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ICAS Bilingual Workshop
Rural Women and Green Tourism:
Explore the possibilities of contemporary farming and women's role

Date: Saturday, Jan. 15, 2011
Time: 13:30 - 17:30
Venue: Temple University, Japan Campus, Azabu Hall
RM316
2-8-12, Minami azabu, Minato-ku, Tokyo (access:
www.tuj.ac.jp/maps)

Moderator: Sachiko Horiguchi (Temple University,
Japan Campus)
Admission: Free (Open to general public)
RSVP: Limited seats and sweets! RSVP needed, please
email to
Chiba kaekochiba@aiu.ac.jp or
Horiguchi horiguchi@tuj.ac.jp or icas@tuj.ac.jp
* RSVP preferred but participants allowed as space permits.

Program
Moderator：Sachiko Horiguchi (Temple University Japan
Campus)

13:35－13:40　Greetings Sachiko Horiguchi
13:40－13:45　Introduction Kaeko Chiba (Akita International University)
13:45－14:10　What is Green Tourism
Kinuko Fujiwara (Akita Hanamaru Green Tourism Organization)
14:10－14:35　Rural Women -the view from the owner of a farmer's restaurant
Ikuko Asano (Yunaya Farmer's Restaurant)
14:35－14:50　Break
14:50－15:20　Changing woman's roles in Japanese society
Ayumi Sasakawa (Musashino
University)
15:20－15:50 Training in Self-Responsibility: The
Gendered Politics of a Coastal
Mama's Fish Shop Satsuki Takahashi (Tokyo University)
15:50－16:05　 Break
16:05－16:35　 The Changing Political Economy of Rural Japan
John Mock (Temple
University)
16:35－17:05 Women's role in Green Tourism
Kaeko Chiba
17:05－17:30　 Closing Remarks John Mock

Note:This workshop will be mainly in English, the Japanese abstract for each presentation will be provided on 15th. Questions and comments are accepted both in English and Japanese.
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Robert Dujarric
Director
Kyle Cleveland
Associate Director
Eriko Kawaguchi
Coordinator

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