Asian Breeze
We publish the newsletter Asian Breeze, available in Japanese and English, three times a year.
Featuring topics on women especially in the Asia-Pacific region, the newsletter carries columns by both Japanese and overseas experts in various fields, as well as local reports by foreign correspondents.
Asian Breeze No.69
- WOMEN TODAY―”Asia and Me―Decent Work, A Key Agenda Item in Human Development” by Ms. Mitsuko HORIUCHI, President, Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women
- CURRENT ISSUES SERIES―”Women’s Social Advancement and Birthrate Decline in Singapore” by Dr. Keiko T. TAMURA, Professor, the University of Kitakyushu
- FEATURES―Gender Mainstreaming Policies for Government Officers 2013
- FY2013/14 KFAW Visiting Researchers and Research Theme
- The 23rd KFAW Foreign Correspondents Start-up Activities!
No. 69 November 2013
Asian Breeze No.68
- WOMEN TODAY―”Japanese Women and Leadership Development” by Ms. Mariko BANDO, President, Showa Women’s University
- SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION―”A Lesson from the Arab Spring” by Ms. Tawakkol KARMAN, 2011 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate
- FEATURES―Reports on Participation in the 57th U.N. Commission on the Status of Women (CSW57)
- World Report “Multicultural Coexistence in Japan, Korea and the U.S.”
No. 68 June 2013
Asian Breeze No.67
- WOMEN TODAY―”Violence against women will only cease when men speak out and challenge the violence of men” by Mr. Chris GREEN, Executive Director, White Ribbon Campaign
- CURRENT ISSUES SERIES―”Women’s Human Rights in Media Coverage (Part 3)”
- FEATURES―The 23rd Kitakyushu Conference on Asian Women
- Gender Mainstreaming in the Balkans
No. 67 March 2013
Asian Breeze No.66
- WOMEN TODAY―”Requirement for Indixiduals Who Want to be Active on the Grobal Stage” by Ms. Yukako UCHINAGA, Director and Executive Vice President, Benesse Holdings, Inc.; Chairman of the Board, CEO and President, Berlitz Corporation; Board Chair, J-Win (Japan Women’s Innovative Network)
- CURRENT ISSUES SERIES―”Women’s Human Rights in Media Coverage (Part 2)”
- FEATURES―Gender Mainstreaming Policies for Government Officers 2012
- The 22nd KFAW Foreign COrrespondents Start-up Activities!
No. 66 October 2012
Asian Breeze No.65
- WOMEN TODAY―”Welcome to Incheon, the Women-Friendly City” by Dr. KIM Min-Bae, President, Incheon Development Institute (IDI)
- CURRENT ISSUES SERIES―”Women’s Human Rights in Media Coverage (Part 1)”
- FEATURES―Activities by Dating DV Prevention Education Facilitators
- Report on Participation in the 56th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women
No. 65 June 2012
Asian Breeze No.64
- WOMEN TODAY―”Violence against Women is not a private matter: it’s a public crisis that demands a public response” by Ms. Michelle BACHELET, Under-secretary-General, United Nations and Executive Director, UN Women
- CURRENT ISSUES SERIES―”Reflections on Dating DV (Part 3)”
- FEATURES―”The 22nd Kitakyushu Conference on Asian Women”
- Conclusion of Agreement on Exchange and Cooperation with Incheon Development Institute (IDI), Korea
No. 64 February 2012
Asian Breeze No.63
- WOMEN TODAY―"The Third Basic Plan for Gender Equality: International Perspective" by Mr. Takashi KASHIMA, Professor, Jissen Women’s University
- SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION―"Village of Hope: A Rwandan Couple Assists Female Genocide Victims"
- CURRENT ISSUES SERIES―"Reflections on Dating DV (Part 2)"
No. 63 October 2011
Asian Breeze No.62
- WOMEN TODAY―”Women in the Asian Pacific Region and United Nations” by Ms. Hiroko HARA, Advisor of JAWW (Japan Women’s Watch)
- SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION―”White House releases a Groundbreaking Report on Women in American Society” by Mr. Michael Chadwick, Consul for Public Affairs at the U.S. Consulate in Fukuoka
- CURRENT ISSUES SERIES―”Reflections on Dating DV (Part 1)” by Ms. Noriko YAMAGUCHI, a Representative of Aware
No. 62 June 2011
Asian Breeze No.61
- WOMEN TODAY―”Dalian Women’s Development after 1995’s Conference on Women in Beijing” by Ms. Wang Ling-Jie, President of Dalian Women’s Federation in China
- FEATURES― The 21st Kitakyushu Conference on Asian Women
- World Report Seminar “Domiciled Foreign Women and the Local Community”
- Foreign Correspondents Report― from Bosnia and Herzegovina, and China
No. 61 February 2011
Asian Breeze No.59
- WOMEN TODAY―”ROK Challenges Low Birth Rate Aging Society” by Ms. Kyungsook KIM, Former President, Chungcheongnam-do Women’s Policy Development Institute (CWPDI)
- CURRENT ISSUES SERIES―Japan’s New Lay Judge System and Gender (Part2)
- The 54th CSW/Joint Seminar with CWPDI in New York
- The 8th JICA Seminar on Gender Mainstreaming Policies for Government Officers
No.59 July 2010