{"id":693,"date":"2026-05-12T11:43:07","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T02:43:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accept-int.org\/en\/?post_type=news&#038;p=693"},"modified":"2026-05-12T11:48:12","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T02:48:12","slug":"executive-director-yosuke-nagai-featured-in-the-asahi-shimbun","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/accept-int.org\/en\/news\/executive-director-yosuke-nagai-featured-in-the-asahi-shimbun\/","title":{"rendered":"Executive Director Yosuke Nagai Featured in The Asahi Shimbun"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"section-1\">\r\n<div class=\"l-container__narrow\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"tab\">News<\/div>\r\n\r\n<div class=\"title\">Executive Director Yosuke Nagai Featured in The Asahi Shimbun<\/div>\r\n<div align=right><p>11 May 2026<\/p><\/div>\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2026\/05\/678dd60e7873a9ab5a4832e883bc0abc.jpeg\" alt=\"\"  \/>\r\n<p>\r\n\u25b2 Photo source: The Asahi Shimbun article (Photo by Ken Murakami) \r\n<\/p>\r\n<p>\r\nWe are excited to share that our executive director, Yosuke Nagai, was recently featured in The Asahi Shimbun. \r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\nThe article, \u201cJapanese NPO reaches out to former terrorists in Somalia\u201d, highlights our mission to help former combatants of non-state armed groups return to society, as well as the origins of why he began this work in the first place. <\/b>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\nNagai details our inclusive-based approach, which focuses on accepting them as individuals with potential to become \u201cagents of peace\u201d rather than viewing them as risks and threats to society.\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.asahi.com\/ajw\/articles\/16499362\">Read the full article here<\/a>\r\n<br>\r\n<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/div><!-- \/l-container__narrow -->\r\n<\/div><!-- \/section-1 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