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INFORMATION SHARING & NETWORKING PROGRAMS

Voices from Japan
(English feminist journal on Japanese women)

Voices from Japan, the English journal of AJWRC, is the great source of networking with grassroots women’s movements in Japan. Included are featured articles from the latest titles of “Women’s Asia 21”, AJWRC’s journal in Japanese as well as recent events, issues and campaigns of women in Japan.
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Exchange program
AJWRC sends your organization 2 titles of “Voices from Japan” a year, in exchange for your periodicals or other materials.
Please contact for more details: ajwrc@ajwrc.org
Women’s Asia 21
(Feminist journal in Japanese)
A quarterly feminist magazine that discusses from gender perspectives wide range of issues and introduces women’s issues and activities in Japan and around the world.

Overseas subscription
Please contact for more details: ajwrc@ajwrc.org
Women’s Information Reference Services
Based on the wide network that the AJWRC has developed in the past 30 years, we provide wide range of information and resources on women’s issues as well as materials of grassroots women’s groups in Japan and other parts of the world.
Production of publications and AV materials

GENDER EDUCATION & TRAINING PROGRAMS

Empowerment seminars
We organize seminars and workshops regularly on various issues with feminist perspectives such as: violence against women, nationalism, economic issues, women’s movements in other parts of the world, feminist English, use of ICT, etc.
Women’s study tours
We organize study tours of women visiting women’s groups in other Asian countries to learn their issues and activities and to share information and experiences.
Training and Workshops
We provide lectures and trainings for youths, teachers, local governments and other groups that are interested in gender sensitive trainings and workshops.

CAMPAIGNS, ADVOCACY AND RESEARCHES

We monitor cases and policies that may violate women’s rights, run ad-hoc and long-term campaigns, and conduct feminist researches and surveys for advocacy purposes. We also actively participate in international feminist debates and campaigns.

A Campaign for saving Article 24 of the Constitution
we are campaigning to save existing Article 24, which provides for equal rights for both sexes and individual dignity for women, from a change for the worse.
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Women Change Tokyo Campaign
Tokyo has become an undemocratic society due to Governor of Tokyo, Mr. Ishihara. We are campaigning to reform Tokyo from the point of view of women.
See details >>

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Activities INFORMATION SHARING & NETWORKING PROGRAMS Voices from Japan (English feminist journal on Japanese women) Voices from Japan, the English journal of AJWRC, is the great source of networking with grassroots women’s movements in Japan. Included are featured articles from the latest titles of “Women’s Asia 21”, AJWRC’s journal in Japanese as well as recent events, issues and campaigns of women in Japan. See details >> Exchange program AJWRC sends your organization 2 titles of “Voices from Japan” a year, in exchange for your periodicals or other materials. Please contact for more details: ajwrc@ajwrc.org Women’s Asia 21 (Feminist journal in Japanese) A quarterly feminist magazine that discusses from gender perspectives wide range of issues and introduces women’s issues and activities in Japan and around the world. Overseas subscription Please contact for more details: ajwrc@ajwrc.org Women’s Information Reference Services Based on the wide network that the AJWRC has developed in the past 30 years, we provide wide range of information and resources on women’s issues as well as materials of grassroots women’s groups in Japan and other parts of the world. Production of publications and AV materials GENDER EDUCATION & TRAINING PROGRAMS Empowerment seminars We organize seminars and workshops regularly on various issues with feminist perspectives such as: violence against women, nationalism, economic issues, women’s movements in other parts of the world, feminist English, use of ICT, etc. Women’s study tours We organize study tours of women visiting women’s groups in other Asian countries to learn their issues and activities and to share information and experiences. Training and Workshops We provide lectures and trainings for youths, teachers, local governments and other groups that are interested in gender sensitive trainings and workshops. CAMPAIGNS, ADVOCACY AND RESEARCHES We monitor cases and policies that may violate women’s rights, run ad-hoc and long-term campaigns, and conduct feminist researches and surveys for advocacy purposes. We also actively participate in international feminist debates and campaigns. A Campaign for saving Article 24 of the Constitution we are campaigning to save existing Article 24, which provides for equal rights for both sexes and individual dignity for women, from a change for the worse. See details >> Women Change Tokyo Campaign Tokyo has become an undemocratic society due to Governor of Tokyo, Mr. Ishihara. We are campaigning to reform Tokyo from the point of view of women. See details >> ↑ Page Top