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JustCo, a Singapore-based company that provides premium co-working spaces and shared offices, will be co-hosting with ASUNOHA, a general incorporated association that promotes gender equality, a two-day talk event and workshop to deepen understanding of diversity and inclusion (DE&I) on June 5th and 6th, 2024, entitled "Diversity Bootcamp: It's time to seriously feel a sense of urgency. Two days to seriously make diversity your own."

What kind of society can LGBTQ+ people live as normal people?
Why is there still no improvement in information and transportation access for people with disabilities?
Why is the gender gap not closing in educational advancement and leadership positions?
Even though diverse people already exist in society, why do prejudices and institutional flaws that seem to ignore their existence persist?
On the first day, we will invite six well-known speakers with diverse perspectives to hold a talk event where they will discuss the state of a diverse society from their own perspective. On the second day, we will deliver "Experiences and Empathy" in the form of a workshop to explain in an easy-to-understand manner why a society that embraces diversity is necessary.

Prejudice and inequalities in social systems are all connected, and we hope that this event will make it easy for everyone to understand this and make things easier for them, and that you will take home some tips for living in a diverse society.

[How to participate]
You can apply for either day alone or for both days.
All participation is free.
Participation is on a first-come, first-served basis.
If you cancel after registering for attendance at the venue, please be sure to contact us in advance.
Day 2 is a workshop to concretely think about the barriers in society for various minority groups, in order to visualize the privileges that the majority unconsciously hold. For those who have actually experienced barriers or discrimination in society, it will likely remind you of those experiences. If you feel uncomfortable, please feel free to leave. If you have any concerns, please let us know when you register.
DAY 1: Crosstalk
A talk event where six speakers with diverse perspectives discuss the state of a diverse society from their own perspectives.

Date and time: Wednesday, June 5, 2024, 18:30-20:30 (doors open at 18:00)
Location: JustCo Shibuya Hikarie (33F Shibuya Hikarie 2-21-1 Shibuya, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo)
https://www.justcoglobal.com/jp/centre/shibuya-hikarie/

Number of applicants
30 people in person, unlimited online participation (streamed via Zoom/YouTube)

Speakers

Gon Matsunaka (CEO of Good Aging Yells, a certified non-profit organization)
After graduating from Hitotsubashi University Faculty of Law, he joined Dentsu. In 2010, he founded an NPO with his friends, based on his experience working in NPO-related projects in New York during an overseas training program. In 2016, he won the Youth Leader Award at the 7th Youth Power Awards. At the end of June 2017, after 16 years at Dentsu, he left his previous job to become the full-time representative of an NPO. In addition to activities centered on creating spaces to connect LGBTQ+ with society, he is also involved in "OUT IN JAPAN," where Leslie Kee takes portraits of LGBTQ+ people from around the country, and the 2020-launched project "Pride House Tokyo." His NHK documentary program "Colorful Family" has become a hot topic. Co-representative of Kanazawa Rainbow Pride General Incorporated Association, Representative of Pride House Tokyo / Director of Marriage for All Japan Public Interest Incorporated Association. Certified NPO Good Aging Yells (WEB site):https://goodagingyells.net/

Kuniko Obinata (Vice President of the General Incorporated Association Parasports Promotion Network / First Japanese to win a gold medal in alpine skiing at the Winter Paralympics)
At the age of three, he was injured in a traffic accident. He is active using a prosthetic leg, a cane, and a wheelchair. He discovered sit-skiing in his second year of high school and began his career as a skier. In 1994, while attending university, he participated in the Lillehammer Paralympics. After graduating from university, he continued his skiing career while working as a program production director at NHK. He won a total of 10 medals, including the gold medal at the 1998 Nagano Paralympics, the first gold medal for a Japanese athlete (at a winter tournament). In 2007, he joined Dentsu PR Consulting Inc. and worked on communication design. He retired from skiing in 2010. In 2018, he became the vice president of the Parasports Promotion Network, a general incorporated association that organizes information on parasports and supports PR and tournament management to increase media exposure. He has also served as an executive officer and council member of sports organizations, and is involved in social activities mainly in the fields of sports, diversity and inclusion, and education. Fellow of the Dentsu Group Inc., Vice Director of the Dentsu Institute, and Director of Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co., Ltd. General Incorporated Association Parasports Promotion Network (WEB site): https://paranet.or.jp/

