Asian Breeze
The “Asian Breeze” is a newsletter published in English and Japanese by Kitakyushu Forum on Asian Women/KFAW. It covers a wide range of up-to-date topics such as gender equality, empowerment of all of women and girls, SDGs and environmental issues and so on, allowing you to see 'Asian women today'. We hope you will enjoy reading it.
Asian Breeze No.52
- WOMEN TODAY― by Ms. Tokiko KATO, Singer
- CURRENT ISSUES SERIES―”Sports and Gender (Part 1)―Sports Culture and its Influence on Gender”
- The 18th Kitakyushu Conference on Asian Women “Let’s Link Together and Create a More Sustainable Future”
- Republic of Korea – Study Tour
No. 52 March 2008
Asian Breeze No.51
- WOMEN TODAY― by Ms. Naoko YAMAZAKI, Astronaut
- CURRENT ISSUES SERIES―”Population and Gender (Part 3)―The Cairo Program of Action and Fertility Transition”
- KFAW FY2007 Visiting Researcher
- KFAW Joint Research Report “Opening the Door to Migrant Care Workers for the Elderly in Japan – What Can We Learn from the EU and East Asia?”
No. 51 October 2007
Asian Breeze No.50
- WOMEN TODAY “How Happy is our Planet?”
― by Mr. Nic MARKS, head of center for well-being, the new economics foundation (net)
- CURRENT ISSUES SERIES―”Population and Gender (Part 2)―Mortality and Gender in Developing Countries”
- Participating in the 51st Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women
- JICA Seminar on Gender Perspective in Environment and Development
No. 50 June 2007
Asian Breeze No.49
- WOMEN TODAY “6th East Asian Women’s Forum”
― by Ms. Zhao Shaohua, Vice President and Member of the Secretariat of the All-China Women’s Federation
- CURRENT ISSUES SERIES―”Population and Gender (Part 1)―Gender Equality and Falling Birth Rates”
- The 17th Kitakyushu Conference on Asian Women “Creating a Just and Plentiful Future―What is the Education for Sustainable Development?”
- Foreign Correspondents’ Reports “Women and Disaster”
No. 49 March 2007
Asian Breeze No.48
- WOMEN TODAY “After Beijing +10 ―The Road Ahead”
― by Ms. Patricia B. Licuanan, President of Miriam College, Philippines, Co-Chair of South East Asia Women Watch (SEAWWatch)
- CURRENT ISSUES SERIES―”The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake (Part 3)―Women’s Participation in Disaster Reduction and Past- Disaster Reconstruction”
- KFAW College―An Analysis of Iraqi Issues
- KFAW Research Report “Expressive Arts Therapy Applied Research Method”
No. 48 November 2006
Asian Breeze No.47
- WOMEN TODAY ―The “Asian Country” must include a greater role for women
― by Mr. Haruhiko KURODA, President, Asian Development Bank
- CURRENT ISSUES SERIES―”The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake (Part 2)―Health and the Prevention of Domestic / Sexual Violence”
- Kitakyushu Residents’ Environmental Forum
- Participating in the 50th Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW)
No. 47 July 2006
Asian Breeze No.46
- WOMEN TODAY ―”On the Formulation of the second Basic Plan for Gender Equality”
― by Ms. Haniwa NATORI, Director General, Gender Equality Bureau, CABINET OFFICE
- CURRENT ISSUES SERIES―”The Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake (Part 1)―Disasters Serious Impacys on Women”
- The 16th Kitakyushu Conference on Asian Women (KCAW)―”Women Who Have Made History”
- Foreign Correspondents’ Reports “Human Rights and Women”
No. 46 March 2006
