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The
Hard Impact of Soft Power:
Ms. Machiko Satonaka is
one of Japan’s most well
known manga artists. Her first story, Pia no Shozo (Portrait of PIA)
appeared in a weekly magazine at the age of 16, for which she received
the Kodansha New Manga Artist Award. She has completed more than
420 works, including Ashita Kagayaku (A Brighter Tomorrow), Asunarozaka (Asunaro Hill), and Ariesu
no Otometachi (Maidens of Aries). Ms.
Satonaka also received the Kodansha Cultural Publication Award in
1974 and the Kodansha Manga Award in 1982, among others. Among her
major work is a series of book-length manga entitled Tenjo no
niji (The Heavenly Rainbow) that she has been creating for more than 15
years. It depicts the world of the ancient Japanese poetry anthology,
the Man’yoshu. Nineteen volumes have been published so far
to critical acclaim. Ms. Satonaka’s works have always had a
large following among women due to her keen and in-depth portrayal
of female psychology. She also is involved in various activities
that promote education and culture. She is a Professor at Osaka University
of the Arts, Managing Director of the Japan Cartoonists Association,
Director of the Japan Space Forum, Head Adjudicator of the Japan
Media Arts Festival, and Commission Member of the Japanese National
Commission for UNESCO. Dr. Hiroko Hara is Convener of Japan Women’s Watch. She is also a Professor at the Graduate School of Humanities, Josai International University, and Professor Emeritus of Ochanomizu University. In addition, she is Vice Representative of Japan’s Network for Women and Health. Previously she was a Professor at University of the Air, and Director and Professor of the Institute for Gender Studies, Ochanomizu University. Her various activities have also included being a member of the Advisory Committee for the Prime Minister’s Office on Gender Equality and a member of the Japanese government delegation as an NGO advisor for the ICPD+5 Preparatory Committee in New York. Dr. Hara received Ph.D. from Bryn Mawr. She has more than 250 publications in Japanese. Major works in English include “Environment, Resources, Population and Human Rights: Views as a Japanese Woman” (paper presented in 1999), and “Women’s Participation in Various Areas of Higher Education in Japan” in Women in a Changing Society: the Japanese Scene (National Women’s Education Center, 1990). Ms.
Mariko Bando is Director of the Institute of Women’s Culture
and Professor at the Graduate School of Showa Women’s University.
She is also a Fellow at the Women and Public Policy Program,
Harvard University. Previously she served for 34 years in the
Japanese civil service; her positions included Director General
of the Bureau for Gender Equality and Consul General to Brisbane,
Australia. Ms. Bando received a B.A. from the University of Tokyo
and an honorary doctorate from the Queensland University of Technology
in Australia. She has published 26 books on topics ranging from
Japan’s aging society to women’s careers and leadership. Dr. Anne E. Imamura is Director of the Area Studies Division, Foreign Service Institute of the U.S. Department of State. She is also Adjunct Professor in the Department of Sociology, Georgetown University. Previously she was on the faculty of University of Maryland, and a Lecturer at Sophia University and the University of Malaya. Dr. Imamura received a B.A. from Ohio Dominican College, an M.A. from the University of Hawaii, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from Columbia University. Among her publications are: Re-Imaging Japanese Women (ed. and introduction, 1996), Transcending Stereotypes: Discovering Japanese Culture and Education (co-editor, 1991), and Urban Japanese Housewives: At Home and in the Community (1987).
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