Opening / Introduction of attendees
We introduced all the mayors who participated in this event from the opening.
Opening remarks
Prior to the opening of the event, opening remarks were made by Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike, Governor of Yamagata Prefecture Mieko Yoshimura (reading on his behalf due to absence), and Ken Kobayashi, Chairman of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, who are co-chairs of this event. .
Tokyo Governor Koike reported on the number of female heads of state in Japan, the gender gap index, and initiatives such as the introduction of a quota system in Tokyo. Let's show everyone's experiences and thoughts, share various knowledge, success stories, and troubles with each other, and overcome them."
Mr. Yoshimura, Governor of Yamagata Prefecture, who was absent this time, spoke about the slow pace of rectifying the gap between men and women in Japan, and the fact that Japan is lagging far behind developed countries. It is important to eliminate the stereotyped perception of gender roles that is deeply rooted in society, and to strategically address issues in the four fields of education, economy, politics, and health.” .
President Kobayashi said, "The labor shortage in small and medium-sized enterprises is becoming more serious due to the corona crisis, and we will further promote the active participation of women in companies and develop businesses that make use of diverse perspectives, which will lead to improved productivity and growth. We are being asked to continue to do so,” he said.
Yuriko Koike
Governor of Tokyo
Ken Kobayashi
Japan Chamber of Commerce Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry President
message of support
Messages of support were received from Ms. Masako Mori, Special Advisor to the Prime Minister (in charge of women's empowerment), and Ms. Franziska Giffei, Mayor of Berlin, Germany.
Ms. Masako Mori, who participated online from a remote location, said, "I want to create a community where women can become economically independent, prepare an environment such as a workplace, create an attractive community, and expand women's participation in the decision-making process. In order to promote gender equality, it is necessary for the country and the region to cooperate and work together." He said that the Bijo Net Conference is a valuable opportunity to expand the base of gender equality throughout the country. I talked to you.
In addition, Mayor Franziska Giffei said in a videotape that Tokyo and Berlin have been in partnership since 1994, and that Japan and Germany are strong partners with common values. spoke of the need for gender equality and support for women's self-determination.
Masako Mori
Special Advisor to the Prime Minister Female Empowerment Manager
Franziska Giffey
The Federal Republic of Germany Mayor of Berlin
keynote speech
Ms. Melba Plea, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Mexico to Japan, and Mr. Randy Zuckerberg, Founder and CEO of Zuckerberg Media and Former Marketing Director of Facebook.
Ms. Melba Prier talked about gender equality efforts in Mexico and the serious impact of the pandemic on women. “We must take these messages to heart and guide our work towards the empowerment of women. We need to train more women to take such leadership positions."
Randy Zuckerberg then went on VTR to thank her for being able to attend the plenary session. She introduced "PICK THREE," which is her own idea for women to successfully balance work, family and private life. In addition, as an entrepreneur, she entered the world of web3, where there were few women, and touched on her thoughts and experiences on how to be active at the forefront in advanced fields such as NFT and Metaverse. I sincerely hope that the day will come when a woman with the heart of an artist and the mindset of an entrepreneur will emerge in the business world and demonstrate great power."
H.E. Ms. Melba PRÍA
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Mexican States-
Randi Zuckerberg
Zuckerberg Media Founder and CEO / Former Facebook Marketing Director
Randy Zuckerberg's keynote speech is currently unavailable in the archive.
Breakout Session
① Sustainable Society and Women's Leadership
The theme is "Sustainable Society and Women's Leadership", and the role and leadership of female leaders such as female entrepreneurs and managers, who are expected to overcome various social issues and drive the creation of a sustainable society. In the future, we will review the role that women play in realizing a sustainable society, and discuss how to create an environment where women can play an active role and how to promote empowerment.
Hideko Okawa
Mayor of Tochigi
Kyoko Yamaguchi
Mayor of Hasuda
Tomiko Hirayama
Mayor of Tako Town
Yukari Kaneko
Mayor of Suwa
Kinuyo Someya
Mayor of Shimada
Mariko Fukumoto
Mayor of Kotoura Town
Ibun Hirahara
Representative of HI LLC
Japanese representative at the Davos youth conference, One Young World
Yukiko Yamaguchi
Panasonic Connect Co., Ltd. Vice President
Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), General Manager of Marketing Headquarters, Design, DEI
Promotion (Concurrently) Culture & Mind Promotion Office Manager
Yuko Uchida
Economic journalist
President of Swing-by creation, Inc. and representative of Innovedia
② Promotion of women's active participation in local industries and regional revitalization
The theme is "promotion of women's active participation in local industries and regional revitalization", working to solve social issues in the region, driving the next generation regional economy, developing and empowering female human resources who will lead the next generation who can contribute to regional revitalization. We discussed efforts to improve the vitality of local industry by doing so.
