Organization overview

History of APCC

• November 1988

  Established Executive Committee of the Asian- Pacific Children’s Convention in Fukuoka (APCC)

• 1st

  July 1989

  Asian-Pacific Exposition, an event to celebrate Fukuoka city’s 100th anniversary. 1st APCC was held as a commemorative event of the 1989 Asian-Pacific Exposition. Invited 1,110 participants from 35 countries and regions.
  Since then, we have held an invitation program every summer (approximately 350-400 people from 40 countries and regions).

  

• March 1992

  Inauguration of APCC Supporters’ Association

• 6th

  March 1994

  Children from Fukuoka visit various locations in the Asia-Pacific during spring break and experience homestays.
  "Mission Project" starts

  

• 9th

  July 1997

  Logo and theme song "We are the BRIDGE" were created

• 10th

  July 1998

  Invited Peace Ambassadors (69 PAs from 37 countries/regions)
  BRIDGE CLUB established

• 12th

  July 2000

  "School Visit" program was launched

  

• 14th

  February 2002

  APCC was granted NPO status

• 15th

  July 2003

  Invitation program was cancelled due to outbreak of SARS.
  "Heart from Fukuoka Project" was created in response to this cancellation.

• 16th

  July 2004

  APCC was held alongside the World Assembly as a commemorative event of 59th International Junior Chamber World Congress Fukuoka Conference. Participated from 57 countries/regions.
  Held Global camp including 240 Japanese children

  

• 20th

  July 2008

  20th anniversary special event and PR campaign was held
  "Next APCC" the 30th year strategic plan was announced.
  Launched BRIDGE CLUB International Organization. Announced new education program, Wing Kids Program.

• 21st

  December 2008

  "Wing Kids Program" starts

• July 2009

  All events after the exchange camp in Invitation program was cancelled due to influenza A (H1N1)

• 24th

  July 2012

  "One-day school visit program" at local elementary schools was co-hosted by APCC and the Fukuoka city board of education

  

• 25th

  July 2013

  25th Anniversary special event and PR campaign was held
  Overseas contact managers/Bridge ClUB (BC) representatives were specially invited, and many overseas BC members also participated at their own expense.
  1st BRIDGE CLUB Presidents meeting was held
  A fictional film "Midori’s Flying Goldfish" was created and screened nationwide.

  

• August 2013

  Summer Mission Project was started

• 28th

  October 2015

  2nd BRIDGE CLUB Presidents Meeting was held in Indonesia

• December 2015

  Global BRIDGE Leader (GBL) action program was launched for high school students

• 30th

  July 2018

  30th Anniversary program and Grand reunion was organized
  Future plans from 31st year was announced
  Proposed new name "BRIDGE KIDS PROGRAMS" Expanded the range and aims and added new features to the two main programs, “BRIDGE Summer Camp” and “BRIDGE Challenge Trip”

  

• 31st

  2019

  Under the new program name ``BRIDGE KIDS PROGRAMS,'' the invitation-type project will be called ``BRIDGE Summer Camp,'' and the dispatch-type project will be called ``BRIDGE Challenge Trip.''

• 32nd

  2020

  Due to the global spread of the new coronavirus infection (COVID-19), we have decided to cancel both the BRIDGE Challenge Trip Spring in February and the BRIDGE Summer Camp in April. From July to August, an exchange project "BRIDGE Summer WEB Camp" was held using the Internet as an alternative plan.

• 33rd

  2021

  Continuing from last year, due to the impact of the new coronavirus infection, the online exchange project "BRIDGE Virtual Summer Camp" was held from August to November.

• 34th

  2022

  Education site "APCC for education" was launched
  "BRIDGE Virtual Summer Camp'' was held from July to September, and PAs (Peace Ambassadors) was invited to Fukuoka for the first time in three years from October to November.