Category: Membership

Announcement from Membership Activities

New Renewal Process As of September 7, we have 317 members who renewed their membership, with nearly 60 percent using the new Stripe payments.  Our thanks to everyone who has renewed early, especially those who used Stripe, as it

Spotlight on Carol Iwanaga

Hello. I hope by the time you read this it has cooled down here in Tokyo as this summer has been especially brutal! My name is Carol Iwanaga and I am from Sun Valley, Idaho, U.S.A., although I

 Membership Renewal

Membership RenewalAs we approach the beginning of the membership year, all members should have received a reminder email to renew their membership for 2025-2026, with instructions on how to do so. As of August 6, we have 152 members

June Announcement

We are thrilled to welcome four new members to CWAJ this past month: Isheba Cornwall (Jamaica)Pauline Leong (Singapore)Margaret Maeda (U.K.)Chieko Watanabe (Japan) In April, we hosted our fourth Information Meeting of the year with three women in attendance.

Spotlight on Kristen Hughes

Greetings from Tokyo to all Members! My name is Kristen Hughes; Jennie has asked me to introduce myself. Here goes! When I moved to Tokyo in the fall of 2019, my brother’s mother-in-law — who had lived in

June Announcement

In March, we hosted our third Information Meeting of the year with nine women in attendance. Of the nine in attendance, eight were eligible for membership, but one was ineligible for membership as she is a foreign student

Spotlight on Suz Wilkinson

Tasmania is famous for its rugged forests and delicious produce, and it’s also my husband’s and my home state.  We grew up with a backdrop of kunanyi (Mt Wellington), with blistering cold southerlies from Antarctica in the winter,

At a Glance LIST for SIG

At a Glance List SIG April 10: Friends of Music_friendsofmusic@cwaj.org April 14:  Friendly Crafters Dahlia Patchwork Cushion _friendlycrafters@cwaj.org April 23: Reading Group_The Sense of an Ending_reading@cwaj.org SIG Co-Chairs: Jamaica Obeso and Yuko TerakawaContact: specialinterestgroups@cwaj.org

Spotlight on Momoyo Kamimura (Momo)

“Travel time to New York will be shortened to 40 minutes.”A thirteen-hour flight from Tokyo to New York could be less than an hour through space travel? … such a magical thought … The university space start-up was