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stablished in 1996, the Young Professionals Group Subcommittee (YPG) promotes the interests of the chamber’s young professionals through skills enhancement, education, networking, and business opportunities, while QSPWJEJOH PQQPSUVOJUJFT GPS TPDJBMJ[JOH and chances to meet others with TIBSFE‍ڀ‏JOUFSFTUT In addition, the larger goal is to promote greater participation and membership of the chamber among younger professionals, namely those BHFE BOE VOEFS +PIO (IBOPUBLJT UIF DVSSFOU DIBJS of the group, was present at one of the DPNNJUUFF T ĕSTU FWFOUT‰B QSFTFOUBUJPO PO IPX UP OFUXPSL ićF TQFBLFS UBMLFE very passionately about the various things he did to get a job in the legal industry in Tokyo, and how using a less traditional way can sometimes lead to a CFUUFS SFTVMU w TBJE (IBOPUBLJT i* XBT CBTFE JO 5PLZP PO UIF +&5 Programme at that time, and the event certainly provided at least one good reason to consider joining the DIBNCFS w "DDPSEJOH UP (IBOPUBLJT NPTU committees are either industry or QSPGFTTJPO TQFDJĕD )PXFWFS UIF :1( T members come from a vast array of TQFDJBMJTNT BOE CBDLHSPVOET *U JT UIJT diversity, believes Ghanotakis, which allows the group to host events with other committees that touch on their areas of expertise while still being of JOUFSFTU UP ZPVOH QSPGFTTJPOBMT i*O UIJT XBZ PVS FWFOUT BOE UPQJDT of lectures are, perhaps, wider ranging
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1 Reina Otsuka, founder of eco+waza, gives a presentation at “The Entrepreneurs Forum/Talking Business Series 2013� in January.
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2 Lady Barbara Judge, deputy chair of TEPCO Nuclear Reform Monitoring, speaks at the committee’s event, “Inside TEPCO: Making Changes in Japan’s Nuclear Industry.�
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