Women's Empowerment and Gender Equality
World Assembly for Women: WAW! 2022
Special Session: WAW! Sit-in-a-circle Meeting on Rural Women
December 5, 2022
Sit-in-a-circle is a session to listen to the voices of people living in various regions. We hope to utilize the voices of people in rural areas for government policies. At WAW!2022, we will connect WAW! satellites venues in Hokkaido, Aomori, Fukushima, and Wakayama to Tokyo venue in order to deepen the dialogue on the issues and best practices for women in rural areas.
Participants (Regularly Updated)

Participants
- SUEMATSU Minako, Chairperson, Publisher and President of The Japan Times Co., Ltd. (Moderator)
- ISHIYAMA Sumie, CEO, CRF Co., Ltd.
- KAMADA Yumiko, CEO, ONE・GLOCAL Co., Ltd.
- OMI Asako, State Minister for Internal Affairs and Communications
- UCHIYAMA Noriko, Executive Director, Japan female successors Support Association / Representative Director, Sorarobe Co. Ltd. (Rapporteur)
Participants from Sattelite Venues
- HIRANO Noriko, Chief Nursing Director, Jinsenkai Foundation / Vice President and Chief Nursing Director, Kita- Fukushima Medical Center (From Fukushima)
- MATSUBARA Toshimi, Lawyer (From Wakayama)
- SATO Hisako, Mayer of Rusutsu Village (From Hokkaido)
- YAMAZAKI Yuiko, Mayor, Sotogahama Town (From Aomori)