The HBS Online Tokyo chapter hosted a special encouraging hour to global members on August 7, during the time of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics, which have been held under extending COVID-19 state of emergency in the Tokyo area. It was a historical moment, one year extension of the Summer Olympics and Paralympics, and most games were held without general audiences.
Originally many plans of cultural events in Japan for tourism did not make it as originally planned due to the pandemic and Japanese people, including students, still, live an inconvenient life.
Nevertheless, we hosted the event to encourage people living in Tokyo and the Japan area, as well as all others who wish to celebrate the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics game and tourism in Japan.
In the beginning of our community event, as One Harvard community, we global members praised a Tokyo 2020 Olympic medalist, Gabby Thomas '19, United States, from the Harvard community.
Thomas is the first Harvard woman to win two medals at the Olympic Games, winning her bronze medal in the 200 meters and silver medal running the anchor leg of the United States 4x100 meter team.
Then the Tokyo Chapter members introduced local cultures, music, manga, food, technologies, and sightseeing places including Tohoku, the Northeast area which had been affected by a great earthquake and tsunami in 2011, with warm feelings and compassion for those who could not come to other cultural events in Japan. From global members at the community event, we were told that Japan did a great job in this pandemic to host Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics.
Before the start of Tokyo 2020 Olympics, various issues were globally discussed, such as human rights, gender issue, for example. Actually, we still have challenges but we hope to make a better society with more peaceful daily lives, by ending pandemic soon. When the pandemic is over, we invite you to explore the wonderful culture of Japan!
About the Author
As a featured Harvard Business School Online Community Organizer by Harvard Business School, based in Japan, leading Japan, Asia and Global Harvard Business School Online Communities, since its initial global chapters established officially in 2018. Since founding the Tokyo chapter, active, passionate, leading the community building and development with planning, organizing, hosting, moderating events strategically for HBS Online and members in Japan mainly, from scratch till now, with using her professional experiences and skills as Pro Bono, as well as mentoring, giving advices to new community chapters in the world. Since 2020, under pandemic happens, Emi is also contributing to many volunteer supports for HBS faculties to save Harvard, for preparing remote sessions on MBA programs. | https://online.hbs.edu/more-info/community
| SDGs partnership consultant | Government registered IT business consultant | Marketing Communication expert for Japan market | International Event Curator | PR Consultant | Global Speaker | Executive/Personal Coach | Global Mentor | Moderator | Facilitator | Event Host | Aikido Performer | National Qualified Japanese Language and Cultural Teacher for foreign learners | Experienced Catalyst | HBS Online Community Challenge 2020 and 2021 Global Finalist Project team leader |
Having more than 20 year experiences of global cultural exchanges, including professional experience of management of Japan marketing communication in a global nasdaq listed nanotechnology company.
Unique leader who make a difference from scratch to make values to the society based in Japan to global, including SDGs, Women Empowerment, etc.
HBS Online Courses Completed: Leading with Finance (2016)
, Negotiation Mastery (2017), Sustainable Business Strategy (2018, first official cohort)
Other learning experiences:
Shanghai, Germany, France, Singapore. etc.
Languages:
English, Japanese and some Chinese, French, German, Spanish, etc.
