CrossWorld Puzzles

Tag: Japanese

  • Episode 11: Leading Step by Step

      Born in Australia and raised in Egypt until she was three, Kazuyo Kato moved between the United States (Washington, DC, San Francisco) and Japan throughout her elementary to high school years. She has built her career at organizations focused on U.S.-Japan relations and international affairs in both countries. She currently serves as Executive Director…

  • Episode 9: Beauty Not Loudly Told

      Mari Yobp was born and raised in Japan. She grew up in Zushi City, which faces the Pacific Ocean and is about an hour away from Tokyo. She also lived in Hong Kong for a year and a half when she was 4 years old. She majored in oil painting and printmaking at Musashino Art University,…

  • 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…