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SHUKAN NEW YORK SEIKATSU

2019年（令和元年）7月27日（土）JAPAN VOICECOOL JAPAN from New Yorkers’ Viewpoints

FAMED JAPANESE CONTEMPORARY ARTISTYAYOI KUSAMA

Norihito Yamabe

Associate Political Affairs Officer
United Nations Security Council
Counter-Terrorism Committee
Executive Directorate (CTED)

Naoko Kuramochi(Ujihashi) Political Affairs Officer
Policy, Knowledge Management andCooridnation Division (PKCD), United
Nations Office of Counter-Terrorism

Ken Okamoto-Kaminski

HR Specialist, Integrated Solutions
Office of Human Resources Bureau forManagement Services, United Nations
Development Programm

Ganji MaenoFinance and Budget Officer, Office ofProgramme Planning, Finance andBudget (OPPFB) Management Strategy,
Policy and Compliance, United Nations

HOW WE GOT THE POSITION
Former JPOs Share Experiences WithCurrent JPOs at The United Nations
The Permanent Missionof Japan to the United Nations held anetworking event with Junior
Professional Officers (JPO) on theafternoon of July 11. The main purpose of this event was to recruit
Japanese staff to the United Nations.
Former JPOs talked to current JPOs
about how they got their positions
with their experience and shared tips
on getting the positions.
The main objective of theUnited Nations JPO Programme is toprovide young professionals with theopportunity to gain hands-on experience in the field of multilateral international cooperation through a learning experience under the supervisionof specialists. The Japanese
Government covers the fee for thisprogram because they want these
Japanese young professionals tobecome permanent staff at the United

Nations.
On the day of the event,they talked about 1), how to apply,
including the best timing, how many
people apply and vacancies; 2), how
they managed to maintain a good balance with their main job and this program; 3), how they prepared theirresume and for the interview; 4) networking; and 5), tips on getting theposition.
The panelists were Naomi
Ichikawa, Executive Manager(Partnerships) Office of Executive
Director at UNICEF; Ganji Maeno,
Finance and Budget Officer, Officeof Programme Planning, Finance andBudget (OPPFB) Management

COMES TO THE NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDENS

Naomi Ichikawa
Executive Manager(Partnerships), Office of
Executive Director, UNICEF

Strategy, Policy and Compliance atthe United Nations; Ken OkamotoKaminski, HR Specialist, IntegratedSolutions, Office of HumanResources, Bureau for Management
Services at the United NationsDevelopment Program; Naoko
Kuramochi (Ujihashi), Political
Affairs Officer, Policy, Knowledge
Management and Cooridnation
Division (PKCD), United Nations
Office of Counter-Terrorism; andNorihito Yamabe, Associate Political
Affairs Officer, United Nations
Security Council, Counter-Terrorism
Committee Executive Directorate(CTED).
Ichikawa of UNICEF said,“You have to work for other departments, not only for the department
you belong to. Doing so will earn youa good reputation.”
Maeno said, “You have toappeal yourself. Your application
form should be checked by a nativespeaker. If you can write good documents, you will be needed.”Okamoto in humanresources said, “Make the application
form simple. Your work experienceand performance should match what
they want.”
Kuramochi said, “To forma good relationship with your boss isimportant. Also, your career has tohave a story.”

2020 Exhibition to Feature Mirrored Environments,Large Sculptures, Sketches and More

Yayoi Kusama, famed
Japanese contemporary artist best
known for her sculptures, installations
and use of brightly colored polka dots,
will take over the New York Botanical
Gardens in 2020 with whimsical newworks.
The “unprecedented landmark” presentation will remain at theGarden from May to November 2020 sothat visitors can experience her major
new works and her iconic mirrored
environments, larger-than-life polkadotted flowers and pumpkins, paintingsand her first-ever participatory greenhouse installation across the seasons,according to the Garden.
A selection of her works will
be mounted outdoors and inside theEnid A. Haupt Conservatory, where a
special horticultural showcase will feature her large-scale paintings. At theLuesther T. Mertz Library building,there will be several immersive experiences, as well as her earlier, intimateworks, including botanical sketches,
works on paper, nature-inspired colYamabe who used to work
for a trading company said, “Don’t belazy when you do your routine work.
Always be polite to others.”
The participants asked several questions to the panelists, such as,“When is the right timing to make amove and apply? Can I talk about thiswith my boss?” The panelists

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lages, soft sculptures and more.
“We are thrilled to present
this unprecedented installation of Yayoi
Kusama’s work, including new sculptures made especially for our site,” said
Dr. Carrie Rebora Barratt, CEO andPresident of the New York Botanical
Garden. “In her lifetime of finding
inspiration in nature and pushingagainst boundaries and biases, she hasdeveloped a unique lexicon for artisticexpression. While these works appear
as mostly abstract forms to viewers,
they are manifestations of how she sees
the universe, specifically the naturalworld. We are grateful to her for sharing her vision, and helping us realize
this once-in-a-lifetime display at theGarden for our visitors.” (Tiff Ferentini)
Photo: Yayoi Kusama (2010), Courtesyof Ota Fine Arts, Tokyo/Singapore

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responded, “During your first year,
work as hard and as much as you can.
Then the results will follow.”
H.E.
(Excellency)
Ambassador Yasuhisa Kawamura,
Deputy Permanent Representative ofJapan to the United Nations, encouraged
the participants, saying, “We want togain Japanese staff in the United
Nations so we will have more presence
and a stronger voice. We are hoping thatyou can help us do that. Please do yourbest.”(Ryoichi Miura/Translated by
Chikako Iwasaki)

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