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About Sietar

  1. About SIETAR JAPAN
  2. SIETAR and SIETAR JAPAN
  3. Activities
  4. SIETAR JAPAN Steering Committee
  5. President's Message
  6. Our Mission
  7. Constitution
  8. Bylaws

About SIETAR JAPAN

SIETAR JAPAN serves in the field of intercultural communication in Japan with a large international membership of professionals in education, training, and research, which includes business people, counselors, development assistants.

SIETAR JAPAN Membership

SIETAR and SIETAR JAPAN

SIETAR JAPAN was founded in 1985 as an affiliate group of SIETAR.

SIETAR was founded in 1974 and has many local groups around the world.

SIETAR is an interdisciplinary and professional service organization whose purpose is to implement and promote cooperative interaction and communication among people of diverse cultures, races and ethnic groups.

SIETAR'S objective is to encourage the development and application of knowledge, values and skills which enable effective intercultural, interracial and interethnic actions at the individual, group, organization and community levels.

SIETAR holds conferences and global information exchanges. All SIETAR groups belong toSIETAR Global Network and support the same fundamental beliefs and goals, organizing activities independently. Members all over the world are more than 3000.


Our activities

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SIETAR JAPAN offers a diversity of viewpoints that is a source of excitement and creativity. It also leads the members to a dynamic exchange of ideas and to the creation of syntheses in the pioneering filed.

SIETAR JAPAN offers an international network of intercultural specialists in the field of:

- Communication - Language Services - Consulting - Legal Services- Development Aid - Management- Education - Migration/Minorities- Family Counseling Negotiation & Trade- Government - Psychology- Health Services - Research- HumanResources - Social Services- International Affairs - Training

 

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Steering Committee 2012

    Term
President Eriko Machi, Reitaku Universtiy (2009.4.1～2013.3.31)
Vice-president Akiko Asai, Obirin University (2009.4.1～2013.3.31)
Program Co-Directors Robin Sakamoto, Kyorin University (2012.4.1～2014.3.31)
  Miki Yamashita, Reitaku University (2012.4.1～2014.3.31)
Journal Co-Directors Laura MacGregor, Gakushuin University (2012.4.1～2014.3.31)
  Masako Isa, Okinawa Christian University (2012.4.1～2014.3.31)
Membership Director Hideki Kono, Mejiro University
 (2010.4.1～2014.3.31)
Finance Co-Directors

Tomoko Kusaka, Obirin University

 (2009.4.1～2013.3.31)
  Eriko Katsumata, Obirin University & Aoyama Gakuin University & Meiji University (2010.4.1～2014.3.31)
Public Relations Director Kimie Oshima, Bunkyo Gakuin University (2009.4.1～2013.3.31)
Internal Relations Director Akiko Moriyama, Independent Consultant and Trainer (2009.4.1～2013.3.31)
International Relations Director Diane Walsh Sasaki, Executive Coach and Independent Consultant
(2010.4.1～appointed by the President upon approval of the Steering Committee)
Home Page Directors Yoshiko Higuchi, Reitaku University
(2003.4.1～appointed by the President upon approval of the Steering Committee)
Newsletter Co-Directors

Kumiko Seki, Niigata Seiryo University Junior College
(2005.9.25～appointed by the President upon approval of the Steering Committee)

  Voltaire Garces Cang, RINRI Institute of Ethics
(2007.10.1～appointed by the President upon approval of the Steering Committee)
  Newsletter Assistants
  Kotatsu Hirota, Shin Nippon Biomedical Laboratories, ltd
(2012.4.1～appointed by the President)
  Makiko Deguchi, Sophia University
(2012.4.1～appointed by the President)
Auditor Kyoko Yashiro, Reitaku University
(2003.6.28～appointed by the President upon approval of the Steering Committee)
  Kichiro Hayashi, Aoyama Gakuin University Professor Emeritus
(2010.9.10～appointed by the President upon approval of the Steering Committee)
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