In 1974 the Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs began hosting "Reunions of Former Students in Japan from Southeast Asian Countries" upon the suggestion of Minister of Finance Takeo Fukuda (who later became prime minister).
ໃນປີ 1974 ກະຊວງການຕ່າງປະເທດຍີ່ປຸ່ນໄດ້ລິເລີ່ມ ຈັດກອງປະຊຸມ "Reunion of Former Students in Japan from Southeast Asia Countries" ຕາມຄໍາແນະນໍາຂອງທ່ານ ລັດຖະມົນຕີກະຊວງການເງິນ ທ່ານ Takeo Fukuda (ຜູ້ທີ່ພາຍຫລັງ ໄດ້ກາຍເປັນ ນາຍົກລັດຖະມົນຕີ ຍີ່ປຸ່ນ).