Women Today
Requirements for Individuals
Who Want to be Active on the Global Stage

Chairman of the Board, CEO and President, Berlitz Corporation
Director and Executive Vice President, Benesse Holdings, Inc.
Board Chair, J-Win（Japan Women's Innovative Network）

Yukako UCHINAGA
The definitive difference between working on a global
as opposed to a local level is the fact that you will beworking with not only Japanese, but people from adiverse range of backgrounds as well. Organization in
traditional Japanese companies used to be simple
because they consisted exclusively of Japanese men who
joined immediately after graduating college and stayedon loyally. This model consequently made it easy toemulate past successes to a certain extent. However welive in a day and age where the future is becoming
increasingly uncertain, and the rapid pace of
globalization is making it necessary to form teams thatare more diverse in terms of nationality, ethnicity, age,gender, language, culture and many other aspects.
Needless to say, members of such teams will possess
varying sets of values, methods of reasoning and levelsof creativity. I have discovered an essential set of skills
required for business leaders with global sense that will
enable a group of individuals from diverse backgrounds
to transcend issues related to nationality, values andculture, move forward in unison toward a common goal,and exercise its maximum potential as a team.
The first skill is logical and analytical reasoning.
Leaders will not be able to communicate effectively
unless they can logically arrange and analyze each issue
at hand and formulate accurate and substantive
explanations. Leaders cannot rely on culture or tradition
to cultivate understanding within a group of diverse
individuals. In other words, efforts to achieve mutual
understanding must be based on logic.
The next skill is team-building. Leaders must
comprehend and then conceptualize arguments andopinions within the group. They must possess the ability
to establish a vision by presenting these arguments andopinions in a visual manner that everyone canappreciate.
Furthermore, individual identity becomes more
important as globalization advances. Leaders must ask
themselves who they are, where they were born, whatreligion they practice, how they were raised, what values
they possess. In the final analysis, business is just a
matter of working with other people. It is crucial for
leaders to identify their own sets of values in terms ofphilosophy, religion and ethics when working withpeople from other backgrounds. Leaders without a senseof self-identity will never command respect. This isbecause when they encounter a conflict between values
they will fail to recognize what is necessary to resolve
the situation and consequently end up being indecisive.
Finally, leaders must be able to develop personal
networks. Networks in Japan have a tendency to be
based on hierarchical titles and positions; however,leaders with global sense should have their own personal
networks. Whether you change companies or positions,this network will remain your own valuable asset.
In addition to the skills listed above, leaders will
also need the ability to communicate in English, andopenly accept and respond to diversity and uncertainty.
Leaders should improve their ability to communicate
in English, the de facto international language. There isa limit to how much communication can be achieved byspeaking in Japanese and using an interpreter. Although
they need not be fluent, leaders must polish theirpractical English language skills. Furthermore, leaders
must become more tolerant towards other cultures.
Though they might not intellectually understand othercultural practices, at the very least they must accept
them. In addition to being open-minded, it is becoming
more important to gain the capacity to narrow crosscultural gaps and seek common ground.

Essential set of skills for global leaders

Profile of Yukako UCHINAGA
Yukako Uchinaga has been Chairman of the Board, CEO& President of Berlitz Corporation and Director andExecutive Vice President of Benesse Holdings, Inc. since2008. She began her career in 1971 at IBM Japan, where
she held several positions in development, marketing andmanagement. She was elected to the board of directors of
IBM Japan in 1995. She was named a member of board of
directors at Benesse Corporation after she retired fromIBM Japan in March 2007.
Ms. Uchinaga is Board Chair of J-Win (Japan Women's
Innovative Network), a non-profit organization that
promotes diversity in Japanese business. She holds abachelor degree in physics from the University of Tokyo.

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Current Issues Series
Women’s Human Rights inMedia Coverage

Associate Professor, Miyazaki Municipal University

Yumi SHIKATA

Shikata, who specializes in research of “Genderand Media,” belongs to the Gender andCommunication Network (GCN). In 2009, she joined
the IWMF (International Women’s Media Foundation)
Global Report on the Status of Women in the NewsMedia. In FY2010, she served as a KFAW visiting
researcher.

