Europe Regions “MIRAI”

Benefits & funding

• Participants receive the organized academic, policy, cultural and networking program in Japan.
• The accessible official pages do not itemize airfare, accommodation, meals or personal-cost coverage.
• For cataloging, the opportunity is classified as Free because the official invitation pages publish no participation fee; applicants must verify exact coverage in their country’s current guidelines.

Eligibility

• The central program is for undergraduate students, graduate students and young professionals from Europe, Central Asia and the Caucasus who study or work in politics, security policy, economics, international relations, Asian or Japan studies, or related fields.
• Because young professionals are an eligible route alongside university and graduate students, no universal degree-level gate is stated; Open to all is the least-excluding structured value.
• Nationality is restricted to citizens of Albania, Andorra, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, the United Kingdom or Uzbekistan; applicants must not hold Japanese nationality.
• The latest verified Rule of Law call for Central Asia and the Caucasus required applicants to be 20 to 30 years old; the central page publishes no universal age limit across all routes.
• No universal residency, gender or work-experience requirement is stated on the accessible central page.

Application process

1. 1
   Check the relevant Japanese embassy’s current MIRAI call and confirm that the applicant’s country and preferred theme are eligible.
2. 2
   Read the cycle-specific guidelines and complete the online application in English.
3. 3
   Upload the documents required in the latest verified call: a valid passport copy, Letter of Understanding, privacy consent, academic transcript or enrollment certificate, and a recent headshot.
4. 4
   Follow selection instructions sent by the responsible embassy or program organizer.

Program timeline

1. Most recent verified application deadline

   Oct 15, 2025

2. Approximate online pre-exchange timing for the latest verified Rule of Law group

   Early December 2025

3. Latest verified visit to Japan began

   Jan 14, 2026

4. Latest verified visit to Japan ended

   Jan 20, 2026

5. No exact application opening date or visit dates published on the accessible official pages

   2026/2027 cycle