Coordinator for International Relations
To promote international exchange and multicultural understanding in Okaya City, the Coordinator for International Relations (CIR) assists and organizes various projects with the aim of helping Japanese society adjust to an ever increasingly multilingual, multicultural, and international world.
Many of these projects are related to international exchange programs, primary and secondary school visits, language classes, cooking classes, cultural lectures, as well as translating and interpreting.
However, the CIR is involved in a multitude of projects that fall outside of these categories.
The current Okaya City Coordinator for International Relations (CIR) is Jared Stanford from the New Zealand
To request the assistance of the CIR, please fill out the following form and send it by fax or post to the Okaya International Center.
Request Form (in Japanese)
CIR Request Form (Japanese).pdf
Current Okaya City Coordinator for International Relations
 Jared Stanford New Zealand 2024 - present |
Previous Okaya City Coordinator for International Relations
 Caroline (Kay) Speth USA 2018 - 2024 |  Margaret (Meg) Peavey USA 2016 - 2018 |  Matthew (Matt) Taylor England 2012 - 2016 |  Mervin Salazar Philippines 2008 - 2012 |
 Mia Tei South Korea 2008 - 2008 |  Sarah Achilles New Zealand 2004 - 2008 | Daisuke Morihara Brazil 2003 - 2004 |  Eric Lindblom USA 1998 - 2003 |
 Stephanie Janiak USA 1997 - 1998 |