Part 2
Lay Judge System andMedia Coverage
Some three years have passed since the lay judge system
was introduced in Japan in May 2009. Although the result is
now mostly reported positively, there are actually many
problems and points to be considered when applying the lay
judge system to a trial concerning a sexual crime.
Even prior to the introduction, there have been various
concerns over the lay judge system, such as possible
identification of the victim, the psychological burden on a
victim who testifies in court; and a victim being blamed(secondary victimization) by lay judges, who represent thecommon people. One of the biggest problems is leakage ofthe victim’s personal information and the infringement of
his/her privacy. Under the current system, although it isstrictly confirmed that lay judge candidates have noacquaintance with the victim, the candidates obtain thevictim’s information during the selection process. Even if
they have no acquaintance with each other at the time of thetrial, there is no assurance that they will not meet eachother for the rest of their lives.
Lay judge candidates are not required to maintainconfidentiality. This sometimes leads to the victim’s
information appearing in newspapers and other media, withthe source of the information being such candidates. In atrial, although the victim’s name and age are kept secret,the victim’s status (occupation) is revealed and theinformation is sometimes released to the public by media. It
can be said that this trial system considerably raises thepossibility that the victim will be identified. In rural areas,
where anonymity is difficult to maintain, the possibility islarger than in urban areas.
Lay judge trials tend to be covered by media more widely
than non-lay judge trials, as indicated by press conferences
involving lay judges. There are increasing numbers of cases
where the victim would prefer that the suspect wascommitted to trial under a charge to which the lay judge
system does not apply. (While the lay judge system applies toa charge of a rape resulting in bodily injury, the system does
not apply to that of a rape.) There are even cases where thevictim wishes that the charge against the suspect bewithdrawn. Many victims fear that their cases might beknown to many people through a trial under the lay judge
system. Now that the existing system and its administration
method leads to such serious concerns among victims, it isnecessary to review the system.
Actually, however, this is not the root of the problem. In
case of a sexual crime, unlike that of other crimes, thegeneral public tends to pry, as if the victim were to be
blamed. Some victims, even though they have experienced
injury, select not to go to trial, fearing that they would beblamed as if they had done something wrong. This has
resulted in a big difference between the number of crime
cases reported officially and that of the cases that actuallyoccur.
Behind this bias against victims of sexual crimes may
be the fact that there has been no law established in Japanprohibiting all forms of sexual violence. Moreover, society
has not been made adequately aware of the seriousness ofsexual violence. It is necessary to revise the lay judge systemand solve problems regarding media coverage. It is alsoessential to establish an anti-sexual violence law and createa system in which sexual violence victims can make theirrecovery.
It is important for everyone to recognize that blaming
the victim means committing a secondary victimization. It
is also vital to establish a social environment in whichpeople understand that sexual crimes are serious crimes.
And that these crimes incur immense psychological andphysical damage to the victim which is very difficult toovercome. Without these achievements, the problem will not
be solved, even if the victim’s privacy is strictly protected.
After the introduction of the lay judge system, the media
has begun to over-simplify crime case reporting, perhaps
because it strives to ensure that ordinary citizens canunderstand the case easily. Or the media may provide too
many details about specialized points of the case. If the
background of the case is not conveyed to the general public
and the emphasis is laid just on some aspects that will
stimulate readers and viewers’ prying curiosity, the victim
will suffer further damage, which must never be allowed tooccur.
Finally, I would like to consider the lay judge systemitself. It is said that it is difficult even for experts to make anassessment of culpability for a sexual crime, of which therecidivism rate is high. On top of making such an assessment,
judges need to consider a rehabilitation program appropriate
for the offender. I believe that it is impossible for ordinary
citizens to do such things in just a few days. Just ‘reflecting
a sense of the common people’ cannot solve all the problems.
It is essential not only for those related to the police andjudicial sectors, but also for all other parties in society torecognize that sexual crimes are serious crimes that also
impact on the victim’s human rights. The sense of the common
people acts like a trigger to spread such recognition.
At the same time endeavoring to ensure that the system
works appropriately, there are some big problems to be
tackled by citizens themselves as well as those engaged in
the legal and media sectors. All of these groups need toobtain adequate knowledge regarding sexual crimes.

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t-up Activities
The 22nd KFAW Foreign Correspondents Star
Theme

Topics!

