The Asian Development Youth Forum (ADYF) held its second video conference on July 29, 2005, in collaboration with Vietnamese students in Hanoi, connecting the TDLC in Tokyo with the Vietnam Development Information Center in Hanoi.

An international video conference on ‘Inclusion of Children and People in Welfare and Education’ was held by Seisa University on July 7, 2005 via the GDLN. Speakers at the TDLC in Tokyo were connected with the Philippines and 6 Seisa study centers across Japan, bringing together approximately 200 participants with backgrounds in education and welfare.

Mayor Koichi Sueyoshi of Kitakyushu City visited the TDLC on July 8 where he reconfirmed the city’s committment to contributing to solutions for environmental issues through the TDLC.