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April 2018 Pub Quiz

Come on down to the Hobgoblin Shibuya for our monthly pub quiz! Have a drink and fire up a few of your 15-33 billion neurons. 1000 yen to play; email [email protected] to reserve a table for your team. Don’t have a team? Turn up and let the quiz master know and we will find a […]

2018 International Women’s Day

March 8th is International Women’s Day, the annual celebration of women’s social, cultural, political and economic achievements. With the release of the World Economic Forum’s 2017 Global Gender Gap Report stating pay equality is 200 years away, and increasing media attention on movements such as #MeToo and #TimesUp, more women than ever are standing up and demanding justice and equality. […]

2018 International Women's Day

March 8th is International Women’s Day, the annual celebration of women’s social, cultural, political and economic achievements. With the release of the World Economic Forum’s 2017 Global Gender Gap Report stating pay equality is 200 years away, and increasing media attention on movements such as #MeToo and #TimesUp, more women than ever are standing up and demanding justice and equality. […]

Eating Disorder Awareness Week

This week is Eating Disorder Awareness Week in the United States and in the United Kingdom, and both NEDA (US National Eating Disorder Association) and Beat (UK’s leading nationwide charity supporting people affected by eating disorders) are running special campaigns between February 26th and March 4th. NEDA’s theme this year is “Let’s Get Real” and […]

LGBTQIA+ Youth: A Village of Support

Join us at our next EPP talk, a panel discussion on supports for LGBTQIA+ youth! This Exceptional Parenting Program will feature a panel discussion on supports for LGBTQIA+ youth. Panelists include Sara Hoskins from the ASIJ Queer Equality Alliance, Arunansu Patra of the YIS LGBTQ Human Rights Group, Michael Clemons of NPO YouMeWe, and Ron Fast […]

International Volunteer Day 2017

Are you looking for a way to give back?
Are you interested in being part of a community?
Or, are you looking for opportunities to improve your resume?

International Volunteer Day 2017

Are you looking for a way to give back?
Are you interested in being part of a community?
Or, are you looking for opportunities to improve your resume?

Love You To Death: A Year Of Domestic Violence

A 2014 report by the UN found Hong Kong, Japan, and South Korea were the top ranking countries for female homicides, with females accounting for 53% of the total homicide rates, compared to 21% globally. Of these deaths, 20% are the result of domestic violence, with a woman being killed by her intimate partner or ex-partner every three days in Japan. 1 in 3 wives experience some sort of domestic violence, physical, emotional, financial etc, and 1 in 20 a near-death experience.