Noriko Jin (Heralbony Co., Ltd., Corporate Planning Office, Welfare Team)
After graduating, he joined Recruit Co., Ltd., where he gained experience in sales and new business promotion. At the age of 30, he studied abroad in the Philippines and traveled around the world, where he faced the injustice of the world and his own unconscious bias, and decided to enter the world of solving social issues. After returning to Japan, he joined Globis Co., Ltd., and at the same time obtained an MBA from the Globis Business School. In June 2023, he joined HERALBONY when the Welfare Team was launched, as he was sympathetic to the company's mission. He is in charge of new business development in the newly established Welfare Team. HERALBONY Co., Ltd. (WEBSITE):https://www.heralbony.jp/

Momoko Nojo (Representative Director of NO YOUTH NO JAPAN General Incorporated Association / Representative of FIFTYS PROJECT)
Born in 1998. In 2019, she studied abroad in Denmark, where the youth voter turnout rate exceeds 80%, and founded NO YOUTH NO JAPAN, which promotes political participation of the younger generation. She is currently engaged in activities such as disseminating information about elections, politics, and society on Instagram (currently about 100,000 followers), advocacy activities, and collaborations with local governments, companies, and think tanks, aiming to create a society where young people can make their voices heard and their voices resonate. In 2022, she founded NewScene, a general incorporated association that runs the FIFTYS PROJECT, a movement that calls for and supports people in their 20s and 30s to run in local elections with the aim of eliminating the gender gap in the political field. Graduated with a master's degree in economics from Keio University Graduate School. Currently appearing on TV Asahi's Yoko Oshita! Wide Scramble and Tokyo MX's Jun Hori Morning Flag. Selected as TIME magazine's 100 Next Generation #TIME100NEXT 2022. NO YOUTH NO JAPAN (WEB site):http://noyouthnojapan.org/

Koichi Nakano (Professor, Faculty of International Liberal Arts, Sophia University)
Nakano specializes in political science (Japanese politics, comparative politics, and political thought). He often writes commentary on Japanese politics through overseas and Japanese media. He also serves as a convener for the Citizens' Coalition for the Abolition of the Security Legislation and the Restoration of Constitutionalism, the Association of Scholars Opposing the Security-Related Legislation, and the Association for Constitutional Democracy. His books include "Issues in the 'Constitutional Revision'" (Shueisha Shinsho) and "Now is the Time to Regenerate Democracy! -- Hope for New Political Participation" (Iwanami Booklet). Progressive! Channel (Nakano's YouTube channel):https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC583xtn_Q2O2htmDBlHHXKQ

Akina Noguchi (Director of UNIVA General Incorporated Association/PhD in Disability Science)
He researched inclusive education, where diverse children learn together, at the University of Tsukuba. After working as an elementary school lecturer, he became the director of the LITALICO research institute, where he engaged in joint research and collaboration with schools, juvenile prisons, etc. He then participated in the launch of the general incorporated association UNIVA and became a director. His life's work is to link research, practice, and policy in order to realize inclusion. He is a member of the Education Innovation Subcommittee of the Industrial Structure Council of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, a member of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology's Expert Council on the Future of Special Needs Education in a New Era, and an international committee member of the Japan Society for Learning Disorders. He has co-authored books such as "Supporting Relationships between Children with Developmental Disabilities and Those Around Them" and "Inclusive Education to Create a Discrimination-Free Society." General incorporated association UNIVA (website):https://univa.or.jp/

DAY2 Workshop
An experiential workshop to help people make DE&I their own: "What if ___ people were the majority?"
What kind of society would we have if wheelchair users, transgender people, people raising children, etc. were in the majority? Let's make DE&I our own through workshops!

