Today we profile and celebrate Seiko Miura from Utatsu, Minami Sanriku in Tohoku. Seiko and her husband lost their beachside home and business in the tsunami in 2011. They made the decision to rebuild and opened their new guesthouse several years ago.
What do you think Japanese companies and/or government needs to do to help women in Japan?
Miura san would like to see decent job opportunities created for young people. Jobs that keep them from feeling they have to leave and go and live in the city. Create meaningful jobs, so that young people can build a new community and move beyond 3.11.
What advice do you have for the next generation of women in Japan?
Miura san’s advice to the next generation: don’t rely on people to do things for you, use your own initiative and your own ‘power’ to change things. Move forward not backwards.
本日は宮城県南三陸町ご出身の
三浦省子をCelebrateささていただきます。歌津で経営する民宿「コクボ荘」やお家が津波で流されましたが数年たってから高台で新しく建てました。
日本の政府や企業に期待する、女性が活躍なるための支援はどのようなものがあるでしょうか？
若い人の仕事、魅力のある、なおかつのびのびできる仕事が被災地に必要。都会に若い人が流出されないよう、定着できる仕事を作って欲しい。
次世代の若い女性たちへ何かアドバイスはありますか？
周りの人にしてもらうことではなく、自分の力、自分の意志で世の中をどう変えるかをしっかりと考えること。