TEENS SQUARE TOKYO PROJECT 2025: A Global Forum on Shaping the Future!

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) is working to realize a “Children First” society by reexamining all metropolitan policies from a young person’s perspective and promoting child-oriented policies.

Under the Tokyo Metropolitan Basic Ordinance on Children, Tokyo is committed to creating an environment in which all children can grow up healthy and free-spirited, with hope for both the present and the future, nurtured by society.

As part of efforts to promote this philosophy, Tokyo will host the youth forum TEENS SQUARE TOKYO PROJECT 2025 , where teens  from Tokyo will, through exchanges with their peers from overseas cities, think for themselves about what makes a “child-friendly city” and share their ideas with the world.

Youth Forum “TEENS SQUARE TOKYO PROJECT 2025”

1. Date and Time
   Thursday, August 21, 2025
   2:30 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
2.  How to Watch
   The forum will be available to everyone via live online streaming and archived backups. We warmly invite you to tune in.

    Japanese Stream Version

   

   English Stream Version

   

3. Format
   Simultaneous interpretation will be provided in Japanese and English.
4. Program
   Presentations by children from participating cities on the theme: “Our Vision for a Child-Friendly City” 

Time	Program
2:30 p.m.	Opening Remarks
2:40 p.m.	Presentation: Brussels
3:10 p.m.	Presentation: Dublin
3:50 p.m.	Presentation: Surabaya
4:20 p.m.	Presentation: Taipei
4:55 p.m.	Presentation: Tokyo
5:35 p.m.	Expert Commentary
5:45 p.m.	Closing

 

What is the TEENS SQUARE TOKYO PROJECT 2025?

It is a program where young people themselves think about and share their vision of a “child-friendly city” through workshops on the Tokyo Metropolitan Basic Ordinance on Children and exchanges with peers from overseas cities.

Theme
“Our Vision for a Child-Friendly City”

Activities

1. Workshops on the Tokyo Metropolitan Basic Ordinance on Children and related initiatives
2. Forum inviting teens from overseas cities to present initiatives and exchange ideas

Participants
Junior and senior high school-aged students from Tokyo and invited cities.

Invited Cities
Brussels, Dublin, Surabaya, Taipei

Forum Date
Thursday, August 21, 2025
This initiative is part of the “Tokyo 2050 Strategy. ”

• Strategy 1: Children – Promoting child-centered policies
• Strategy 28: Co-Creating the Future  – Strengthening international collaboration with overseas cities