Australia - Japan ties deepened on International Women's Day, a talk event held in Sydney

IWD 2025 event in Sydney

The Australia-Japan Society of NSW (AJS-NSW) and the Australia Japan Businesswomen’s Network (AJBWN) co-hosted a talk event on March 6 in Sydney to celebrate the International Women's Day. Credit: SBS

An International Women's Day talk event was held in Sydney on March 6, featuring Wendy Holdenson, Director of Mitsui Australia. Here is a report on the event.


IWD 2025 event in Sydney
Credit: SBS
The Australia-Japan Society of New South Wales (AJS-NSW) and the Australia Japan Business Women's Network (AJBWN) co-hosted the event ‘March Forward: Achieving a Cross-Cultural Career, with Wendy Holdenson’. The Consulate-General in Sydney also supported the event.

The event was initially expected to attract around 50 visitors, but approximately 60 people signed up to attend. We spoke to Deputy Consul General Yuichiro Nishida, who gave the opening address, and Yayoi Ashikaga from AJBWN Tokyo chapter. We also asked three visitors about their thoughts on the event.

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