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Welcome! It is hard to believe, but the moment we have been preparing for so long is finally here. We are gathered together to live an extraordinary experience: the 23rd World Scout Jamboree! A World Scout Jamboree is a unique opportunity for you to...

Some 27 000 young Scouts aged 14 to 17 years have started to arrive today at the 23rd World Scout Jamboree that is being hosted by the Scout Association of Japan. Their arrivals, staggered over today and tomorrow, mark the start of the Jamboree...

The 23rd World Scout Jamboree app developers have been working very hard to create a central place for everyone to gain information quickly. The app has many features including emergency contacts so you know who to contact in case of an emergency and...

This morning, the #wsj2015 Media Centre was set abuzz by about 100 ISTs who turned up for the Marketing and Communications Department training. Head of the Media Centre, Yorimasa Matsudaira, and World Scout Committee member, Karin Ahlbäck, welcomed...

Enjoy the drone footage of the Jamboree site in Kirara-hama, which is transforming into a tented city for more than 33 000 Scouts! #wsj2015Posted by World Organization of the Scout Movement - WOSM on Monday, 27 July 2015

The WSB team are very busy setting up for your arrival at #wsj2015. We can't wait to see you all. When you have some free time come say hi to the #SWAward team at the #ActiveCitizen station in the #BetterWorld tent and get your own #SWAward ribbon.

UPDATE at 22:00, July 26: The weather forecast has changed and it will NOT be as windy tonight as earlier predicted. The forecast is that the wind will now not become any worse than it is now. Original text: Strong winds of 30-40 km/hour and gust of...

The WSB team are all traveling this week to Yamaguchi City, Japan for the 23rd World Scout Jamboree to set up. Will you be at the Jamboree? Come say hi to the #SWAward team at the #ActiveCitizen station in the #BetterWorld tent. #wsj2015

Teaching the good values of giving and sharing through educational interests, interaction and cultural experience, South Area Rovers and leaders of The Singapore Scout Association (SSA) teamed up with Rovers of Cambodia Scouts through its Project...

Over 33000 Scouts from around the world will travel to Japan for an experience of a lifetime – the 23rd World Scout Jamboree (WSJ) that will be taking place in Kirara-hama, Yamaguchi from 28 July to 8 August. Included in this picture are close to...

In less than three weeks, thousands of us will be making our way to Japan. And for 12 days, from 28 July to 8 August, we will be living together in a 286-hectare tented city in Kirara-hama, Yamaguchi, site of the 23rd World Scout Jamboree. Our host...

For the first time, The Scout Association of Mongolia (TSAM) will host the 31st Asia-Pacific Scout Jamboree in 2017. In preparation for this work, TSAM is taking a very important step of providing safe environment for young people. TSAM organized the...

Dear friends, This is to forward to you the attached list of candidates for election to the Africa Scout Committee. Kindly note that, subject to their standing with their nominating NSO and the standing of their respective NSOs with WOSM by the time...

John Findlay (Jack) McCracken was a former member of the International Relations Committee, Scouts Canada. He was instrumental in getting Canadian Scouting actively involved in supporting the development of the Movement in other countries. Jack...