Forum #12 – Tohoku Planning Forum Event
March 11th 2013 will be the second anniversary of the Great East Japan Earthquake and its ensuing disasters. This will be the last in our series of regular forums. Thereafter we will continue as an 'on-demand' resource.
For this event we have a number of speakers to report on what has been achieved over this time and how this has hopefully helped the people of Tohoku. We are also asking a number of speakers to discuss what has sadly not been done, as well as work still being engaged in.
VENUE The University of Tokyo, Hongo Campus, Building 14, Room 141 (1F)
Registration It is a free but first-come-first-served basis.info@tpf2.net
http://www.tpf2.net/forum
March 28, 2013 12:00 pm
Diversity beyond Gender: Inclusion of People with Disabilities in the Workplace
An often overlooked and under-hired pool of talent, People with Disabilities are being increasingly absorbed into mainstream society, education and employment in Japan. Motivating factors for organisations can vary from Corporate Social Responsibility and on-going employment of the ageing population, to an awareness and focus on ‘abilities’ rather than ‘disabilities’. Or, perhaps the 2% quota imposed by Japan’s Ministry of Health and Welfare – with penalties for non-compliance – has forced the issue?
Join us for lunch on March 28, at the Shangri-La Tokyo, for the third in the BCCJ’s series of events on Diversity and Inclusion.
Three panelists with deep professional knowledge and experience will share their challenges and strategies for hiring and including People with Disabilities in the workplace
https://www.bccjapan.com/
Friday, March 29, 2013 Door open at 7:00 p.m., talk start at 7:30 p.m.
Narushige Michishita: Another Cold War in Asia?
Venue: Temple University, Japan Campus, Azabu Hall 2F
(access: http://www.tuj.ac.jp/maps/
Speaker: Narushige Michishita, Associate Professor, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
Moderator: Robert Dujarric, ICAS Director
Admission: Free (Open to general public)
Language: English
RSVP:icas@tuj.temple.edu
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Saturday March 30
JAMBO's Chidorigafuchi Night Cherry Blossom Viewing
(Cancelled in case of rain) (FREE)
Meet in front of the Budokan at 6:15PM.
Please bring some snacks/drinks. If you come late, please go to the Kita no Maru Park which is past the Budokan on the left side. If you can 't find us, please call me (080-6546-7688) and I'll meet you at the clock just past the Budokan.
Kita no Maru Park - 6:15 - 7:30PM
Yasukuni Shrine Food Stand Area - 7:45 - 9:00PM
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March 3016:00-18:00
Trafficking in Persons lecture
Lecture by a young Filipino who was a victim of human trafficking and forced to work in cyber sex industry. She will share her experience as well as her current life.
Reservation needed.
Venue: Wesley Foundation
RSVP requested: Phone: 03-6427-4696 Fax: 03-6427-4697
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Sunday March 31
Mitsuike Park Cherry Blossom Party (FREE) and an American Style Home Party (500 yen)
Meeting Place and Time: Shinkawasaki (JR Shounan Shinjuku Line and JR Yokosuka Line) ticket gate at 11:10 AM
Course (about 2 hours walking time): Shinkawasaki Station - YumemigaSaki Animal Park - Mitsuike Park - Soutoku Temple - Tsurumi Sta. - Clyde's house for Party Please bring some lunch and drink for the cherry blossom party.
If you’re only joining the party (not the hike), meet at the JR Tsurumi east exit ticket gate at 4:00PM
BYO Party in a large, 11F riverside apt. in Tsurumi, where David’s friend Clyde lives. We will have a lot of fun there. Party fee – 500 yen (includes veggies, meat, fish for the BBQ).
Please bring whatever snacks and drinks you want. We can buy food and drink near Tsurumi Sta.
Mitsuike Park is ranked as one of the top 100 Cherry Blossom viewing spots in Kanagawa.
Please take a look at the HP: http://www.enjoytokyo.jp/
April events
Tuesday, April 2, 2013 Door open 7:00 p.m / Talk start 7:30 p.m.
The Remaking of Asia
Venue: Temple University, Japan Campus, Azabu Hall 2F
(access: http://www.tuj.ac.jp/maps/
Speaker: Pankaj Mishra, Indian author and writer of literary and political essays
Moderator: Robert Dujarric, ICAS Director
Admission: Free (Open to general public)
Language: English
RSVP: icas@tuj.temple.edu
*If you RSVP you are automatically registered. If possible, we ask you to RSVP but we always welcome participants even you do not RSVP.
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Friday, April 5, 2013 Door opens at 7:00pm, Program starts at 7:30pm
Can Japan Achieve a Sustainable Future without Nuclear Energy?
Venue:Temple University Japan Campus, Azabu Hall 212/213
(access: http://www.tuj.ac.jp/maps/
Speaker:Tetsunari Iida, Executive Director, Institute of Sustainable Energy Policies
Moderator:Kyle Cleveland, ICAS Associate Director
Admission: Free. Open to public
Language: English
RSVP:icas@tuj.temple.edu
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Monday, April 8, 2013
Does Japan Have a Violence Problem in Sports?