Striving for the creation of communities where both men andwomen can fully demonstrate their potential equality.
SportsFamilyChildren

Job

Young Leader

Internet

Lifestyle

In 1991, the Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women (KFAW) established a foreign correspondents system to broadly network withpeople overseas, particularly in the Asia-Pacific region. Past and present foreign correspondents total 266 people in 40 countries.
This year, persons from 7 countries work as KFAW foreign correspondents. Through this network, KFAW will continue providing
up-to-date information from various parts of the world.
The profiles of the correspondents and other reports are available at the KFAW website(http://www.kfaw.or.jp/correspondents/index.html.en)

Foreign Correspondents’ Report
ProfileWhy do Chinese People Love Social Dance?
In 1995, I began to study in China. I obtained adoctoral degree in education at Beijing Normal
University. Hoping to build my career by blending into
the local community, I worked as a foreign expert at theCentral Bureau of Translation for 12 years. In 2011, I was
appointed honorary professor by China Women’s
University, the main center of higher education for
Chinese women.

- Gender History Found in National Sports

Keiko OHAMA (China)
Do you know that social dance has long been deeply loved
by Chinese people as a popular entertainment and also as ameans of achieving and maintaining health? There are as
many as 30 million dance fans in China. You can see men
and women enjoy dancing hand in hand in parks and open
spaces in communities all over the country. Chinese people
have a very open attitude to pair dance. Since ancient times,
China has been a nation of Confucianism, which exhorts
people to emphasize the separation between men and women.
When and how did the customs change and how did pairdance gain popularity as a national entertainment?
Examination of the history of social dance in China reveals
an interesting gender history.
Social dance was introduced from Western countries inmodern times. In China, leading figures genuinely believedin the superiority of their own manners and at first totally
ignored this culture from foreign countries. It was not until
after the establishment of the Republic of China that social
dance began to be accepted by Chinese people. In the 1910s,
mass movements, such as the New Cultural Movement andthe women’s suffrage movement, developed extensively,
criticizing the traditional Confucian norm and the patriarchy.
In urban schools and public spaces, the separation between
men and women was being abolished, promoting discussion
on a new form of interaction between men and women. In
China, social dance was named “Jiaojiwu”, which in English
roughly means “interaction dance.” In the 1930s, this dancedeveloped and reached full maturity as a form of entertainment
in the settlement of Shanghai. Professional women dancers
appeared and stood in the limelight. Many such women camefrom poor families to the settlement to escape war damage
and made their living by earning daily wages.
After the establishment of the People’s Republic of China,
the social system was changed, forcing dance halls andNo.66 October 2012professional women dancers to discontinue their business.
Nevertheless, social dance continued. In 1950, a new marriage
law was established based on the freedom of marriage andmonogamy, encouraging men and women in China to faceeach other with more emphasis on equality. Social dance wasrenamed “Jiaoyiwu” which in English roughly means “dance
to deepen friendship and relationship.” After a while theCultural Revolution began in the country, followed by the ageof “desexualization,” in which the expression of gender wasdenied. Social dance was prohibited.
Right after the Chinese
Economic Reform waslaunched in 1978, social
dance made its first reappearance after having
been banned for many
years at the Spring
Festival Gala Evening
People dancing in Sanlitun, Beijing
held in the Great Hall of
the People. The news instantly triggered a new social dance
boom. While men put on sneakers and bell-bottom jeans,symbols of individuality and youth, women took off grayslacks and went to a dance venue in a colorful and light onepiece dress.
Finally, in the 80s, when laundry machines andrefrigerators began to be used widely, many married women
released from physically demanding household chores began
to go to dance lessons, leading female dance fans to exceed
male fans. It can be said that in this century, women in
China are trying to go beyond the boundaries of gender toenjoy social dance, they are creating a new form of dance inwhich dancers can appreciate close communication regardlessof ages.

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Bangladesh

China

China

Mr. Mizanur RAHMAN

Ms. Keiko OHAMA

Ms. BI Junmei

Director, Manush
Jonnyo (NGO)

Honorary professor,
China Women’s University

Researcher, Inner Mongolia
Women’s Association

Korea

Korea

Ms. Young Joo KIM

Ms. LEE Yoon Ju

Independent Journalist

Researcher, Chungcheongnam-do
Women’s Policy Development InstituteEnglish Instructor,
public Kindergarten

KosovoNigeria

Sri Lanka

Ms. Keriman SADIKAY

Mr. Sadeeq Usman OMAR

Ms. Thilini WIJETUNGE

Senior Officer,
Office of The Prime Minister

Deputy Director, National Centre
for Women Development

English Lecturer,
Defence University

ManusherIndia
Ms. Swapna MAJUMDAR

ProfileChild-Rearing Support, Infant Educationin Korea and Children Today

After studying infant education at Mokpo College, I
worked for a kindergarten. After getting married andbecoming a full-time housewife, I worked for two years at
a kindergarten at which education was provided in English.
In 2008 I began to study English and English literature at
Mokpo National University. Last year, after completing thecourse, I began to work at a public kindergarten as an
instructor of numbers, the Hangul alphabet and English.

