Facilitator 12/07/25 Convatec Japan / Networking event Facilitated peer exchanges and group discussions among participantssee picture
Article contribution 11/27/25 Kokoro no Fureai Hiroba, Zaitac Co., Ltd. / Online column Contributed an article entitled: “The Day a Pizza Box Arrived from an American Ostomy Support Organization” See the article
Interviewee New 11/26/25 Deco-Pouch Collection 2025 / Online Appeared in a video announcing the manufacturers’ awards, featuring an interview with Dr. Koichiro Kojima (Director, Kameari Chuo Hospital) See the video
Article contribution 10/23/25 Kokoro no Fureai Hiroba, Zaitac Co., Ltd. / Online column Contributed an article entitled: “An English-Speaking Ostomate’s Ideas for Breezing Through Airport Security” See the article
Participant 10/05-26/25 Japan Ostomy Association (JOA) Attended the JOA block conferences for the Chugoku/Shikoku, Kyushu, and Tohoku regions
Lecturer 10/01/25 Yoyogi International School / Tokyo Conducted an awareness lecture entitled “Diversity in Digestion,” delivered entirely in Englishsee picture
Intervewee 09/26/25 UOAA official YouTube channel / Online Appeared in a video interview with Ed Pfueller and Amie Leigh See the videosee picture
Lecturer 09/17/25 Zaitac Co., Ltd. (ostomy supply distributor) Delivered a speech at Fureai Salon, a networking event for ostomatessee picture
Ostomy advocate 09/07/25 United Ostomy Associations of America (UOAA) × Japan Ostomy Association (JOA)- Met with UOAA President Cheryl Ory, Executive Director Christine Ryan, and Events & Program Manager Jen Small, together with JOA President Jun Sakamoto
Lecturer 08/22/25 Ostomate Awareness Talk & Deco-pouch Workshop at an After-school Childcare Center in Bunkyo, Tokyosee picture
Ostomy community Advocate 06/24/25 Liberal Democratic Party HQ, Tokyo, Japan see picture
Engaged in a productive dialogue with Mr. Itsunori Onodera, Chairman of the Policy Research Council, regarding ostomy support
Ostomy community Advocate 06/15/25 Sapporo, Hokkaido see picture
Engaged in a productive dialogue with a local politician and the new president of the Japan Ostomy Association regarding ostomy support
Organizer/facilitator 06/14/25 The Japan Ostomy Association, Hokkaido National Conference see picturesee picture