At a press conference photo session during the launch event for 30% Club Japan, Shiseido President and CEO Masahiko Uotani (center) was named chair of the 30% Club while Yoriko Goto (left), board chair of Deloitte Tohmatsu, and Mellon Douglas Hymas, country executive managing director at The Bank of New York, were both named vice chair of the 30% Club. The 30% Club is a global campaign founded in the United Kingdom that aims to achieve a sound gender balance in corporate decision-making bodies. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
At a press conference photo session during the launch event for 30% Club Japan, Shiseido President and CEO Masahiko Uotani (center) was named chair of the 30% Club while Yoriko Goto (left), board chair of Deloitte Tohmatsu, and Douglas Hymas, country executive managing director at The Bank of New York Mellon, were both named vice chair of the 30% Club. The 30% Club is a global campaign founded in the United Kingdom that aims to achieve a sound gender balance in corporate decision-making bodies. | YOSHIAKI MIURA

The six advisory board members and other participating member organizations of the 30% Club Japan pose at the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo on July 17. | YOSHIAKI MIURA
The six advisory board members and other participating member organizations of the 30% Club Japan pose at the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo on July 17. | YOSHIAKI MIURA

U.S. Ambassador William Hagerty (left) sings the American national anthem during a reception to celebrate the country's national day at the ambassador's residence in Tokyo on July 18. | MARIANGELES DEJEAN
U.S. Ambassador William Hagerty (left) sings the American national anthem during a reception to celebrate the country's national day at the ambassador's residence in Tokyo on July 18. | MARIANGELES DEJEAN