Doing Good, Doing Well｜Unleashing the Potential of Women in Japan

Today’s society confronts many problems, including climate change, energy issues and a growing elderly population. Companies around the world are tackling fresh challenges in efforts to solve these problems.

In this Doing Good, Doing Well episode, we interview forerunners at foreign-affiliated companies that have established bases in Japan and are working on solutions.

Today we’re speaking with Ms. Kozue Sawame, Director of the Japan Program of the Fish Family Foundation based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. The Japan Program manages a wide range of programs, including the Japanese Women’s Leadership Initiative, which provides training in Boston, and other programs to develop and support leadership among Japanese women.

What positive impact do the Fish Family Foundation operations have on woman leaders active in Japan? In a wide-ranging conversation, we chatted with Kozue about how the Foundation’s programs impact Japanese women and society, and Kozue’s experiences setting up a base of operations in Japan.

Guest: Kozue Sawame, Fish Family Foundation

Host: Ayaka Kadotani

Narrator: Cyrus Nozomu Sethna (intro and outro)

Recorded: December 9, 2022

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