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Brief History
Mr.HOZUMI Goichi

1957 9 Asian Students Cultural Association (ASCA) was established by
Mr.HOZUMI Goichi.
1959 8 Association for Overseas Technical Scholarship (AOTS) was established
by Mr. HOZUMI Goichi.
1960 6 Asia Bunka Kaikan (ABK) was opened.
1964 11 Asia Bunka Kaikan Dosokai (ABKD Alumni Association) was inaugurated.
1966 6 The first Conference of the Board of Representatives of ABKD was held.
1967 The first batch of ABKD Scholarship trainees were accepted.
1968 12 Hirosima Asia Bunka Kaikan was opened.
1969 12 Sosei Dormitory was opened.
1972 7 Japan-Thailand Economic Cooperation Society was established.
1973 1 Technological Promotion Association (Thai-Japan)(TPA) was established
under the united coopperation of ex-students and trainees of ABKD.
1980 1 Foreign Students Advisery Center was started.
3 Dormitory for the Chinese Students in Japan ,Ohmori-ryo, was opened at
the request of Chinese Embassy in Japan.
1983 4 Dormitory for the Malaysian students in Japan , Bungaraya, was opend at
the request of Malaysian Embassy.
4 Japanese Language Institute for those who desire to go on to university in
Japan was started.
1986 4 Japanese Language Course for the young diplomats of Asia -Pacific
Regions was started at ABK by Ministry of Foreign Affairs .
12 The volunteer citizens' group "ABK Tomonokai" was organized.
1987 9 Special Japanese Course of the Japanese Language Institute was opened.
1988 4 Grassroots Scholarship for Foreign Students was started.
1989 1 ABK Asia Seminars was opened. Asian Language Classes were started.
1990 4 Dormitory for the Chinese students from Beijin , China, Tokyo-to Ohta
Kinenkan was opened.
1991 4 ABK Corporate Cooperation Scholarship was started.
1992 4 Akabane Domitory for Japanese Language Institute was opened.
1994 10 Tokyo-to Scholarship International Students were accepted and
Japanese language class for them was started.
2001 3 Hiroshima Asia Bunka Kaikan was closed.
Fujimae women's Domitory for Japanese Language Institute was opened.
9 Asia Bunka Kaikan Annex was opened.
2002 5 Sosei Dormitory was closed.
9 The 45th Anniversary of Foundation of Asian Students Cultural Association and Centennial Birth Anniversary of the late Mr. Hozumi Goichi, was commemorated.
9 Somei women's Dormitory for Japanese Language Institute was opened.