[Event Report] Appreciation Day
An in-person event, Appreciation Day, was held in Tokyo on July 29. USG program alumni who completed the DEI (Diversity, Equity and Inclusion) webinar series, participants of the June in-person event, and core members who have supported JAC-US activities gathered shared their experiences in the U.S. and their current activities. Next, Ms. Kinota Braithwaite, anti-bullying […]
[Webinar Report] 6/25 JAC-US WEBINAR COURSE #5(Final)
The final session in the 2023 JAC-US webinar series on diversity, equity and inclusion took place on June 25 with Ms. Junko Ota, Policy Researcher at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES). At IGES, Ms. Ota is committed to localizing global issues such as climate change and the SDGs so that communities and individuals […]
[Event Report] JAC-US Power the Education through COIL
JAC-US' first in-person event was on the theme of education. The venue was the Grand Front, which offers a great view of Osaka Station. Participants’ background ranged from junior high schools, universities, and private educational institutions. The keynote speaker was Professor Keiko Ikeda of Kansai University. She explained the significance of Collaborative Online International Learning […]
[Webinar] 6/25 JAC-US WEBINAR COURSE #5(Final)
The theme of this DEI webinar is "Climate justice and equity”. At this webinar, we will be looking at climate change from the perspective of climate justice and equity with Ms. Junko Ota, a policy researcher at the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), who attends meetings of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to […]
[Webinar Report] 5/28 JAC-US WEBINAR COURSE #4
“Public assistance 1, Mutual support 2, Self-help 7."This is a figure that indicates the ratio of actual evacuation and rescue in the event of a disaster. This time, JAC-US webinar on disaster prevention was given by Mr. Tatsuya Kato of the Kanagawa Prefectural Government's Department of Life Safety and Disaster Prevention and Mr. Seiji Nakagawa […]
[In-person Event Osaka] Power the Education through COIL
Register Now!https://forms.gle/BRaq2bMjXahtiAveA JAC-US will finally host its first in-person event on the afternoon of Saturday, June 17! The theme of the event is COIL (Collaborative Online International Learning). COIL is a key concept in the future of education, in which students work on a single project or research, or engage in cultural exchange with schools […]
[Webinar] 5/28 JAC-US WEBINAR COURSE #4
The theme of next DEI webinar is "Disaster mitigation” Mr. Masaki Ito and Mr. Tatsuya Kato from Kanagawa Prefecture's Department of Life Safety and Disaster Prevention, who have been on the front lines in disaster areas such as the Great East Japan Earthquake, Kumamoto Earthquake, and Atami Landslide Disaster, will be invited to discuss disaster […]
[Report] EDUCATORS' BRIDGE ACROSS THE PACIFIC
A collaborative event "EDUCATORS' BRIDGE ACROSS THE PACIFIC” with JCCI NY (Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry New York) and JAC-US was held on 22 April. Twenty-two educators from Japan and the U.S. (administrators, managers, and elementary, middle, and high school teachers) gathered online to discuss trends in education in Japan and the U.S., as […]
[Webinar Report] DEI Webinar #3
“Revitalize the Japanese economy by rotating foreign workers on a short-term basis.” It is very sad, but the speaker of this DEI webinar, attorney Ms. Masako Suzuki, repeatedly appealed that this is the government's attitude toward foreign nationals coming to Japan. Currently, there are 3 million foreign nationals in Japan. The term "foreign nationals" itself […]
[Webinar] 4/15 JAC-US WEBINAR COURSE #3
（We are sorry for Japanese webpage only.） JAC-USウェビナーシリーズ第三弾は「移民・難民」。講師の鈴木雅子さんに、弁護士として外国人事件、特に移民・難民問題について、取り組むようになった経緯、現在の日本社会が、グローバル化の波のなかで抱えている課題についてお話しいただきます。ウェビナーを通じて、グローバル化していく日本社会で、多様性・公平性・包括性を実現するために、必要なことを、身近な事例から考えていきたいと思います。 講演者：鈴木雅子氏 （弁護士 いずみ橋法律事務所外国人ローヤリングネットワーク共同代表） 司 会：中村多美子（弁護士、JAC-USメンバー） 日時：4月15日（土）午前１０時～午前１１時 ↓お申し込みはこちらのリンクから↓