Sietar Japan

22/08/2025

Annual Conference Early Bird Registrations NOW OPEN!!
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15/08/2025

Annual Conference Early Bird Registrations NOW OPEN!!

会員参加申込 Conference Registration for members

https://sietarjapan.shikuminet.jp/login/

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非会員申込 Conference Registration for non-members

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International SIETAR Members

Please first write to sietarconference2025@gmail.com

08/08/2025

SIETAR Japan featured study:

In this study, Claire Chan Nok Yin and Soyhan Egitim examined the factors behind sexual harassment within the Japanese context and how cultural background shapes responses to all forms of harassment.
The authors found that nationality-based differences in harassment responses aren't just individual preferences. They are systematically different approaches reinforced by cultural frameworks. Their study calls for:

* Culturally competent support systems
* Legal frameworks that extend beyond workplace settings
* Recognition that effective solutions must work WITH, not against, existing cultural contexts

For complimentary copy, please click the link below:

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/09555803.2025.2535698?casa_token=r56V8wcoKkoAAAAA:JtMNRa6Fp1W6HWSbgu9gqtr8g8Whc-gshDA5JPvJu90LIgsPO2A8M87qVnKf1aHo7Cz3ZTzof-JjDg

Alternative link for preprint PDF:
https://osf.io/es5ta_v1

Despite recent legal reforms, the concept of sexual harassment remains unclear in Japan. The current legal framework only covers incidents in workplaces, leaving victims outside the work environmen...

06/08/2025

Dear SIETAR Japan friends and colleagues,
I hope the summer break is treating you all well. We are pleased to announce that SIETAR Japan will feature Dr. Shahar Gindi, a senior lecturer and researcher at Levinsky-Wingate Academic Center, as well as a clinical and school psychologist. His research focuses on fostering discussions around controversial topics in the classroom and exploring the role of boundary-crossing teachers, particularly Palestinian teachers in Jewish schools. He is the founder of the Coaching Dialogue Center, which offers in-service teacher training and workshops. Dr. Gindi also leads evaluation teams for educational programs and collaborates with the Ministry of Education to enhance educational policies. He has published extensively on education, psychology, and intercultural relations. In his workshop, Dr. Gindi will focus on the increasing polarization and intolerance in society and its impact on education at all levels, from secondary schools to academia. We look forward to welcoming you all for this interactive yet thought-provoking workshop.

Date and Time: Sunday, September 7, 2025, 20:00-22:00　
Method: Online
Venue: Zoom
Language: English

Registration fee and application
Please register through Peatix.
Registration Link: https://sietar20250907.peatix.com

Ticket Prices:
Members: 1000 yen
Non-Members: 1500 yen
Students: Free

01/08/2025

Dear SIETAR Japan friends and colleagues,

English follows Japanese.

“TEAMS@WORK”プログラムのご案内 (添付の詳細を参照ください。）：

テーマ：企業や団体向けの研修、コンサルティングを行う際のクライエントに対するニーズアセスメン

トやクライエントからの研修評価の設定法とインパクト〜研修、コンサルティング内容がクライエント

のニーズに沿ったより効果的なものにするために〜 (パート.2)

講師：クリフ クラーク氏

日時：2025 年９月６日（土曜日）

午前 10 時半―午前 11 時半（日本時間）

場所：Zoom (リンクは追って送信いたします。)

対象： SIETAR Japan 会員、入会を検討している方、前回の第２回目のセッションに参加し再度質疑応

答に参加したい方

Part 2: The impact of assessment & evaluation on intercultural consulting & training in business　(Refer to the attachment for details.)

We are honored to welcome Clifford Clarke back to speak at our third exploratory meeting of organizational

professionals for further discussion of the impact of assessments & evaluations in organizations (see details from

Cliff below). Our first session with Cliff went nearly 2 hours thanks to Cliff's extensive background and anecdotes

from real experience with global organizations. We left the session feeling there was much more to discuss and

have asked him to lead us in a follow up session. Please bring your questions, experiences, and insights to our

discussion.

Please save the date!

