Event Recaps
By Marie Mortreux, Public Relations and Communications Intern The April Women’s Start-Up Club meeting addressed some common problems faced by women after starting their own business. Outsourcing, hiring, partnering and firing are at the heart of decision making when having one’s own business. Three female business owners came to share their experiences in relation to…
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The GYROKINESIS® method deserves to be better known; perhaps the esoteric sounding name or the idea that you can exercise hard while seated are confusing. For the record, it is a real, sweaty, stretchy workout. Our teacher, FEW member Maya Ileto has been a certified trainer of the discipline for over five years and teaches…
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By Marie Mortreux, Public Relations and Communications Intern Few’s April 2016 meeting gathered many members and guests interested in learning more about the experience of four successful female journalists living and working in Japan: Anna Fifield, Tokyo Bureau Chief for The Washington Post and a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University; Tomoko Otake, staff writer, editor and deputy manager…
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By Marie Mortreux, Public Relations and Communications Intern FEW’s March 2016 workshop focused on the role women can play in disaster preparedness in Japan. Since the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami in 2011, there has been an even more urgent need to sensitize individuals to take adequate steps in response to but also in…
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By Marie Mortreux, Public Relations and Communications Intern FEW’s March 2016 meeting addressed one issue that is of much debate: The refugee crisis in Syria. Two impressive guests were invited to share their experiences in dealing with refugees and providing solutions for improving the condition of these individuals: Professor Akiko Yamanaka, Special Ambassador for Peacebuilding and…
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By Daphne van der Wielen, Canning Professional On Tuesday February 23, the FEW Women’s Start-Up Club welcomed Anne Good of Eureka! Anne is an executive, career and life coach who shared her experience and expertise about starting her own business in Japan and transferring it to the United Kingdom during our monthly meeting. Anne has been a…
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On February 13, a beautiful, spring-like Saturday, a group of women from various backgrounds and industries gathered to learn more about websites: why have one, how to go about making one and how to maintain one. All the women in the room were there for different reasons — wanting to start a blog, create a website…
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By Petra Trudell, FEW Co-Director for Public Relations & Communications On Tuesday, February 16, representatives of FEW attended “An Intergenerational Panel Discussion with Women Pioneers of DRR: Diversity and Risk Governance,” an international symposium from the Institute of Social Science at the University of Tokyo. Held on the university’s Hongo Campus, in Fukutake Hall, the…
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By Marie Mortreux, PR & Communications Intern FEW’s February 2016 meeting introduced two Community Service Strategic Partners who take an active role in helping communities throughout Japan: Mirai no Mori and Second Harvest Japan. Vice Chair Jeff Jensen and Program Director Kozue Oka spoke on behalf of Mirai no Mori and Mana Nishioka represented Second Harvest Japan. The…
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December 2015 FEW Women’s Start-up Club Recap: “Tax in Japan” with Yasuko Mori, Mori Tax Consulting Recap by Carolyn Pieroway, Organizer of Women’s Start-up Club The December 8 meeting of the FEW Startup Club focused on sobering, but essential, tax advice to business owners with a presentation by licensed tax account Yasuko Mori of Mori…
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