TOKYO, August 28, 2023 — A panel of experts discusses the significance of women’s education in Japan since the time the country was modernizing 150 years ago. Digital Museum of History of Japanese in New York Founding Board Chair Dr. Nick Homma talks about the first female Japanese study-abroad students to the U.S. sponsored by the Meiji government while International Christian University Former President Dr. Junko Hibiya discusses the gender issues that continue today. Asia Society Japan Founding Member Mitsuru Claire Chino moderated the discussion. (1 hr., 12 min.)