Our monthly meetings offer unique opportunities to hear from distinguished speakers around the world. The meeting will be held in either a Zoom or in-person luncheon format.
If you are not a CWAJ member but would like to attend a meeting, please contact Membership via the “Contact Form”
List of Monthly Meeting Programs
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April General Meeting: Leading the Growth of a Sustainable Economy in Space: the challenge of removing debris from outer space by Chris Blackerby
Date: April 12, Wednesday Time: 10:00 to 12:00 (JST)
Format: Virtual. Fee: Free
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March General Meeting: ‘Cherry’ Ingram—The Englishman Who Saved Japan’s Blossoms by Naoko Abe
Date: March 15, Wednesday Time: 20:00 to 21:30 (JST)
Format: Virtual. Fee: Free
Naoko Abe will talk about Collingwood ‘Cherry’ Ingram (1880-1981), the Englishman Who Saved Japan’s
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February General Meeting: Japan’s National Security – Update for 2023 by Lance Gatling
Date: February 8, Wednesday
Time: 10:00 to 12:00
Format: A Zoom link will be shared with attendees in the registration confirmation email.
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December General Meeting with Luncheon: Ring in the Holidays with a Festive Jazz Performance by Grace Mahya
Date: December 7, Wednesday Time: 11:00 to 14:30 11:30 to 12:30
Venue: Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan
Date: December 7, Wednesday
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November General Meeting: Weaving Disparate Interests into a Career by Hannah Kirshner
Guest Speaker: Hannah Kirshner
Date: November 9, 2022 Time: 10:00 to 11:45
Venue: Online via Zoom
Author Hannah Kirshner will talk about how seemingly unrelated strands of one’s
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September General Meeting – The Samurai – Myth and Reality by Sven Saaler
Guest Speaker: Sven Saaler
September 14, 2022, 10:00 to 12:00, Online via Zoom
Most people today think of samurai as loyal and honorable defenders of the social order in medieval