All Together for a Better World
Our Team
Building a Better World
Meet Our Team
ABC Japan has a history that goes back more than two decades. Nothing would have been possible without the contribution of every person who has passed through and helped our organization grow and expand. We are very grateful to all those who, in one way or another, have left their contribution throughout this time. Meet the people who currently contribute directly to the operation of ABC Japan.
Michie Afuso
President - ABC Japan (HQ)
President
General coordination of all ABC Japan activities
Yumiko Watanabe
Director and Coordinator - ABC Japan (HQ)
Director and Coordinator
Yasuhiro Ooi
Director
Director
Prepares Free School students for interviews
Rika Tamura
Director
Director
Prepares Free School students for interviews and participates in events
Minowa
Auditor
Auditor
Kota Okada
Director
Director
Elementary School teacher and Japanese teacher
Kai Fujinami
Director
Director
ABC Japan board member focusing on events
Morico Watabe
Teacher - ABC Japan (HQ)
Staff member
Free School, Japanese language courses and Electrician preparatory course
Jully Afuso
Youth worker
Staff member
Face-to-face classes and lectures
Taeko Okuyama
Teacher - ABC Japan (HQ)
Staff member
Free School teacher
Masaaki Izumi
Advisor
Volunteer
ABC Japan board member
Keila Regina
Jorge Assato
Teacher - ABC Japan (HQ/Brazil)
Staff member
Portuguese as a Foreign Language (PLH) teacher
Kazue Matsushita
Lecturer
Staff member
Japanese culture and manners lecturer
Ryoiti Kinoshita
Teacher - ABC Japan (Brazil)
Staff member
Japanese teacher
Fatima Kamata
Teacher - ABC Japan (HQ)
Staff member
Portuguese teacher
Mayra Kurade
Psychologist
Psicóloga
ABC Health
Elisa Iwaki
Psychologist
Staff member
ABC Health
Michiko Yokoe
Teacher - ABC Japan (HQ)
Staff member
Japanese teacher
Lucas Yamauchi
Staff - ABC Japan (Brazil)
Staff member
Amanda Chinen
Youth worker
Staff member
Social Media and Content creator
Keven Oliveira
Staff - ABC Japan (HQ)
Staff member
Student support
Himari Mochimaru
Staff - ABC Japan (HQ)
Staff member
Office, Tsuruminho project and Space Amigo study group
Daniela Valéria Dornelas Myamoto
Volunteer - ABC Japan (HQ)
Volunteer
ABC events
Karly Trindade Koto
Volunteer - ABC Japan (HQ)
Volunteer
Legal advice
Márcia Regina Arai Tavares Koshiba
Volunteer - ABC Japan (HQ)
Volunteer
Legal advice
Ellen Sasaki
Staff - ABC Japan (HQ)
Staff member
ABC Japan board member
Rikako Obiya
Volunteer
Volunteer
Student support
Tomoka Yamashita
Teacher - ABC Japan (HQ)
Volunteer
Free School teacher
Shinji Yanagi
Volunteer - ABC Japan (HQ)
Volunteer
Space Amigo students support
Rei Komine
Teacher - ABC Japan (HQ)
Staff member
Chinese teacher, translator and interpreter
Thiago Yuto Taira
Staff - ABC Japan (HQ)
Staff member
Office, Social media and Tsuruminho project
Nozomi Goto
Staff - ABC Japan (HQ)
Staff member
Office, events and Space Amigo students support
Tamy Gushiken
Youth worker
Staff member
Designer and participates in events
Paulo Sasaki
Volunteer - ABC Japan (HQ)
Volunteer
ABC events
Tsunoda Kazui
Volunteer - ABC Japan (HQ)
Volunteer
Space Amigo and Education Fair
Neide Ayumi Kuzuo
Staff - ABC Japan (Gunma)
Staff member
Student support for high school and elementary school students
Cecília Ideguchi
Staff - ABC Japan (Gunma)
Staff member
Guidance for students and parents/guardians about the Japanese school, homework support
Karen Mutsumi Ideguchi
Coordinator - ABC Japan (Gunma)
Coordinator
ABC Gunma activities
Yohei Kunimasa
Coordinator - ABC Japan (Gunma)
Coordinator
Space Amigo Gunma japanese teacher
Maiko Onda
Teacher - ABC Japan (HQ)
Volunteer
Free School teacher
Chihiro Yamashita
Volunteer - ABC Japan (HQ)
Volunteer
ABC events
Kaori Shiraishi
Volunteer
Volunteer
ABC events, Educational materials creator and Japanese language volunteer
Helene Mitsue Komori
Trainee - ABC Japan (Brazil)
Trainee
Professional training in Japanese language teaching
Roberto Lima Stefanelli Silva
Volunteer - ABC Japan (Brazil)
Volunteer
Office
Victor da Silva Antunes
Trainee - ABC Japan (Brazil)
Trainee
Professional training in Japanese language teaching
Masato Uchiumi
Volunteer - ABC Japan (HQ)
Volunteer
ABC events
Lucas Santos Aguiar
Trainee - ABC Japan (Brazil)
Trainee
Professional training in Japanese language teaching
Marta Sato
JICA Trainee 2024 - ABC Japan (HQ)
Trainee
Office, Social media, Translation English-Portuguese-Japanese