They say May 22 is Day of Girl Scouts in Japan. In 1909, Robert Baden-Powell, the founder of Scouting, decided that girls should not be in the same organization as the boys, and the Girl Guides were founded in the UK in 1910. Internationally it is governed by the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts with member organizations in 144 countries.
In Japan the first Girl Scout was founded in 1919 and had the starting ceremony on January 30, 1920 with 12 members. However it was dissolved in 1942 at the war time once. It resumed the activity in 1947, and on May 22, 1949 the Girl Scouts of Japan was set up. There are about 1,500 groups and 53,000 members. They will celebrate 90 years of Girl Scouting in Japan next year in 2010.
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