures to help prevent the spread of COVID19, we ask all visitors to follow the requests below when enjoying the Used Book Market.
● Please be sure to check and implement the requests you find written throughout the venue, such as wearing masks and gloves.
● As change will not be available at the book market, please prepare small change so you can easily purchase all the books you desire.
● From Wednesday, July 1st, we will change the opening time of the market to 11:00 in the morning in order to provide extra time for staff to thoroughly disinfect the venue each day.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation. We hope you have a great time at this year’s Used Book Market!

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The Asian Rural Institute has been financially affected by the spread of COVID19. To help continue the Rural Leaders Training Program for participants from Asia and Africa, we ask for your continued support.

10/06/2020

Opening of ARI Used Book Market


ARI's popular Used Book Market will be opening again this year!

Usually the book market is held in April every year, but it was postponed this year due to the effects of COVID19.
However, we are happy to announce that the Used Book Market will be held from June 22!
All the used books start from 100 yen. The books include bestsellers, paperback books, picture books, art books, and old books, coming from all over Japan.

ARI's Used Book Market has more than 10,000 books and many books written in English as well.
Enjoy reading new books, or nostalgic books, on the warm sunny terrace or down in the fashionable basement room.

Furthermore, this year, the Used Book Market will be held until the end of September, a little over three months!
Please feel free to drop by anytime during the summer.
　　
【Used Book Market Schedule】June 22 (Mon) – September 30 (Wed)*

*This schedule may be subject to change.

【Operating Days/Hours】　
● Monday – Saturday *Excluding holidays
● Open 9:00 / Close 17:00

【Venue】Nasu Seminar House (420-22 Tsukizawa, Nasushiobara City)
　

We would appreciate your understanding and cooperation regarding the following points to help prevent the spread of COVID19.
● Please wear a mask when visiting
● As change will not be available at the book market, please prepare small change so you can easily purchase all the books you desire.


ARI accepts donations of used books!
Please refer to the following if you would like to send us used books.
● We are unable to accept parcels on Saturdays, Sundays, and public holidays. We ask for your cooperation to refrain from sending packages to arrive on these days so that there is no need for redelivery.
● Please refrain from sending books that are heavily damaged/dirty.
　　　
【Address】
420-22 Tsukizawa, Nasushiobara-shi, Tochigi-ken
Nasu Seminar House
Used Book Market
329-2703
0287-36-3111

The books you send will be carefully managed and sold.

The sales from the Used Book Market will be used for the training of rural leaders at ARI. Thank you for kind your support.

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The Asian Rural Institute has been financially affected by the spread of COVID19. To help continue the Rural Leaders Training Program for participants from Asia and Africa, we ask for your continued support.

03/06/2020

The 48th Opening Ceremony was held at ARI on Friday, May 1st, with only ARI community members (students, staff, and volunteers) in attendance.
Unlike usual years, due to the influence of COVID19, we were only able to hold a small Opening Ceremony. However, after a lot of preparation and effort, the 2020 participants were able to give their self-introductions in Japanese. They also shared about their strong desires to learn as much as they can at ARI. Every day the participants are doing everything they can to make the most out of the time they have here at the institute.
All the members of ARI are looking forward to seeing you here again soon.
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The Asian Rural Institute has been financially affected by the spread of COVID19. To help continue the Rural Leaders Training Program for participants from Asia and Africa, we ask for your continued support.

19/05/2020

The Asian Rural Institute (ARI) is seeking a qualified candidate to serve as a regular staff member.

ARI is an extraordinary and unique working environment where you can develop your abilities and leadership.

Job Opportunities:
Managing Livestock

Please find more details via the following link (Only in Japanese):
http://www.ari-edu.org/2020/02/04/recruit_farm2020/
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The Asian Rural Institute has been financially affected by the spread of COVID19. To help continue the Rural Leader Training Program for participants from Asia and Africa, we ask for your continued support.

26/03/2020

[48th Opening Ceremony: we have decided to postpone and host an internal ceremony]

In the midst of all the confusion throughout Japan and the world due to COVID-19, the Asian Rural Institute is still planning on holding it`s 2020 Rural Leader`s Training Program, welcoming many participants from Africa and Asia. Yet, due to the contagious COVID-19 we must change the start date of this year’s program. We will therefore have the opening ceremonies for this year’s program on Friday, May 1st with the participants who arrive by the end of April, staff and volunteers. Unfortunately, this means that we will not be able to welcome outside guests to this year’s opening ceremonies.
Other annual events in April and May will also be affected by this situation. We have decided to cancel the Old Book Market and English Farm programs with the hopes of convening them in the autumn or winter of this year. We also are not able to accept visitors and campers until the end of May. As always, we appreciate your ongoing support and understanding.

21/02/2020

We had a final presentation and commencement service for our Training Assistant of 2019, today. Tebby (Mrs. Teberetaake Tokantetaake) from Kiribati has finished year-long training program successfully and will be back home soon. She will spread her learning through her work as an agricultural officer and try to solve the food sufficiency issue in Kiribati. Please remember her in your prayer.

14/12/2019

The 9-month training has finished, and the 47th Commencement Service (Graduation ceremony) was held today. 22 rural leaders from 13 countries graduated from Asian Rural Institute. Having gained a bagful of new skills, knowledge and insights, they will go back home to share their learnings, visions and dreams with the people in their communities. Please pray for their success in their dreams and the sustainable development of their communities.

15/10/2019

Due to this typhoon No. 19, landslides and river inundation occurred one after another in several places in Japan.
We would like to express our condolences to those who have been victims of the disaster and pray for those who haven't been found to be rescued as soon as possible.
We would also like to extend our sincere condolences to those who have been injured, those who have been affected by the disaster, their families, and those concerned.

In our school, we confirm the safety of all participants, staff and long-term volunteers and the situation in the facilities, and we can operate as usual. We would like to thank all for your concerns.

We pray those who affected so that they can return to their normal lives as soon as possible.

14/10/2019

We thank everyone who expressed the concerns. We are all safe despite the big typhoon. On Sunday, we carried out HTC without any major problems and many people came and enjoyed and celebrated the harvest together.

10/10/2019

The HTC on October 12 (Sat) was canceled after receiving confirmation that the Typhoon 19 is drawing closer to the Kanto region and is expected to hit on that day. HTC on October 13 (Sun.) will be held as planned. In addition to the cancelation of the Saturday activities, please be aware that there is still a possibility that the events on Sunday may be changed as well.
For all those who have been looking forward to the HTC events, we appreciate your understanding and sincerely apologize for any inconvenience caused.

26/09/2019

Community Rice Harvesting Day!! We've got a good harvest this year! Thank you for your support!