Hisako Sato
Mayor of Rusutsu Village
Yuiko Yamazaki
Mayor of Sotogahama Town
Mariko Ando
Mayor of Tsuchiura
Yumiko Terukawa
Mayor of Katsuura
Miwako Yabuuchi
Mayor of Mihama Town
Yumiko Kamada
Regional designer and Chief Executive Officer of ONE·GLOCAL
Ari Horie
Amelias by Women’s Startup Lab Impact Foundation Japan / Representative Director
Women’s Startup Lab / Founder CEO
Akiko Kinoshita
Managing editor of PRESIDENT WOMAN
③ Future strategy for the next generation led by women
The theme is "Future strategy for the next generation led by women". We discussed a future-oriented empowerment strategy that promotes the realization of a well-being society by building stable international relations and realizing vibrant local management by making use of power, with a view to securing next-generation female human resources. bottom.
Mitsuko Shibasaki
Mayor of Wako
Kazumi Ota
Mayor of Kashiwa
Yoko Kobayashi
Mayor of Kodaira
Tomoko Takizawa
Mayor of Ikeda
H.E. Mrs. Nina Oualet INTALLOU
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Mali
Yuko Ichise
President of the Japan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Business Women's Club /
President of Miwa Shoji Co., Ltd.
Yuka Tanimoto
Editor-in-chief of Forbes JAPAN Web
④ Active participation of women will change the “Shape of this country”
The theme is "Women's active participation changes the shape of this country." Based on examples from countries where women's active participation is advanced, the empowerment of women participating in the political decision-making process will transform the country's political and social systems. We clarified the effects of women's participation in politics and administration, and discussed ways to accelerate the creation of a next-generation Japanese society in which women can play an active role in the fields of politics and administration.
Junko Kawamata
Mayor of Nasukarasuyama
Hiroko Mase
Mayor of Nogi Town
Satoko Kishimoto
Mayor of Suginami Ward
Sawako Naito
Mayor of Tokushima
Makiko Ikeda
Mayor of Ino Town
H.E. Mrs. Aleksandra KOVAČ
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Serbia
H.E. Mrs. Genevieve Edna APALOO
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Ghana- H.E. Ms. Sandy Anabell DAVILA Sandoval
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Nicaragua 
Tomoko Omura
International journalist, bilingual MC, NHK World radio news desk
⑤ Promotion of SDGs and Empowerment of Women
The theme is "Promotion of SDGs and Women's Empowerment", and based on the recognition that "the promotion of SDGs should move from the phase of recognition to the phase of concrete measures", in recent years it has been attracting attention in Japan as well. Urgent themes in promoting women's empowerment, such as efforts to protect women from poverty, specialized education and economic support for women, were discussed, and the direction of specific policy development and methodologies for broadening social commitment were discussed.
Misako Tamura
Mayor of Hinode Town
Mito Sato
Mayor of Zama
H.E.Mrs. Marieta Petrova ARABADJIEVA de Descalzi
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Bulgaria
H.E. Ms. KAAHWA Tophace
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uganda
H.E. Ms. Tanja JÄÄSKELÄINEN
Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Finland
Asako Osaki
Director of the NPO Gender Action Platform
Declaration announcement
We announced a declaration that was endorsed by 45 female chiefs nationwide
Closing remarks
Closing remarks were given by Governor Koike of Tokyo. While mentioning the online market and Marunouchi Marche, which are held at the same time, it is necessary for female chiefs to work together to revitalize local industries from the perspective of women, and to promote tourism by leading to sustainable growth. I said it was. In addition, looking back on the plenary session, he said, "Let's share various good models and examples, make use of each other's experiences, and accelerate a mindset change in society as a whole. Let's do our best," he concluded.
Photo session
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Yuriko Koike Governor of Tokyo / Female Governors & Mayors -
Yuriko Koike Governor of Tokyo / Female Governors & Mayors / female ambassadors / female executives / Moderator
Shinjuku Marche/Marunouchi Marche
we held a limited-time marche to sell local products for the purpose of PR of participating municipalities.
Shinjuku Marche
Overview of the event
At Shinjuku Marche, food, sweets, local specialties, etc. were sold for seven days, and many customers visited.
By dividing the product sales into the first half (11/9-11/11) and the second half (11/12-15), it will be possible to sell even within the limited space of the national tourism PR corner of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building where the event is held. , was able to sell all products. In addition, posters from each local government were also displayed in conjunction with the products sold.
