On February 2th of this year, we held a "Support Forum for Japanese Overseas" at Nihonbashi AGORA Cafe. Our articles of incorporation state "international cooperation" in order to inherit Nitobe Inazo's philosophy of "Think Globally, Act Locally." The day was attended by 7 people from industry, academia, government and the private sector who are involved not only in supporting Japanese people overseas, but also in supporting foreigners living in Japan, as well as domestic and international support activities in large-scale emergencies. We would also like to inform you that we received a total of 40 yen in donations in the Noto Peninsula Earthquake Recovery Donation Box set up at the venue, and the money was sent to and accepted by the Red Feather Community Chest. The following is the schedule of the conference.
Part 1 19:00-19:40
Introduction by the author of books related to support for Japanese people overseas
(Titles omitted)
“Overseas Life Stress Syndrome” (Kobundo 2023) Mitsuru Suzuki
“Days of difficulty beyond imagination” (Pyongyeon Jihosha 2023) Koichi Nakamoto
“Virus and Diplomacy” (Fusosha 2020) Hito Koga
“Overseas Healthy Living Q&A” (Keidanren Publishing 2017) Atsuro Hamada
Part 2 19:40-21:30 Social gathering
At the venue, we exhibited books related to support for Japanese people overseas and support in large-scale emergencies, and participants were given a book of their choice. Thank you to everyone who donated books. Live performances by musical actress Mai Nishioka and others were also performed.