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– a conversation with Joy Jarman-Walsh How did you feel when working from home started due to the coronavirus pandemic? Maybe, like many busy business professionals, you thought, “Actually, this is great! No more commuting. I can spend more time with my family.” And...
– a conversation with Manami Sasaki Little Manami had a dream. When she was around 7 years old, she saw an announcer on TV and, from that moment, she knew that was what she wanted to be! When Manami started applying for jobs as a university student, her sole focus was...
– a conversation with Shu Matsuo Post Do you consider yourself a feminist? I didn’t until recently. Despite long being an enthusiastic linguist, I’d never looked up the dictionary definition of “feminism.” I associated “feminism” with confrontation, being anti-men,...
– a conversation with Sarah Furuya When executive coach Sarah Furuya walks into a room of clients, she sees Japanese women who are “phenomenal” and who are the senior leaders of the future. From Sarah’s perspective, she comes in as a business partner. But,...
– a conversation with Kanako Machidori When human resources manager Kanako Machidori started running more than 10 years ago, her maximum was 200 meters. Gradually, she increased her distance until she ran in her first half marathon. Kanako thought it would be...
– a conversation with Angel Guevara When Angel Guevara emigrated from Venezuela to America at the age of 18, he found that people were very nice, polite and kind. It was the same when he came to Japan. You probably recognize that, in many countries, people are...
– a conversation with Yuko When Yuko suddenly became company president at the age of 30, it felt weird to her that people started calling her “Shacho.” It sounded so masculine and she felt really awkward at first. And when she met her business counterparts - mostly...
– a conversation with Miho Kauanoe Shinohara How often do you find yourself hesitating because you’re in a new situation? What if you fail? What will people think of you? When Miho Shinohara was suddenly asked to MC in front of hundreds of people in English about a...
– a conversation with Minami Yusui On Broadway, they say “The show must go on.” Well, 2020 has made us look at things differently, right? When 18-year-old Minami Yusui went to the States to study, she dreamed of standing on a Broadway stage. That dream eventually came...
– a conversation with Miyako Hazama In the early days of her corporate career, Miyako Hazama thought she was too gentle to be a good negotiator – and she didn’t want to be criticized for being too pushy. Meanwhile, her male colleagues seemed to be able to calculate...
- a conversation with Aya Yamanouchi In turbulent times, do you want to be splashing around in the water in a panic, shouting for help, or do you want to hop onto your surfboard, ride the waves, and develop new muscles? When Aya Yamanouchi started her career in her...
- a conversation with Satomi and Josh Smith Did you hear the news that the Japanese government will delay by up to 10 years the “womenomics” target to raise the percentage of women in leadership posts to 30 percent? If you’re a woman who’s not yet in a leadership...