- Period
- November 9 (Wednesday) to November 15 (Tuesday), 2022
- Venue
- Tokyo Metropolitan Government No. 1 Main Building 1F South Side National Tourism PR Corner
(2-8-1 Nishi-Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo) - Number of businesses
- 60 operators
- Number of items
- 123 products
- Product Summary
- ・Food ・Western confectionery/Japanese confectionery ・Miscellaneous goods ・Alcoholic beverages/beverages
- Participating municipalities
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●Sales schedule：11/9～11/11
- ・Rusutsu Village,
Abuta District, Hokkaido Prefecture - ・Sotogahama Town,
Higashitsugaru District, Aomori Prefecture - ・Sendai City,
Miyagi Prefecture - ・Yamagata Prefectural Government
- ・Tsuchiura City,
Ibaraki Prefecture - ・Nogi Town,
Shimotsuga District, Tochigi Prefecture - ・Wako City,
Saitama Prefecture - ・Kamagaya City,
Chiba Prefecture - ・Tokyo Metropolitan Government
- ・Adachi Ward,
Tokyo - ・Kodaira City,
Tokyo - ・Hinode Town, Nishitama District,
Tokyo
12 municipalities in total
●Sales schedule：11/12～11/15
- ・Kamo City,
Niigata Prefecture - ・Tsunan Town,
Nakauonuma District,
Niigata Prefecture - ・Ono City,
Fukui Prefecture - ・Suwa City,
Nagano Prefecture - ・Shimada City,
Shizuoka Prefecture - ・Suzuka City,
Mie Prefecture - ・Uji City,
Kyoto Prefecture - ・Kizugawa City,
Kyoto Prefecture - ・Amagasaki City,
Hyogo Prefecture - ・Ashiya City,
Hyogo Prefecture - ・Takarazuka City,
Hyogo Prefecture - ・Kotoura Town,Tohaku District,
Tottori Prefecture - ・Kurashiki City,
Okayama Prefecture - ・Shunan City,
Yamaguchi Prefecture - ・Tokushima City,
Tokushima Prefecture - ・Ino Town, Agawa District,
Kochi Prefecture
16 municipalities in total
- ・Rusutsu Village,
National tourism PR corner entrance
Marunouchi Marche
Overview of the event
At the Marunouchi Marche, vegetables, alcoholic beverages, local specialties, etc. were sold for three days, attracting many visitors.
Special products were sold in the shop zone of Have aNiceTOKYO! (HaNT), and posters and pamphlets of participating municipalities were displayed in the pop-up zone.
At the adjoining cafe Marunouchi Happ. Stand & Gallery (Happ), various measures were taken over the three days, such as selling a collaboration menu using special products from Tokyo and Yamagata Prefecture and rice flour bread.
- Period
- November 18th (Friday) to November 20th (Sunday), 2022
- Venue
- Have a Nice TOKYO! (HaNT)
(Mitsubishi Building 1F, 2-5-2 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo) - Number of businesses
- 60 operators
- Number of items
- 119 products
- Product Summary
- ・Food ・Western confectionery/Japanese confectionery ・Miscellaneous goods ・Alcoholic beverages/beverages
- Participating municipalities
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- ・Rusutsu Village, Abuta District,
Hokkaido Prefecture - ・Sotogahama Town, Higashitsugaru District,
Aomori Prefecture - ・Sendai City,
Miyagi Prefecture - ・Yamagata Prefectural Government
- ・Tsuchiura City,
Ibaraki Prefecture - ・Nogi Town, Shimotsuga District,
Tochigi Prefecture - ・Wako City,
Saitama Prefecture - ・Kamagaya City,
Chiba Prefecture - ・Tokyo Metropolitan Government
- ・Adachi Ward,
Tokyo - ・Kodaira City,
Tokyo - ・Hinode Town, Nishitama District,
Tokyo - ・Kamo City,
Niigata Prefecture - ・Tsunan Town, Nakauonuma District,
Niigata Prefecture - ・Ono City,
Fukui Prefecture - ・Suwa City,
Nagano Prefecture - ・Shimada City,
Shizuoka Prefecture - ・Suzuka City,
Mie Prefecture - ・Uji City,
Kyoto Prefecture - ・Kizugawa City,
Kyoto Prefecture - ・Amagasaki City,
Hyogo Prefecture - ・Ashiya City,
Hyogo Prefecture - ・Takarazuka City,
Hyogo Prefecture - ・Kotoura Town,Tohaku District,
Tottori Prefecture - ・Kurashiki City,
Okayama Prefecture - ・Shunan City,
Yamaguchi Prefecture - ・Tokushima City,
Tokushima Prefecture - ・Ino Town, Agawa District,
Kochi Prefecture
28municipalities in total
- ・Rusutsu Village, Abuta District,
shop zone
pop-up zone
collaboration menu
- Venue
- ●Marunouchi Happ. Stand & Gallery (Happ)
(1F Marunouchi 2-chome Building, 2-5-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
Yonezawa Beef Kalbi Burger
[Ingredients Used]
Rice flour bread (Tokyo)
Yonezawa Beef Kalbi Yakiniku (Yamagata Prefecture)
Spice curry with TOKYO-X bacon and seasonal vegetables
[Ingredients used]
・TOKYO-X bacon (Tokyo)
・Tsuyahime, specially cultivated rice from Inoue Farm (Yamagata Prefecture)
La France and lemon jam chocolate parfait
[Ingredients used]
・Hachijo Fruit Lemon Jam (Tokyo)
・Yamagata La France (Yamagata Prefecture)