Date and time
June 6, 2024 (Thu) 18:30-20:30
JustCo Shinjuku Miraina Tower (18th floor, JR Shinjuku Miraina Tower, 4-1-6 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo)
https://www.justcoglobal.com/jp/centre/shinjuku-miraina-tower/

Number of applicants
30 people in person (workshops will not be streamed online)

Lecturer

Akina Noguchi (Director of UNIVA General Incorporated Association / Doctor of Disability Science): Researched inclusive education where diverse children learn together at the University of Tsukuba. After working as an elementary school lecturer, she worked on joint research and collaboration with schools, juvenile detention centers, etc. as Director of the LITALICO Research Institute. She then participated in the launch of UNIVA General Incorporated Association and became a director. Her life's work is to link research, practice, and policy in order to realize inclusion. She is a member of the Education Innovation Subcommittee of the Industrial Structure Council of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, a member of the Expert Council on the Form of Special Needs Education in a New Era of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, and an international committee member of the Japan Society for Learning Disorders. She has co-authored books such as "Supporting Relationships between Children with Developmental Disabilities and Those Around Them" and "Inclusive Education to Create a Society Free of Discrimination."

Host on both days
JustCo DK Japan Co., Ltd. General Manager Shogo Suzuki, General Incorporated Association ASUNOHA Representative Director Naho Ida

Organizer (co-organizer)
JustCo DK Japan:https://www.justcoglobal.com/jp/
Asuha General Incorporated Association:https://asuniwa.org/　

Sponsorship
Daito Trust Construction Co., Ltd.

Technical Support
NTT BizLink Co., Ltd. (Distribution), Adways Inc. (Design)

Let's Talk About Us Past Events

Vol.1 "Gender equality starting with tsukkomi" | International Women's Day Commemorative Talk Event 2023
March 1, 2023 JustCo Shibuya Hikarie
"You don't need to get angry over something like this..." "I meant well, but..." Sometimes a casual remark made in daily life can be like a bone stuck in the throat of the person who heard it. Why not join six guests in pointing out the wrong expressions hidden in words that are often overlooked? This event aims to make a society where everyone can live more easily by changing their behavior from tomorrow without even realizing it.
Guests: Momoko Nojo, Yoshihisa Aono, Keiko Hamada, Koichi Nakano, Wakaba Onose, Takayuki Kiyota
movie:https://youtu.be/ny4ZPiEEWSs

Vol.2 "I'm an LGBTQ+ Ally, What About You?" | Pride Month Commemorative Talk Event 2023
June 15, 2023 JustCo Shinjuku Miraina Tower
Aiming to realize a diverse society where LGBTQ+ people can live more true to themselves, the event focused on increasing the number of "allies" who understand and support LGBTQ+ people, and invited five speakers, including Miko Oyama of the Japan Business Federation and Seiji Yasubuchi, president of AXA, to speak on topics ranging from the basics of LGBTQ+ to the efforts of companies and economic organizations regarding DE&I (Diversity, Equity & Inclusion).
Guests: Miko Oyama, Seiji Yasubuchi, Shinya Yamagata, Hiromitsu Sudo, Kana Mitarashi
movie:https://youtu.be/ynCpKEKSrB0

Vol.3 "Masculinity Conference for Beginners with Zero Knowledge" | International Men's Day Commemorative Talk Event 2023
November 16, 2023 JustCo GranTokyo South Tower
The event used the books "A Society Addicted to Male Superiority and Women" by Saito Akiyoshi, an expert in perpetrator clinical practice, and "An Introduction to Our Gender, Starting with Conversation" by Kiyota Takayuki, a group that listens to the conversations of others as part of a love-talk collecting unit, as texts, and proposed that "chat between men" could be a prescription for the difficulties men face in life today.
Guests: Akiyoshi Saito, Takayuki Kiyota, and Shiorinu
Archive sales:https://peatix.com/event/3766015

Vol.4 "Our normal is not normal" | Talk event commemorating the month of people with disabilities 2023
December 6, 2023 JustCo GranTokyo South Tower
What is the society surrounding people with disabilities like? We will discuss with four guests the realities of the daily and work lives of people with disabilities, what motivated them to take their first steps into society, and what is needed to realize a society of coexistence. This event is for both people with disabilities and able-bodied people to learn that "what you think is normal is not normal for the other person," and to take the first step toward realizing a society of coexistence.
Guests: Kuniko Ohinata, Shinya Ota, Takuma Ito, Yosuke Tsuji
movie:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c485NNaul2Y

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