Empowering Japan's Future Leaders
On August 4th and 5th, together with several of its strategic partners, One Young World Japan held 3 separate events to showcase and celebrate the growth of its family of next-gen leaders. Both domestic and international topics were on stage during the 2-day event covering several topics inspired by the UN SDGs.
One Young World Japan will host the event called “Student Pitch”, which is for students under the age of 18 in Japan. Thirteen speakers were be selected from SDG-related projects submitted from all over Japan. Each student will give a 4-minute presentation in English about the world they aim to achieve, and their future plans.
Host City Partner, Asahi Group Holdings, will provide a scholarship for young leaders living and studying in Japan.
One Young World Japan is delighted to announce its support for “WE HAVE A DREAM,” a collection of 202 dreams from around the world, as well as high school students living in Japan, leveraging our extensive experience and network with young leaders and their SDG-related projects.
Dissatisfaction and frustration with the status quo becomes source of energy and passion for a young female powerhouse in FemTech and Urban Engineering.
Misato Nagakawa is an Executive Board Member at Wake Up Japan.
The One Young World Politician of the Year Award recognises five outstanding politicians under the age of 35, who are using their positions to have a positive impact on young people in their communities and countries.
The One Young World Entrepreneur of the Year Award was created in 2019 to identify and promote five of the world’s most revolutionary entrepreneurs under the age of 35.
One Young World Japan will conduct the “One Young World Japan GLA (Global Leadership Accelerator) Program” to support the SDGs program of Fukuoka Futaba High School, leveraging its expertise and network in SDG-related projects. OYW Japan will promote this program as a part of our efforts to foster future leaders in Japan.
Female entrepreneurs will have the opportunity to pitch their businesses to the world at One Young World Tokyo 2022 next May!