LEE Yoon Ju (Korea)
Every time the rainy season approaches, I vividly
remember after my days as a young mother without any
experience 15 years ago. Upon getting married, I resigned
from the kindergarten where I worked. In those days, after
my husband left home for work, I spent the time with my thenfive-month-old daughter in a room of our new apartment in arural area, with the rain continuing to fall.
When I began to raise my daughter, I felt the pleasure of
the experience. And at the same time, I also felt a kind ofpressure. Although I was almost always somewhat tense in
those days, I felt relaxed when I participated in a regulargathering with my friends. We then talked about children
and husbands, or sometimes had some small meals together
at other’s homes.
In Korea, even today, public facilities where mothers
rearing children can gather and play with their children are
inadequate. Young mothers today do not have sufficienthorizontal connections. As a result, they tend to become moreisolated than young mothers before.
In Korea, available as aform of support for childrearing are kindergartens;
nursery schools, or orinitibu(children homes), which aresmall-scale,family-likechildcarefacilities
established in apartment
children homerooms or other spaces. Since
the number of such facilities is large, parents can make anappropriate choice based on their educational philosophy.
Meanwhile, some kindergartens, such as private ones, strive to
distinguish themselves by providing special education forchildren, such as, ballet classes and English classes by native
English speakers. Although this naturally results in an increasein tuition fees, many parents who wish to have their children
receive special education select such kindergartens. At somekindergartens, many children are placed on a waiting list.
Due to the amendment of the relevant law this April, thecoverage of the childcare subsidy has been expanded fromhouseholds with low incomes and households in rural areas toall households with preschool children. As a result, childcare
for preschool children is now actually provided free of charge.
It has been three months since the amendment. Especially inurban areas, the number of children wishing to be enrolled atsuch facilities is larger than the government first expected.
As much more money than the original budget is needed now,some cities have begun to share the financial burden withlocal municipalities, making the future course unclear. Still,
it is certain that the amendment has enabled mothers tosecure time for themselves, to work or refresh themselves.
While such a measure is benefiting mothers, there is aconcern that, partly due to the changing times, less emphasis
is being laid on communication between parents and children
as well as on education at home. Children are growing up in
an environment of rapidly evolving digitization. At home,they do not read picture books, but dance and sing whilelooking at videos for children on smart phones.
Meanwhile, mothers tend to form close ties at theirchildren’s kindergarten, rather than in their local community.
It is believed in Korea that a high educational backgroundwill secure a stable life in the future. Such a heavy emphasison education also applies to infants. If parents emphasize
education rather than childcare, they prefer high level
educational facilities. In the future, it is necessary to secure
enough facilities for children. Also greater consideration of thecurrent situation and discussion about child-rearing support,
especially support to establish flexible measures and form
local networks is essential.

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JICA

Under a commission by JICA Kyushu International Center the
Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women (KFAW) holds an annual seminar for
central and local government officers in developing countries who are in
charge of gender mainstreaming policies.
The purpose of the seminar is to foster government officers who canpromote gender mainstreaming policies comprehensively and effectively
in developing countries towards a gender-equal society.
This year, the seminar was held for approximately five weeks from
June 6 to July 4, receiving eight trainees from seven countries.

