CrossWorld Puzzles

Tag: Japanese

  • Episode 6: Hometowns Everywhere

    Yuri Akahira is originally from Tokyo. With professional experience spanning the U.S., Singapore, and Japan, she currently serves as a director at a global IT company. She also leads its Employee Resource Group dedicated to fostering the next generation of female leaders. Yuri’s passion for supporting women began in her teenage years. After studying at…

  • Episode 5: Finding Joy in the Struggle

      Originally from Tokyo and now based in Seattle, Yuko Watanabe is a strategy & operations consultant who is passionate about innovative technology that tackles the world’s big problems. She has an MPA from Harvard, along with 13+ years of cross-industry experience serving big tech, startups, government agencies, and nonprofits worldwide, such as Google, Starbucks,…

  • Episode 1: Always Adaptable

    Sayuri Romei is half Japanese and half Italian. She was raised in Rome, Italy, where she attended French school, as well as Japanese school on Saturdays. Based in Washington, DC, Sayuri is the Senior Fellow for Japan at the German Marshall Fund’s Indo-Pacific Program, where she leads work on Japan and US-Japan-Europe relations. She’s also…