Robert Whiting, author and journalist on contemporary Japanese culture
Tamaki Masayuki, journalist, novelist, and sports and music critic
Aaron L. Miller, Assistant Professor and Hakubi Scholar, Kyoto University Graduate School of Education
Venue Temple University, Japan Campus, Azabu Hall 2F
(access: http://www.tuj.ac.jp/maps/
RSVP icas@tuj.temple.edu
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Thursday, April 11 7:00-10:00pm
FEW Monthly Meeting: Caroline Pover “Love with a Western Woman”
Caroline Pover will talk about some of her adventures in writing and publishing books and magazines. The talk will provide information and inspiration to any budding authors, editors, journalists, publishers, or entrepreneurs. She will also be selling and signing copies of her most recent book “Love with a Western woman: a guide for Japanese men,” and may be persuaded to read out a few sections. She will have just returned from spending two months in Tohoku, and will also give us an update on her activities there, including the fisherwomen on Oshika — the Pink Ladies — that FEW raised money for last year.
* FEW monthly events are only open to women – members and non-members from every background and nationality.
Location Wesley Center, 2F, 6-10-11 Minami Aoyama, Tokyo
Map and access info: http://www.wesleyfoundationjp.
Cost: 3000 yen for FEW members 5000 yen for guests (women only) includes buffet dinner and drinks.
* You can pay in advance via bank transfer, or pay at the door.
Email: Bethan at membership@fewjapan.com to secure your seat
FEW monthly events are only open to women - members and nonmembers from
every background and nationality. Find out more about FEW: www.fewjapan.com
Thursday, April 11 2:30 pm - 4:30pm (Time zone: GMT +8)
Real-time Online Training - Effective CSR Communications
It can be tough for PR professionals and CSR managers to make CSR communications fresh and engaging. All too often companies assume that sustainability reporting is the end of the CSR communication plan for engaging key stakeholders - employees, customers, local communities and investors. CSR management teams and public relations professionals find difficulties in addressing the need for increased transparency and corporate accountability in an ongoing way.
Get practical tips, tools and the success factors that will get companies noticed for their CSR initiatives at your fingertips
Topics include:
• What are the principles for successful CSR communications?
• What are the characteristics of communications strategies that get companies noticed?
• How to formulate strategic and targeted stakeholder communications?
• How are leading companies communicating?
• Sustainability reporting - what's next?
Target audience: Community Relations; Corporate Communications; Corporate Social Responsibility; Crisis Management; Employee Communications; Investor Relations; Human Resources; Marketing Communications; Marketing; Media Relations and Public Relations
USD 130 (training fee includes training slides)
CSR Asia Strategic Partners are offered a fixed 20% discount for all courses
http://csr-asia.com/course_
Thursday, April 18, 2013 (Tentative)
What Happens If Your Bilingual Child Has Language or Learning Difficulties at School?
Presented by: Helen Matsuki, Educational Consultant, Marsha Rosenberg, MA, CCC-SLP, Certified Speech and Language Pathologist, Marielle Gorissen-van Eenige, Ph.D., Neuropsychologist & Health Care Psychologist
http://www.telljp.com/index.
Friday, April 19th from 7:00 p.m
Showing of “The Greatest”, an American drama film written and directed by Shana Feste and starring Pierce Brosnan and Susan Sarandon. This drama is centered around a troubled teenage girl and a family that is trying to get over the loss of their son. Everyone has or will lose someone they love. What happens when a family grieves? How do we move on?
Venue Wesley Center in Minami Aoyama.
Following the screening of the film, a discussion on the film will be moderated by TELL Counseling Center psychotherapist, Sukanya Wignaraja.
There is a suggested donation of ¥1,000. All donations accepted will ensure that TELL, a Tokyo-based non-profit organization, can continue to provide world-class, effective support and counseling services to the international community in Japan, maintaining its nearly 40-year legacy of promoting mental health and well-being.
Please RSVP to admin@telljp.com
Details http://www.telljp.com/index.
Sat, May 04, 2013 9:00am-12:00pm
14th Annual TELL Charity Walk & Runathon
Place: Imperial Palace (starting point TBD)
he 14th Annual TELL (Tokyo English Life Line) Charity Walk & Runathon is sure to be a great day for all on Saturday, May 4th, 2013. Whether you are a competitive runner, enjoy a stroll in the park, or just want to enjoy the great mix of people in one of Tokyo’s best green spaces, the TELL Charity Walk & Runathon is sure to please.
Challenge yourself to the 10km or 5km Run, or stop to smell the roses on the 5km Walk. There are great prizes for winning runners. Also, the first 800 participants to arrive on the day receive an official T-shirt.
http://www.telljp.com/index.
