Edward:  

Being a former graduate of an international school, Upper House Member, Makiyama Hiroe tries her best to stay true to her roots by hiring interns who also graduated from international schools, or has an international background.  Makiyama tries her best to foster an office-like yet teaching environment by accepting college interns and providing them a chance to be part of the numerous facets of Japanese politics.  For many foreigners this is a once in a lifetime opportunity to understand not only the state of politics in Japan, but also to learn more about Japanese people.  She encourages the interns to share her same passion for politics by inviting her interns to various summits and meetings.  Despite being a politician whose schedule is best described as hectic, on a good day, Makiyama still has time to identify and utilize the talent of her interns.    Being a foreigner myself, one of the things I find most frustrating in Japan is my inability to communicate with Japanese people.  Due to my deficiency, I am often disregarded in many job hiring processes.  However, with Makiyama’s help, I believe I have found a job for international students’ whose first language is not Japanese.  
This unique and rewarding internship is held throughout the year and hopefully it will influence other politicians or companies to engender more opportunities for foreigners.  

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