Gender Mainstreaming
Policies for
Government Officers
2012

The seminar began with a presentation and discussion session in which trainees shared their gender-related experiences
and problems found in their countries. This was followed by lectures provided by gender issue experts, who presented theoutline of national level gender mainstreaming policies from a historical as well as an international viewpoint. Additionally,
the trainees listened to those actually engaged in the promotion of a gender-equal society at a public administration institution
and other organizations in order to learn about specific gender mainstreaming efforts promoted by the central and regional
governments in Japan. This helped the trainees become aware of the basics when they consider the effectiveness of policies tobe implemented in their countries.
Subsequently, in order to ensure that the trainees will be able to organize, implement and assess action plans from theperspective of gender equality, lectures were delivered by people from a wide range of fields in Fukuoka Prefecture. The trainees
also visited a nursery school and an elementary school in Kitakyushu
City. Direct interaction with those who are engaged in gender equal
education and who support working women enabled the trainees tolearn about what should be done to implement appropriate policies intheir countries. The trainees could also receive information about
techniques and mechanisms which are needed to do so. Of particularnote is the international interaction between children and the trainees
which transcended the boundaries of culture and language.
In addition to these lectures, the seminar also included workshops
which enriched the learning process. Above all, the workshop of the
Gender Sensitive Project Cycle Management (PCM), which was
designed to help the trainees formulate more logical, practical andeffective action plans was evaluated highly by the participants.
The seminar concluded with an action plan presentation session inrnte
tsu CeIn Akamura tokusanbu
which feasible action plans were prepared and presented.

Trainees’ Messages and Impressions
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desperate day of the atomic bomb dropping.
We were able to feel her agony.

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FY 2012／13

Visiting Researchers and Research Themes

The Roles of Women in the Recovery of Tsunami

Discourse of “Motherhood” in Modern Taiwan- Affected Coastal Communities: A Comparative
Study between the Aceh Province of Indonesia andthe Tohoku Region of Japan
Visiting Researcher

Visiting Researcher

Associate Professor, Extension Center,
Yamaguchi University

Associate Professor, International College ofArts and Sciences, Fukuoka Women’s University

Kazuko TATSUMI

Seiko MIYAZAKI

Co-Researcher

In the field of gender research, re-examination of
the concept of “motherhood” has been promoted for the
past 20 years. Nevertheless, the idea of “motherhood,”
namely, the role of delivering and raising a baby isregarded as the domain of women only. And thethinking that such a perspective is only “natural,” isstill influential in Japan today. Although Taiwan isgenerally regarded as belonging to the Chinese
cultural sphere, the country’s society actually includes
minority indigenous people and newcomers such as
foreign workers. Even in Taiwan, the concept of“motherhood” has a certain level of influence onsociety. However, it cannot be said that theaccumulation of research on this issue is adequate. In
this regard, this research will examine the concept of“motherhood,” with an emphasis on child-raising andchildcare discourses. At the same time, attention will
be paid to differences involving ethnicity.
Specifically, I will examine how the concept of
motherhood as it is evaluated by social systems,
magazines on child raising and pre-school education
books. I will also speak to 5-6 key persons about thesame. Finally, I will examine the differences regarding
the functions of motherhood in everyday life.

Professor, the Graduate School of
Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University

Masahiro YAMAO
Lecturer and Researcher, Bogor Agricultural University,
currently enrolled in a doctoral course of the Graduate School of
Biosphere Science, Hiroshima University

Zulhamsyah IMRAM
This research aims to identify problems generated
in the reconstruction process after natural disasters
and clarify the role of women in solving these problems.
Specifically, surveys will be conducted regarding
women’s activities promoted in the areas affected by
the Off-Sumatra Earthquake-Indian Ocean Tsunami
in December, 2004, and the Great East Japan
Earthquake in March, 2011. While a micro-analysis
will be carried out concerning the changes forindividual women, a macro-analysis will be conducted
for the environment surrounding women with a multistrata and dynamic approach. A comparison of thesesurvey results will be used to examine an appropriate
reconstruction process and an ideal disaster
preservation scheme for the future, and to present
recommendations regarding the role of women in thereconstruction of disaster-affected areas.

FY2012 KFAW Asian Researchers Network Seminar
Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women (KFAW) in 2009 established the Asian Researchers Network. This network is to further
develop exchanges among researchers, principally located in Fukuoka and Kitakyushu, who are involved in gender related research
and activities.
Since then, the KFAW Asian Researchers Network Seminar has been held 15 times. Researchers have shared the results of theirwork with 340 citizens over these seminars.
Please find below this year’s seminar schedule. For the contents of previous seminars, please see KFAW’s website.(http://www.

 st Seminar “New Developments for Aung San Suu Kyi
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and the Myanmar Government”
Date & Time August 31, 2012 (Fri.) 18 : 30 - 20 : 30
Lecturer▼▼

kfaw.or.jp/report/)

