Our Society
About us
The German-Japanese Youth Society (DJJG), a registered non-profit organization, was founded in Frankfurt on 22nd April 2006 by participants of the program “Hallo Japan 2005” of the Association of German-Japanese Societies (VDJG). The VDJG currently holds 51 German-Japanese Societies with a total of more than 7000 members. All these societies are based on the tradition of the “Wa-doku-kai” which was founded by Japanese and German students in Berlin as early as 1890 and thus was to be the first society between Japanese and Germans.
The DJJG was admitted to the VDJG as the 50th member at the VDJG conference in Bremen on 26th/27th May 2006. At the convention of the Working Committee of Central Youth Associations (AzJ) in Dresden from 19th to 21st October 2007 the DJJG was accepted into the German Federal Youth Council (DBJR) as the 10th member of the AzJ.
- Chairman: Hendrik Steinbrecher
- 1st Vice Chairwoman: Chiemi Hoshino
- 2nd Vice Chairman: Masaki Takahashi
- Board member / Treasurer: Frank Sartorius
- Board member / Secretary to the Board (Japan): Haruka Kakihisa
- Board member, Secretary to the Board (Germany): Christina Pietsch
Frank hat in Freiburg Chemie und in Hagen BWL studiert und promoviert seit Mitte 2009 in Organischer Chemie an der Universität Freiburg. Frank war mit „Hallo Japan 2007“ das erste mal in Japan. Sein Interesse an Japan ist einem Zufall zu verdanken: Er wollte während dem Zivildienst damit beginnen, eine „exotische“ Sprache erlernen. Es hätte genauso gut Thai, Chinesisch oder Indonesisch werden können, aber da einige seiner ehemaligen Mitschüler großes Interesse an Japan hatten, hat er begonnen Japanisch zu lernen (und ist bis heute dabei).
The DJJG is a registered non-profit organization aiming at promoting international understanding and deepening the relationships between Germany and Japan in the area of youth work. This includes the voluntary and independent taking on and conducting of functions of youth welfare service. DJJG shall strive to become the ideal organization for young people, achieving international understanding and youth welfare service.
Our goals are:
- Encouragement of contacts and teamwork among the members.
- Organization of shared cooperative activities.
- Collaboration with institutions, companies and partners in Germany and Japan.
- Collaboration with organizations having similar goals.