Register through Sports Entry （日本語でのエントリー・グループ申込可）
Register through Runnet （日本語でのエントリー）
Pre-register before April 24 for ¥3500, or turn up on the day to register by paying a ¥4500 donation. All proceeds go to ensure TELL, an accredited non-profit organization, can continue providing confidential support and western-style counseling to the international and Japanese community, as it has been doing for 40 years.
*Thursday May 9, 7:00-10:00pm
FEW Monthly Meeting Theme: Spice up your Life!
Main speaker - Yukiko Matano Gray, Founder Spice Rack + a Panel of Spices from Women's Entrepreneur Group 'Spice Rack'
http://www.spicerack.jp/en/
FEW monthly events are only open to women – members and non-members from every background and nationality.
Location Wesley Center, 2F, 6-10-11 Minami Aoyama, Tokyo
Map and access info: http://www.wesleyfoundationjp.
Cost: 3000 yen for FEW members 5000 yen for guests includes buffet dinner and drinks.
* You can pay in advance via bank transfer, or pay at the door.
Email: Bethan at membership@fewjapan.com to secure your seat
FEW monthly events are only open to women - members and nonmembers from
every background and nationality. Find out more about FEW: www.fewjapan.com
Friday, May 10 from 7:00 p.m
Showing of “Bully”, a 2011 documentary film about the lives of five U.S. students who face bullying on a daily basis, directed by Lee Hirsch, at the Wesley Center in Minami Aoyama.
This film is highly relevant to Japan. In 2012 an anti-bullying task force was created and the Japan education ministry announced plans to conduct an emergency survey of all elementary, junior high and high schools in Japan next month in an attempt to draw up appropriate prevention measures for bullying and the terrible toll it takes including youth suicide. BULLY sparked a national social action campaign called the Bully Project to stop bullying that is transforming kids’ lives and changing a culture of bullying into one of empathy and action. Their goal is to reach 1 million kids or more, causing a tipping point that ends bullying in America. Japan deserves no less.
Following the screening of the film, a discussion on the film will be moderated by TELL Counseling Center psychotherapist Vicky Skorji and TELL intern Mica Henderson.
There is a suggested donation of ¥1,000. Please RSVP to admin@telljp.com
Details http://www.telljp.com/index.
Thursday June 13, 7:00-10:00pm
FEW Monthly Meeting, Theme: women in business
Speaker - Debbie Howard, CarterJMRN KK http://carterjmrn.com/
FEW monthly events are only open to women – members and non-members from every background and nationality.
Location Wesley Center, 2F, 6-10-11 Minami Aoyama, Tokyo
Map and access info: http://www.wesleyfoundationjp.
Cost: 3000 yen for FEW members 5000 yen for guests includes buffet dinner and drinks.
* You can pay in advance via bank transfer, or pay at the door.
Email: Bethan at membership@fewjapan.com to secure your seat
FEW monthly events are only open to women - members and nonmembers from
every background and nationality. Find out more about FEW: www.fewjapan.com
Thursday July 11 7:00-10:00pm
FEW Monthly Meeting, Theme: Convincing people to do what you want.
Speaker - Sarah Hall, ToysRUs http://www.toysrus.co.jp/
FEW monthly events are only open to women – members and non-members from every background and nationality.
Location Wesley Center, 2F, 6-10-11 Minami Aoyama, Tokyo
Map and access info: http://www.wesleyfoundationjp.
Cost: 3000 yen for FEW members 5000 yen for guests includes buffet dinner and drinks.
* You can pay in advance via bank transfer, or pay at the door.
Email: Bethan at membership@fewjapan.com to secure your seat
FEW monthly events are only open to women - members and nonmembers from
every background and nationality. Find out more about FEW: www.fewjapan.com
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Aichi Women’s Festival, Short film competition
August 31 - September 8 -Accepting entries for short films
Applications for films makers please see the site more information on the website
http://www.aiwff.com/
Apply after Feb 26
Other groups and events
The Rebuilding Japan Program 2012
The needs of survivors are various and increasing since the disaster. As a housing specialist, Habitat is strategically best placed to assist families to find suitable housing solutions.
-House repairs and housing consultation in Ofunato, Iwate
-Building storage cabinets and steps for the residents of temporary shelters in Ofunato, Iwate.
-Building fishermen's storage units in Onagawa, Miyagi.
-Renovating a community center in Higashimatsushima etc...
Click on the link below to see a side show of HFHJ Rebuilding Japan Program 2012.
https://teachme.jp/contents/
FEW Kansai is a networking organization for foreign women in Japan. Dinner meetings feature a variety of guest speakers, usually held at the Hilton Hotel Osaka in Umeda on the last Thursday of each month. The organization also organizes monthly events that provide professional and personal support. Email info@fewkansai.com or visit www.fewkansai.com
Tokyo Spring is a leftwing political gathering. Tokyo Spring blogspot: tokyospring.blogspot.com. Twitter: @sulejmansulejma.
Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Tokyo-
Fukushima Future is a young NPO based in France also with a network in Japan. We are working for a better future in Fukushima Prefecture and the rest of Japan. Please help by joining us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Fukushima.
