THE FOREIGN ELEMENT

Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Nov 8, 2021

Forty years of empowering women in Japan

by Kathryn Wortley

In the 40 years since its inception, FEW Japan has gone from serving a specific subset of non-Japanese women in the country to broadening its scope to help all women living here.

Issues | THE FOREIGN ELEMENT Nov 2, 2021

The Yamathon gets a COVID-era rebrand

by Rebecca Saunders

The Yamathon is a more pandemic-friendly event this year, and like a climb up Mount Fuji it is turning into an activity that everyone should at least try once.