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.95 (Web Newsletter)
- Protecting Youth from Online “Gender-Based Violence” in Indonesia
– SUZUKI Mari (Vice President, Executive Secretary, Asian Community Center 21 (ACC21))
- Creating opportunities for underprivileged people
– TSURU Saki (Co-founder, ‘Musubite’, NPO)
No. 95, March 2023
Asian Breeze No.94 (Online Newsletter)
- Promoting Gender Equality and women’s empowerment in Egypt
– Rasha Hassan, Ph.D. (Gender Advisor)
- Gender Equality and Women Empowernment: A Smart Way to Achieve Development
– James Twene (AG. Director, Department of Gender, Upper East Region, Ministry of Gender, Children and Social Protection (MoGCSP), Ghana)
No. 94, February 2023
Asian Breeze No. 93 (Web Newsletter)
- Business and Human Rights, and World Cup – Yuka IWATSUKI (President of ACE)
- A crucial matter: mainstreaming gender into all the population programmes – Mitsuko HORIUCHI (President of KFAW)
No. 93, January 2023
Asian Breeze No. 92 (Web Newsletter)
- Pre-event of the 33rd Kitakyushu Conference on Asian Women – entitled “Fleeing Ukraine to Moldova -Women and Children Refugees”
- JICA’s Cooperation to Moldova - Satoshi Sugimoto (Chief Representative, JICA Ukraine Field Office)
- How Moldova national authority supports Ukrainian women and children refugees “Small Country with a Big Heart” - Vladimir Negura (Head, International Relations and European Affairs Directorate, General Police Inspectorate, Ministry of Internal Affairs, Republic of Moldova)
- Notable debates on the refugee crisis at the Parliament of the Republic of Moldova - Rodica Zadnipru (Senior Consultant, Department of Assistance and Development, Secretariat of the Parliament, Republic of Moldova)
No. 92, August 2022
Asian Breeze No. 91
- WOMEN TODAY ― FIG Gender Equality Forum in Kitakyushu Keynote Speech
- CURRENT ISSUES SERIES ― “Computers and Women’s Empowerment” (Part 2)
- 32nd Kitakyushu Conference on Asian Women
- KFAW Career Development Program for High school Students
- KFAW International Understanding Seminar
No. 91, February 2022
Asian Breeze No. 90
- WOMEN TODAY ― “How Gender Equality Will Move Forward”
Mary C. Brinton, Harvard University
- CURRENT ISSUES SERIES ― “Computers and Women’s Empowerment” (Part 1)
Harumichi Yuasa, Meiji University
- 32nd KFAW Research Report Session
- NGO CSW65 Virtual Forum Parallel Event
- Reports from KFAW Foreign Correspondents 2021-2022
No. 90, August 2021
Asian Breeze No. 89
- WOMEN TODAY ― “COVID-19 pandemic is a chance to promote gender equality”
Osamu Kunii, The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria
- CURRENT ISSUES SERIES ― “Climate Crisis and Gender” (Part 2)
Kazuo Matsushita, Professor Emeritus of Kyoto University
- 31st Kitakyushu Conference on Asian Women
- KFAW Asian Gender Researchers Network Seminar
- Report from KFAW 30th Foreign Correspondent
No. 89, February 2021
Asian Breeze No. 88
- WOMEN TODAY ― “Gender and Climate Change in Bhutan with a Focus on Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) Priority Area: Agriculture”
Kunzang Lhamu, Director of the National Commission for Women and Children, Royal Government of Bhutan
- CURRENT ISSUES SERIES ― “Climate Crisis and Gender (Part 1)
Kazuo Matsushita, Professor Emeritus of Kyoto University
- COVID-19 and the Impact on Women
- Gender Mainstreaming Policies for Government Officers 2019 [Course B] (Winter 2020)
- Report from KFAW 30th Foreign Correspondent
No. 88, August 2020
Asian Breeze No. 86
- WOMEN TODAY―”What is the Beijing+25?” by Ms. Mitsuko Horiuchi, President of KFAW
- CURRENT ISSUES SERIES―”The Core Aspirations of SDGs and Goal 5 as its Leverage Point (Part 1)” by Mr. Kazuo Tase, President and CEO, SDG Partners, Inc.
- The 29th Kitakyushu Conference on Asian Women
- KFAW Thailand Study Tour 2018
- KFAW 28th/29th Foreign Correspondent Reports
No. 86 August, 2019
Asian Breeze No. 85
- WOMEN TODAY ―”Reflections on Childhood Words” by Ms. Severn Cullis – Suzuki, Canadian Environmental Activist
- FEATURES―KFAW World Report Seminar
- KFAW Asian Researchers Network Seminar
- The 28th KFAW Foreign Correspondent Reports
No. 85 March, 2019