Date: September 6, Saturday, 10:30 - 11:30am JST

Zoom invitation will be sent closer to the date

Diane Walsh Sasaki
Intercultural Consultant and Coach

24/07/2025

SIETAR Japan featured article:

Sustaining Love & Building Bicultural Marriages Between Japanese & Americans in Japan

Please check Research Gate for the full article:
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Clifford-Clarke

Clifford H. Clarke and Naomi Takashiro

Citation: Clarke, C. H. & Takashiro, N. (2021). Sustaining Love & Building Bicultural Marriages Between Japanese & Americans in Japan. C.H. Mayer & E. Vanderheiden (Eds.) International Handbook of Love. Transcultural & Transdisciplinary Perspectives, Springer.

Abstract: The purpose of this chapter is to review the key issues and reveal the cultural assumptions underlying the issues and intercultural competencies for building sustaining loving relationships between Americans and Japanese in bicultural marriages. Transforming bicultural misunderstandings into trusting relationships in bicultural relationships is the ultimate goal of the authors. There is power in empathy, in building shared goals, in a mutual appreciation for diversity, and in continual efforts toward resolving misunderstandings through utilizing intercultural competencies. Cultural interpretations and intercultural competencies applied to the issues most commonly identified in bicultural marriages can be utilized to strengthen and sustain loving relationships between Japanese and Americans. Educators, counselors, friends, and families who strive to support struggling partners in bicultural marriages may find these thoughts and practices applicable.

Clifford CLARKE, Affiliate Graduate Faculty | Cited by 64 | of University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, Honolulu (UH Manoa) | Read 19 publications | Contact Clifford CLARKE

18/07/2025

Dear SIETAR members and colleagues,

The call for presentations for the 40th Annual Conference of the Society for Intercultural Communication closed on July 13th.

We plan to notify you of the results of the peer review of your proposal by around Monday, September 1st. For inquiries, please contact the conference email address: sietarconference2025@gmail.com

Members who are not presenting are also welcome to participate in the annual conference. We look forward to seeing you all.

第40回　異文化コミュニケーション学会　年次大会発表募集は7月13日に締め切られました。

査読の結果（合否）につきましては 9月1日（月）頃までに、お知らせする予定です。

お問い合わせは、大会アドレスまでお願いいたします。sietarconference2025@gmail.com

発表されない会員の方もぜひ年次大会にご参加ください。
皆様とお目にかかるのを楽しみにしています。

09/07/2025

{REMINDER}
Dear SIETAR members and colleagues,
The call for proposals for the annual conference, 2025 is still OPEN!

(English follows Japanese)

第40回　異文化コミュニケーション学会　年次大会発表募集 (10月11・12日）

募集期間　2025年6月5日（木）～ 2025年7月13日（日） 23:59

発表抄録（アブストラクト）を書く言語に該当するGoogleフォームからお申し込みください。し込み用Googleフォームは、「会員ポータル」（しくみネット）からアクセスして下さい。

会員ポータル　https://www.ja.sietar-japan.org/members
シクミネット　https://sietarjapan.shikuminet.jp/home/

October 11-12, 2025 40th (2025 ) Annual Conference “Intercultural Communication and Peace-Making Efforts"

Call for Proposals Application Period: June 5 (Thu) – July 13 (Sun) 23:59

Please apply using the Google Form that corresponds to the language in which you will write your presentation abstract. (Please go to the SIETAR Japan “Member Portal” in the homepage to access the Google Form links.)

Member Portal: https://www.sietar-japan.org/member-portal
Shikuminet: https://sietarjapan.shikuminet.jp/home/

会員の皆様へ 会員の皆様へのサービス向上のため、2025年度より「しくみネット」という新しい会員サービスを 導入することとなりました。これにより「会員ポータル」を通して、以下の項目をインターネット上でご自身で...

01/07/2025

SIETAR Japan featured interviews by Ana Sofia Hofmeyr:

Dear SIETAR Japan members,

I am excited to announce the publication of my interview with Mr. Koichi Iwasawa, CEO of Key Message International, as part of my project, Intercultural Competence for Professional Success: Perspectives from Japan.

From a journalism background, Mr. Iwasawa has extensive experience in communication and PR, and around 16 years of experience working internationally and interculturally in the United States, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. We talked about the importance of considering local contexts and local languages, dealing with communication breakdowns, and the importance of considering both individual differences and similarities beyond cultural boundaries.

