Soichi Kataoka
Mayor of Soja City, Okayama Prefecture, Chairman of "Gaikokujin-Shujutoshi-Kaigi"
13:00-13:05 JST | Opening Remarks |
13:05-13:10 JST | Co-organizer Greeting (Sasakawa Peace Foundation) |
13:10-13:30 JST | Keynote Speech 1 "Where Japan Stands Today in Terms of Multicultural Conviviality from a Global Perspective" Mr. Junichi Akashi (Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba) Ms. Masako Iwashina (Program Officer, Social Innovation Program, Sasakawa Peace Foundation) |
13:30-13:40 JST | Keynote Speech 2 "The Establishment of the Ikusei Shuurou (Training and Employment) System and the Future of Symbiosis" Ms. Nobuko Fukuhara (Director-General, Residency Management and Support Department, Immigration Service Agency of Japan) |
13:40-13:50 JST | Keynote Speech 3 "Trends in Japanese Language Education in Japan -Focusing on the Role of Each Implementing Entity and the Use of the New System" Ms. Satoko Imamura (Director, Japanese Language Division, Education Policy Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) |
14:00-15:10 JST | Panel Discussion 1 Changing Foreign Residents and the Future of Multicultural Conviviality Coordinators: Mr. Keizo Yamawaki (Professor, English Track Program, University of Meiji) Speakers: Mr. Soichi Kataoka (Mayor of Soja City, Okayama Prefecture, Chairman of "Gaikokujin-Shujutoshi-Kaigi") Residents with foreign roots (3) Ms. Nobuko Fukuhara (Director-General, Residency Management and Support Department, Immigration Service Agency of Japan) Ms. Natsuko Kuroda (Director, International Affairs Office, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications) Ms. Rimi Nakano (Director, International Education Division, Education Policy Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology) Mr. Toshinori Kawaguchi (Director, Foreign Workers’ Affairs Division, Employment Security Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) |
15:25-16:35 JST | Panel Discussion 2 Realization of a "Local Multicultural Society" from the Perspective of Japanese Language Education: Promotion of Japanese Language Education in Companies and the Current Status of Japanese Language Education from the Perspective of Local Japanese Language Classes Coordinators: Mr. Keizo Yamawaki (Professor, English Track Program, University of Meiji) Speakers: Ms. Noriko Suematsu (Mayor of Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture) Mr. Shigeki Tomida (Mayor of Kani City, Gifu Prefecture) Mr. Masanobu Itoi (Chairman, OIZUMI INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION) Mr. Tatsuhiro Kobayashi (Senior Managing Director, Topia Co., Ltd.) Ms. Nobuko Fukuhara (Director-General, Residency Management and Support Department, Immigration Service Agency of Japan) Ms. Satoko Imamura (Director, Japanese Language Division, Education Policy Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology) Mr. Toshinori Kawaguchi (Director, Foreign Workers’ Affairs Division, Employment Security Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) |
16:40-16:45 JST | Summary Mr. Keizo Yamawaki (Professor, English Track Program, University of Meiji) |
16:45-16:50 JST | Closing Remarks |
Mayor of Soja City, Okayama Prefecture, Chairman of "Gaikokujin-Shujutoshi-Kaigi"
Mayor of Suzuka City, Mie Prefecture, Vice-Chairperson of "Gaikokujin-Shujutoshi-Kaigi"
Mayor of Kani City, Gifu Prefecture
Professor, English Track Program, University of Meiji
Professor, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, University of Tsukuba
Chairman, OIZUMI INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION
Senior Managing Director, Topia Co., Ltd.
Director-General, Residency Management and Support Department, Immigration Service Agency of Japan
Director, International Affairs Office, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications
Director, Japanese Language Division, Education Policy Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
Director, International Education Division, Education Policy Bureau, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science, and Technology
Director, Foreign Workers’ Affairs Division, Employment Security Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare