Toshu Fukami, who has composed more than 800 songs and engages in a broad range of genres of music and other performing arts such as opera, rock, jazz, enka, ballet and noh, held a solo concert at Saitama Super Arena on Oct. 2. An ...
Aiming to bolster travel for the LGBTQ+ community
October marks a milestone for inclusivity in Japan and for the work of the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association. For the first time in its 41-year history of advancing lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer travel, the IGLTA will hold the 2024 Global Convention in ...
This year, the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association conference is being held in Osaka, a city full of energy, excitement and cultural history. LGBTQ-related parties from approximately 80 countries around the world are attending the event from Oct. 23 to 26. IGLTA, founded in the United ...
The Swissotel Nankai Osaka in Osaka¡¯s Namba district, the host hotel for the International LGBTQ+ Travel Association¡¯s global convention scheduled for Oct. 23 to 26, is expecting to break attendance records during its first conference in Asia. The five-star hotel is known for its ...
Major builder Sekisui House Ltd. has been addressing LGBTQ+ issues since 2014 and is making efforts to strengthen such initiatives hand in hand with the Fairfield by Marriott Michi-no-Eki project. Sekisui House, which owns 29 Fairfield by Marriott hotels in Japan, teamed up with the ...
Supporting women¡¯s participation in economics and politics
In September 2023, I joined the second Kishida Cabinet as minister of state for policies related to children, measures for the declining birthrate, gender equality and women¡¯s empowerment. The core of the Cabinet¡¯s flagship ¡°new capitalism¡± policy was ¡°women¡¯s economic independence,¡± and efforts were ...
Cheltenham Ladies¡¯ College: Strong tradition and bold innovation toward an equitable future
Recently celebrating its 170th anniversary, Cheltenham Ladies¡¯ College has been a bastion of education for girls and young women ages 11 to 18. From its Victorian roots to its role today as a global educational leader, with students from over 40 countries and 80% ...
CLC is an independent boarding and day school for girls ages 11 to 18 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. Founded in 1853, the college is celebrating 170 years of history, with its pupils having grown from 82 in the first year to approximately 850 today, ...
Top-level involvement is vital for women¡¯s further advancement
Our founder, Umeko Tsuda, established Tsuda University in 1900. Umeko bravely challenged the patriarchal norms and customs of Meiji Era Japan and served as a pioneer in promoting women¡¯s participation in higher education. As of 2024, Umeko¡¯s image is featured on the new Japanese ...
The 30% Club works for gender diversity in top posts
Japan is known for being one of the safest and most technologically advanced societies in the world. Yet it lags far behind the West when it comes to women¡¯s participation in society and the business world. Among the Group of Seven countries, Japan has ...
Sake brewers push boundaries of perception
Rice is the raw material from which ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï national drink? is made, and autumn is the season for harvesting the year¡¯s crop. Following the harvest, October is when sake brewers traditionally start their work. In 1978, the Japan Sake and Shochu Makers Association (JSS) designated ...
Iwa Sake has released its highly anticipated Iwa 5 Assemblage 5 ¡ª the latest launch from Shiraiwa K.K. in the expression of beauty and pursuit of perfect balance. The dark, velvety 720-milliliter bottles hold the blending or ¡°assemblage¡± techniques of founder-maker Richard Geoffroy, who spent ...