The interview is available both in Japanese (original) and English (translation) at https://wps.itc.kansai-u.ac.jp/ashofmeyr/interviews/ .

Published interviews (in order of publication):
- Dr. Chiaki Mukai, astronaut & physician
- Prof. Yuichi Nakagaichi, volleyball coach and player
- Mr. Kitamura, businessman
- Ambassador Yasushi Sato, Ambassador of Japan to Venezuela
- Mr. Koichi Iwasawa, CEO of Key Message International

Upcoming interviews:
- Ms. Emi Takemura, co-founder of Peatix
- Ms. Mariko Oi, journalist/reporter for the BBC
- Mr. Masato Suzuki, orchestra conductor
- Mr. Takao Doi, astronaut & engineer
- Ms. Yumi Arimura, CEO of ryokan Ayu no Sato

Best regards,
Ana Sofia Hofmeyr
Associate Professor, Kansai University
hofmeyr@kansai-u.ac.jp

Interviews Mr. Koichi Iwasawa Mr. Koichi Iwasawa is the CEO of Key Message International. From a journalism background, Mr. Iwasawa has extensive experience in communication and public relations, and around 16 years of experience working internationally and interculturally in the United States, Euro...

26/06/2025

SIETAR Japan featured article by Josef Williamson:

"The Influence of Discourse Participation Styles on Marginalization in Intercultural Meetings"

The article was published in the Business and Professional Communication Quarterly in January 2025. This journal published papers online first and later, as space becomes available, on paper. At present, my article has been published online but not yet on paper. I can supply electronic copies to any interested researchers under the copyright terms of the journal.

Email: jo353_2000@yahoo.com

The APA reference is as follows:

Williamson, J. (2025). The Influence of discourse participation styles on marginalization in intercultural meetings. Business and Professional Communication Quarterly, (online first). https://doi.org/10.1177/23294906241312233

I’m interested in the ways that people participate in group talk through turn-taking under the influence of their cultural norms, and how those norms affect discourse participation – especially when participation styles differ, such as in intercultural talk.

Summary of the paper:
The article reports on research that uses mixed methods of discourse analysis on English discourse data collected from simulated meetings between mixed nationality groups of active government officials taking part in a training session. It seeks to shed light on the relationship between distinct culture-oriented styles of turn-taking (referred to as discourse participation styles) and variations in degrees of participation, from domination of discourse all the way to marginalization. Marginalization, which was prevalent among but not confined to Japanese subjects, was the result of a failure to negotiate those differences through stylistic adaptation.

The problem of discourse marginalization in intercultural meetings is usually attributed to linguistic or pragmatic shortcomings of marginalized second language...

23/06/2025

Call for Chapter Proposals – Pathways to Global Competence

Dear SIETAR Japan friends and colleagues,
We would like to invite you to submit a proposal for our upcoming edited volume, Pathways to Global Competence Development. We are seeking empirical studies that explore interdisciplinary approaches to fostering global competence in both educational and professional contexts. The volume will highlight practical, research-based applications of our four-step framework for global competence development across diverse settings.

Key Details for the CALL:

Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Only five chapter slots are available
Final Chapter Length: Maximum 4,000 words
Proposal Deadline: August 31, 2025
Please find the complete CALL for proposals attached, including submission guidelines, themes, and the project timeline.

If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out. We look forward to receiving your proposal and contributing to this scholarly work together.

See you soon in Brisbane.

Warm regards,
Soyhan Egitim & Seiko Harumi

Submission Link: https://forms.gle/Kb6K36ZrYqjHMHq57

17/06/2025

SIETAR Japan featured article:

"If you use the cultural dimensions of Geert Hofstede in your work, whether you are a teacher, trainer, or researcher, I have published a new paper which may be of interest to you."

"My manuscript written with Plamen Akaliyski, New Developments in Hofstede's Individualism-Collectivism: A Guide for Scholars, Educators, Trainers, and Other Practitioners, has been published in the International Journal of Intercultural Relations. Since this is Open Access, you can read it for free, and please feel free to share it with anyone who you would like, as they can also view it at no cost."

Adam Komisarof

Here is the link to the paper: