Sasakawa Peace Foundation English Newsletter
April Issue (NE19-01)
Featured articles and announcements
to promote women’s empowerment
2. A first-of-its-kind gender equality ranking of leading companies in Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore
3. Japan Matters for America / America Matters for Japan
4. Report – Balance Sheet of U.S. Allies: Comparative Study between Asia and Europe
5. Announcement: Changes to two English department names
to promote women's empowerment
SPF partnered with WE EMPOWER JAPAN to organize a special session during the 5th WAW!/W20 held in March 2019 to highlight the importance of gender lens investing in advancing women's empowerment around the world. The session featured leaders from the private and public sectors discussing recent developments in gender lens investing and the future for women's empowerment in Japan.
Continue reading>>Equileap and SPF have published the first-ever gender equality ranking of 100 public companies in three major Asian economies: Japan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. This groundbreaking special report provides the first significant evaluation of the gender equality performance of public companies in Asia against the global benchmark composed of the top 200 companies leading the way for gender equality around the world.
Continue reading>>The East-West Center and the Japan-U.S. Program at SPF are proud to present the third edition of the "Japan Matters for America / America Matters for Japan" booklet in English and Japanese. Learn more about the breadth of bilateral connections between Japan and the U.S. through the alliance, trade, jobs, investment, tourism, education, population, sister city relationships, and more.
Continue reading>>SPF in collaboration with the Casimir Pulaski Foundation in Poland organized a year-long research project to create a cross-regional and comparative analysis focusing on the balance sheet of assets (advantages) and liabilities (disadvantages) held by Japan, Poland, and other U.S. allies from a strategic perspective. Please find the report outlining the results of this in-depth study below.
Continue reading>>Effective on April 1, 2019, the Japan–U.S. Program Department was renamed the Japan–U.S. Program, and the Japan–China Cooperation Department was renamed the Sasakawa Japan–China Friendship Fund. Email addresses, phone numbers, and the internal organization within the departments remain unchanged.