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Polaris Post　Volume 35
April 2010
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It is getting warmer and the Golden Week is coming up, at last.
Please watch for Polaris Project's 2010 Monthly Seminar after the Golden Week!

*Polaris Project Monthly Seminar 2010 "You Know Human Trafficking?"
The first seminar on Saturday, May 15 =======

In 2009-2010, Polaris Project's monthly seminar attracted 650
participants in total.
The 2010-2011 Seminar will feature ten speakers and will start
on Saturday, May 15.

The theme of monthly seminar in 2010 is "You Know Human Trafficking?"

"Human trafficking is an old story and it is all gone, right?"
"Isn't it happening in other countries, but not in Japan?"
"What is the difference between human trafficking and smuggling?"
"How many victims are there?"
"What is the market size of human trafficking?"
...you'll find answers to such questions at the monthly seminar.

The goal of the 10-time seminar is to understand the problem of
human trafficking and to learn what you could do to stop human trafficking.
We will offer a discount membership that allows you to attend the first
five seminars for the fee for four!

Please download a flyer in Japanese for the information of the first five
seminars: http://www.polarisproject.jp/images/M_images/seminer-flyer-a_v006.pdf

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April 2010
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The weekend in Tokyo was chilly but the cherry blossoms were in full
bloom. We should be take good care of ourselves in this chilly spring.

* Activity Report 2009 is now online==================================

The annual activity report 2009 in Japanese is now online at Polaris
Japan's website.

The Tokyo office made the organizational base more solid by becoming
an officially non-profit organization, certified by the Cabinet Office
of Japan.

The following numbers give you some of the highlights of 2009...

348 phone calls to our hotline (356 in 2008)
43 cases of direct services to victims (e.g. accompanying victims to the
public services, the police, etc) (24 in 2008)
2,781 participants to the speeches made by Polaris staff (2,213 in 1008),
including 1,080 people who attended the speeches made for the police,
the immigration bureau, the government, and educational professions
650 people attended Polaris monthly seminar "How do we stop commercial
sexual exploitation of children?" (since February 2009-) (0 in 2008)

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Polaris Post　Volume 33

Spring is almost there!
For many people, it is the time of anguish of kafunsho (hay fever) time...
Anyway...we hope you enjoy the latest Polaris Post.
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March 2010
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* Number of Human Trafficking Victims in 2009 Released

The Immigration Bureau of the Ministry of Justice has reported
that they protected 20 foreign victims of human trafficking in 2009,
all of whom were women on February 23, 2010.
The number decreased from 28 victims in 2008.
http://www.moj.go.jp/PRESS/100223-1.html (Press release in Japanese)

The National Police Agency also reported that they have dealt with
17 victims of human trafficking, including 2 Japanese nationals in
2009 (February 18, 2010).
http://www.npa.go.jp/safetylife/seikan42/h21_zinshin.pdf
(Press release in Japanese)

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Polaris Post Volume 32

January 2009

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* Polaris continues the effort to combat human trafficking in 2010*

It has been almost one month since the start of the new year.
What is your new year's resolution?

Polaris Project has more ambitious resolutions in year 2010.
In addition to continuous work in victim support programs,
we will issue research papers on trafficking trend in Japan
as a part of our advocacy efforts.

We are also planning to renew our monthly seminar in this coming April.
Furthermore, with the support of volunteer staffs, Polaris will carry out
awareness raising events on human trafficking problems in Japan.

Your support is a key to our success.
We look forward to keep working with our supporters in 2010!

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December 2009
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* Thank you for your continuous support to Polaris Project in 2009!

The year of 2009 is ending soon and we are delivering you the last
issue of the Polaris Post of this year.

In 2009, Polaris Project Japan has had many achievements.
We have started an SOS website and a drop-in center for girls.
In addition, we are now officially recognized as a non-profit
organization in Japan.
Your support has helped us make these achievements.
Thank you for all your support to Polaris Project in 2009!

we will strengthen our effort to support victims of human
trafficking and its prevention.
Please watch and help us as we grow in the new year!

Support Polaris Project by:
- Tell your friends about Polaris Project and its free e-newsletter,
Polaris Post; ask them to join us on our website!
- Turn your online shopping into actions to support Polaris
http://www.ekokoro.jp/ngo/polaris/index.html (in Japanese)
- Volunteer with Polaris
http://www.polarisproject.jp/index.php?

option=com_content&view=article&id=247:volunteer&catid=96:join&Itemid=217
- Become a Polaris Partner
http://www.polarisproject.jp/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=249&Itemid=216

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December 2009
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* Saturday, December 12, 2009, 6:30pm-
at Minato-ku Gender Equality Center "Libra"
The eighth in Polaris' on-going seminar series, "How do we stop
commercial sexual exploitation of children?"

We have just one month left till the year 2010!
The holiday season is here and I feel the buss in the air...
The last Polaris monthly seminar of the year is coming up.

In April 2007, an emergency temporary shelter for children was
started in Yokohama, Kanagawa.

Youth in their late teens stay at this shelter to survive from
problems such as abuse from their family, dating violence, and
child prostitution.

The eighth in the series, the December Polaris seminar will welcome
Ms. Chieko Nishioka of Children's Center Tempo, a nonprofit that
runs the shelter.

It is often difficult for the governments' child guidance centers to
support youth in their late teens, as these centers take in children
of various ages, from babies to teens. Additionally, those who are
18 or older, the child guidance centers are not able to intervene
because an 18-year-old youth is no longer a "child" under the law.

Japan has very few shelters for youth in their late teens yet.
Ms. Nishioka will speak about the attitudes of children and youth
towards sexuality and the society that surrounds them, derived from
her interactions with the shelter's users.

Please join us the discussion.

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