From budding female entrepreneurs to established executive superwomen and every badass woman in between, For Empowering Women (FEW Japan) is a Tokyo-based network that supports Japan-based women in their professional and personal goals. Celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2021, the volunteer-run, not-for-profit association hosts meetings, workshops, social events, an annual career strategy seminar (CSS) and more.
When she’s not busy running her own education services and tutoring business QUEST Tokyo, Kirsten O’Connor stands at the helm of FEW as its current president.
Metropolis spoke with O’Connor to find out more about her experiences and advice on business in Japan.
Global companies show confidence in Chengdu s economic engine
Chengdu in Southeast China s Sichuan province recently announced it is to expand service trade cooperation with its Japanese counterparts.
It came after the city was approved by the National Development and Reform Commission in April as one of six Chinese cities to build the demonstration area of China-Japan regional development cooperation.
In mid-November, Chengdu released its plan on constructing the demonstration area and nine projects for promoting the cooperation in service trade. They included transit-oriented development, collaborative innovation, animation video games and healthcare.
Along with these announcements, the city signed agreements with Japanese companies as the result of its promotion of the pilot cooperation projects for city construction and the modern service industry.
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