Vivinavi : Okubo : (Japan) Okubo

With the G7 meeting to be held in Japan this year, Japan lags behind the G7 in understanding ・ diversity, ranking last in the gender gap index and being the only country in the G7 where same-sex marriage is not recognized. Furthermore, Japan ranks last among the G7 nations in average wages, labor productivity, and happiness. An increasing number of young people want to leave Japan and work abroad. What is wrong with Japan and what is needed to regain its attractiveness ・ What can we do? Join panelists from Japan and the U.S. ？

Panelists ：
＜ NYC ＞ • Miyoko Demay （ Miyoko Demay ） Tiffany&Co. Former President, Japan Inc.
• Yuko Watanabe （ Yuko Watanabe ） HSW Japan
• Sayaka Kobayashi （ Sayaka Kobayashi ） "The story of a gal who passed Keio University in one year by raising her deviation score by 40" by Nobutaka Tsubota ・ ）. Nobutaka Tsubota is the main character in the book, Birigyaru himself.
• Taiko Otsuka （ Taiko Otsuka ） Partner, IBM Coporate （ Also serves as moderator ）
＜ Zoom participant from Japan ＞
• Aya Komaki （ Aya Komaki ） President, Sanrio Entertainment Co.
• Miki Oikawa （ Miki Oikawa ） President, POLA Corporation
MC ：
• Masaaki Maeda （ Masaaki Maeda ） Office Manager, JCCI/Nippon Club/JCC Fund

Theme ：
1. Overseas and Japan, working and living ・ 2. Differences in values
o What the Japanese way lived and didn't live when working and living abroad. People from various backgrounds gather in New York, what is required to "survive"
o From the perspective of "diversity", think about differences in values
2. "For Japan to grow again" from an overseas perspective
o Based on 1, what changes Japan is needed, what is needed and what we can do

◆ Date and Time ： March 9 （ Thurs ） 18:00-19:45

◆ Location ： Rose Room, 2nd floor, Nippon Club
145 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019 ）

◆ Fee ： Member $ 25, General ・ Guest $ 30 （ Drinks ＆ with snacks

◆ Target ： Japan Club ・ Employees of JCCI member companies （ Men and women ） and their guests

◆ Capacity ： 60 people

Register Here:
https://form.jotform.com/Nippon_Club/womans-day-2023-panel-discussion