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.77
- WOMEN TODAY―”Requests to Japan from the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women’ by Ms. Yasuko YAMASHITA, President, Japanese Association of International Women’s Rights
- CURRENT ISSUES SERIES―”What Encourages You to Step Forward in a Critical State” by Ms. Keiko KIYAMA, Co-President, JEN, NPO
- FEATURES―World Report Seminar
- International Understanding Seminar, KFAW Consulate Series7
No. 77 June, 2016
Asian Breeze No.76
- WOMEN TODAY―”Can the Sustainable Development Goals Act as a New Effective Measure for Achieving Gender Equality?’ by Ms. Koh MIYAOI, Gender Advisor for Asia & the Pacific, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
- CURRENT ISSUES SERIES―”The Past 10 years and the Next 10 years in Cambodia” by Sachiko KOJIMA, ANGKOR COOKEIS CO.,LTD
- FEATURES―The 26th Kitakyushu Conference on Asian Women – Kitakyushu “Promoting Active Participation by Women – In Cooperation with Asia”
- Report for KFAW Study Tour in Vietnam and Cambodia
No. 76 March, 2016
Asian Breeze No.75
- WOMEN TODAY―’Towards the New Phase of “Positive Action” to Promote Gender Equality’ by Ms. Keiko TAKEGAWA, Director General, Gender Equality Bureau, Cabinet Office
- CURRENT ISSUES SERIES―”Joy of Encounters, Hope of Diversity” by natsuki YASUDA Photo Journalist
- FEATURES―Gender Mainstreaming Policies for Government Officers 2015
- Kick-off activities for The 25th KFAW Foreign Correspondents
No. 75 October, 2015
Asian Breeze No.74
- WOMEN TODAY―”The Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, 20 Years Later” by Ms. Phumzile MLAMBO-NGCUKA, United Nations Under Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women
- CURRENT ISSUES SERIES―”The United Nations and Gender Equality: Beyond Beijing +20″ by Mitsuko HORIUCHI, President, KFAW
- FEATURES―World Report “Asian Women Today – Learn More about the World from Foreign Correspondents!”
- KFAW Study Tour 2014 “Learn International Cooperation in the Philippines”
No. 74 June, 2015
Asian Breeze No.73
- WOMEN TODAY―”We have long way to go!” by Dr. Sima SAMAR, Chair of AIHRC
- CURRENT ISSUES SERIES―”Natural Disasters, Gender Equality, and Women’s Empowerment (second half)” by Dr. Masato NINOMIYA, Professor, Faculty of Law, the University of Kitakyushu
- FEATURES―The 25th Kitakyushu Conference on Asian Women “Entrepreneurship: An Emerging Source of Employment for Women”
- The 24th KFAW Foreign Correspondents’ Reports from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Hong Kong, and Indonesia
No. 73 March, 2015
Asian Breeze No.72
- WOMEN TODAY―”A Message to Japanese Women in Today’s World” by Ms. Caroline Bouvier KENNEDY, United States Ambassador to Japan
- CURRENT ISSUES SERIES―”Natural Disasters, Gender Equality, and Women’s Empowerment” by Dr. Masato NINOMIYA, Professor, Faculty of Law, the University of Kitakyushu
- FEATURES―Gender Mainstreaming Policies for Government Officers 2014″
- FY2014/15 KFAW Visiting Researcherd and Research Themes
No. 72 October, 2014
Asian Breeze No.71
- WOMEN TODAY―”Amid Hardships: Thailand Attempts to Raise the Status of Women” by Ms. Prateep UNGSONGTHAM HATA, Founder of the Duang Prateep Foundation
- SPECIAL CONTRIBUTION―”Message to Women in Japan: Let us work together for gender equality in Asia” by Ms. Kristi POERWANDARI, Head, Graduate Program in Women’s Studies, Universitas Indonesia
- FEATURES―KFAW Study Tour “Learn International Cooperation in the Philippines”
- World Report “Wave the Magic Wand―In Each Communities Take Advantage of the CEDAW”
No. 71 June, 2014
Asian Breeze No.70
- WOMEN TODAY―”Celecration Messages for KFAW’s 20th Anniversary”
- CURRENT ISSUES SERIES―”Malaysia’s Bid to Attain Developed Nation Status: Enhancing Women’s Role in Economy and Its Challenges” by Dr. Ayame SUZUKI, Lecturer, Fukuoka Women’s University
- FEATURES―The 24th Kitakyushu Conference on Asian Women
- The 23rd KFAW Foreign Correspondents’ Reports from U.S.A., Indonesia and Pakistan
No. 70 March, 2014
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