CompletedKenji INO, Dean, School of Regional Development,
the University of Kitakyush rd Seminar “Recent State of Affairs in Singapore: Falling3
Birthrates and Progressive Greying of the Population(Provisional title)”
Open for sign up
Date & Time December 20, 2012 (Thu.) 18 : 30 - 20 : 00
Lecturer

Keiko T.TAMURA, Professor, Ph.D. Program of Social

 nd Seminar “Relationship between Rio+20, Gender, and2
Kitakyushu”
Completed▼▼

System Studies, Graduate School, the University of Kitakyushu

Date & Time October 4, 2012 (Thu.) 18 : 30 - 20 : 00
Lecturer

Yoshiko MISUMI, President, Kitakyushu Institute on Sustainability
Yukiko ODA, Chief Researcher, Kitakyushu Institute on Sustainability th Seminar “Growth through Diversity: Issue of Gender,
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Economy and Ethnicity in Malaysia”
Open for sign up
Date & Time January 17, 2013 (Thu.) 18 : 30 - 20 : 00
Lecturer

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Ayame SUZUKI, Lecturer, Fukuoka Women’s University

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The 23rd Kitakyushu Conference on Asian Women to be held“Get United – To Eliminate Violence against Women and Girls”

The keynote speech will be delivers by Mr. Chris GREEN, the Executive Director of White Ribbon
Campaign UK, a men’s organization that calls on men to eliminate violence against women. This will befollowed by a panel discussion which will deal with international trends regarding violence against womenand girls as well as relevant efforts to solve these problems being promoted in Europe, Korea and Japan.
Date : November 10 (Saturday), 2012, 13 : 00 - 15 : 30
Venue : Main Seminar Room, 5th Floor, Kitakyushu Municipal Gender Equality Center, MOVE
Capacity : 130 seats (first-com-and-first-served basis)
Mr. Chris GREEN▼

Nursery service : available (500 yen per person, reservation needed)

Keynote Speech“Violence against Women will only cease when men
speak out about male violence”

Join us at a tea time to exchange ideas with
Mr. Chris GREEN and other panelists!
(A translator will assist)▼

Mr. Chris GREEN (Executive Director, White Ribbon Campaign UK)

Please reserve in advance.

Panel Discussion
Panelists
Mr. Chris GREEN
Ms. PARK, Inn hea (Director, Incheon Women’s Hot Line, Korea)
Ms. Muneko ISHIMOTO (Counselor, Kurume Municipal Gender Equality Center)
Panelist / Coordinator
Ms. Yukiko TSUNODA (Lawyer)◦Place : 1st Floor Exchange Area
◦Date : November 10, 2012, 15 : 45 - 16 : 30
◦Participant Fee : ¥500 / person

First Lecture

KFAW Consulate Series Launched!

Date

The Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women (KFAW) has decided
to launch a new international cooperation project, “KFAW
Consulate Series,” comprising lectures extended by consuls
general of consulates located in Fukuoka Prefecture.

August 18 (Saturday), 2012

Completed

Theme Young Chinese Today
Lecturer  LI Tian Ran, Consul General, the Consulate-Generalof the Peoples Republic of China in Fukuoka

As the first project of this type in Fukuoka Prefecture, theseries will feature easy-to-understand lectures delivered to thegeneral public by consuls general from different countries on
their countries’ education, employment, marriage, divorce,entertainment and other topics.

Second Lecture
Date

November 30 (Friday), 2012

Theme American Work Styles

Open forsign up

Lecturer  Michael CHADWICK, Consul for Public Affairs, theFor more details, please visit our website.
(http://www.kfaw.or.jp/index.html.en)

Consulate of the United States, Fukuoka, Japan

Private Organization Established by KFAW Dating DV Facilitators
KFAW held a program for Preventive Education on Dating DV for Future Facilitators in FY 2010. KFAW then sent
those who completed the program to schools as lecturers for dating DV prevention classes (attended by approximately
5,000 students at high schools, universities and other educational institutes in Kitakyushu City) in FY 2011.
We are now pleased to announce that Dating DV Prevention Fukuoka (Ripple Fukuoka), a private organization,
has been established by nine dating DV facilitators who have participated in the KFAW program. The organization
will continue to hold dating DV prevention classes for schools especially in Kitakyushu City. It will also promoteindependent activities to raise the general public’s awareness of the prevention of dating DV.
Ripple Fukuoka Website
Emailhttp://ripple2012.exblog.jp/
ripple.fukuoka@gmail.com

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