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Polaris　Volume 49
August 2011
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The autumn is sneaking into Tokyo. Polaris Project Japan is planning a lot
in this fall!

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* Polaris Project Monthly Seminar 2011 "You Know Human Trafficking?"
The fourth seminar at Body Shop Shinjuku on Saturday, September 10
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You wouldn't want to miss our September seminar as it will be the last
of the first half Polaris Monthly Seminar series in 2011.

The forth seminar in September will focus on sex education as
prevention of human trafficking.
We will welcome Dr. Shinya Iwamuro, known as an "expert of condoms"
and discuss what we can do for prevention.

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Forth Seminar:
"Why Children are Sexually Vulnerable? What We Can Do Now."

Saturday, September 10, 2011, 4pm-6pm

The Body Shop Shinjuku, 3rd Floor, The Body Shop Room (max 30 seats)
JR Shinjuku East Exit (3-minute walk),
Tokyo Metro Shinjuku San-chome A5 Exit (1-minute walk)
http://www.mapion.co.jp/c/f?uc=4&pg=1&ino=BA799518&grp=bodyshop

Dr. Shinya Iwamuro, Health Promotion Research Center at the
Japan Association for Development of Community Medicine


1,000 yen (500 yen for students; please present your student ID at the door)


Please fill in the form online (in Japanese) at:
http://my.formman.com/form/pc/wAlNkkChuezca8DX/
* Your registration will be complete when you submit the form
online (Polaris Project will not reply to confirm your registration).

For more information, contact:
Polaris Project Japan Office
E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it


The latter half od the seminar series will resume in December.
In November, we will host our first-ever international symposium
on human trafficking. Details to come on our website and Polaris Post!


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* Wanted: Enthusiastic Fellows in Fall 2011
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Polaris Project Japan has openings for fellows in fall 2011.
Working in a small NGO like Polaris Japan will make you leaders
of our activities, allowing much deeper involvement than interning
for a company.

If you are passionate about combating human trafficking, if you dream
about working for an NGO, or if you want to discover new inner self--
please apply!

We will hold an information session for those who are interested
in volunteering or in fellowship on Saturday, September 10, starting
at 3:15pm, before the monthly seminar, at the Body Shop Room,
the third floor of Body Shop Shinjuku.

If you would like to attend the information session,
please send an email to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , indicating
your name, your affiliation, and your area of interest.

http://www.polarisproject.jp/join/fellowship

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* Polaris Digest (July-August 2011)
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July 22  Attended the annual Contact Point Meeting for Trafficking in
Persons hosted by National Police Agency.
Police departments, women's centers, immigration office, and
NGOs across the nation came together to share information.

July 23  Polaris Project Monthly Seminar 2011 "You Know Human Trafficking?"
Third Seminar ""What Causes the Demand for Human Trafficking?"

August 26  Fujin Koron Magazin, a well-know women's magazine in Japan
hosted a discussion between Polaris Project Japan and
Dr. Kunio Kitamura of Japan Family Planning Association
Clinic on approval on the morning-after birth control pill.
The discussion started with why it took so long for Japanese
government to approve the pill, covering girls, sexual
violence, and contraception Polaris Japan has encountered,

From July 1 to August 28, 2011, Polaris received xx hotline inquiries.
Among the xx contacts, xx were by phone and xx were over the Internet.

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* Human Trafficking Related News (in Japanese)　http://bit.ly/cqeQHE

* Blog Polaris Diary: http://d.hatena.ne.jp/polarisproject/ (in Japanese)

* Booklet "It's Happening to Her, Right Now" On Sale (in Japanese)
http://bit.ly/bBod3r

* Polaris: SOS website for girls http://www.pol214.com/ (in Japanese)

* Polaris Project's Drop-in Center for Women (in Japanese) http://bit.ly/abOHFJ

* Polaris Community on mixi (in Japanese) http://mixi.jp/view_community.pl?id=1374560
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starting from 1,000 yen per month.
http://bit.ly/8ZWT13 (in Japanese)
If you join now, the booklet "It’s Happening to Her, Right Now"
will be given as a welcome gift!

*Turn your online shopping into actions to support Polaris through
E-Kokoro http://www.ekokoro.jp/ngo/polaris/index.html
(Donation website in Japanese)
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