Dear SSJ Forum Members,


With apologies for cross-posting.


The Fondation France-Japon de l'EHESS organizes in collaboration with the French Research Institute on Japan at Maison franco-japonaise (IFRJ-MFJ) its 10th anniversary symposium: "City Making in the 21st Century: Global Challenges and Local Practices", held on 28 November 2019 in Tokyo at the Maison franco-japonaise.



The working languages of the symposium are French and Japanese (simultaneous translation).



In 2050, 70% of the world's population will live in cities. However, it is clear that urban issues are radically different in the various regions of the world. Indeed, the current context of globalization means all cities face the same issues (metropolization, transformations of mobilities, migrations, climate change, etc.), but these processes are deeply rooted in local dynamics. Therefore, this represents a real challenge for the local development of cities.

This international symposium aims to examine the relationships between the local and the global scales by discussing the ways in which metropolitan regions are dealing with new urban issues and examining the diversity of local responses. This event will bring together figures from the worlds of academia, institutions and business in order to engage in an interdisciplinary discussion on urban studies with a focus on France and Japan.



Information:

Thursday 28 November 2019 │ 10:00-19:00

Maison franco-japonaise

Auditorium, 3-9-25, Ebisu, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo

Simultaneous French-Japanese translation

Programme: http://ffj.ehess.fr/upload/Actualites/Events/2019/FFJ_Programme-28-11-2019_EN.pdf

Mandatory registration: https://www.mfj.gr.jp/agenda/2019/11/28/ffj-ehess/index.php

Contact: ffj@ehess.fr



You can find the programme below:



10:00 │ Opening address

Norihiko Fukui, Fondation Maison franco-japonaise in Tokyo, President

Sébastien Lechevalier, EHESS, Professor and President of the Fondation France-Japon



10:20 │ Keynote speech

Louis Schweitzer, President of the MCJP Advisory Board



10:50 │ Round table n°1 "Urbanization and transformation of African territories: movement and exchange between rural and urban areas"

Chair: Yoichi Mine, Doshisha University, Professor

Speakers:

Jérôme Klôh Weya, Ambassador of the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire in Japan

Kae Amo, Kyoto Seika University, Research Coordinator

Armelle Choplin, University of Geneva, Associate Professor

Éloi Ficquet, EHESS, Associate Professor

Yasuo Fujita, JICA Research Institute, Deputy Director

Oussouby Sacko, Kyoto Seika University, President and Professor



12:50 │ Lunch break



14:00 │ Keynote speech

Kizo Hisamoto, Mayor of Kobe



14:30 │ Keynote speech

Laurent Pic, Ambassador of France in Japan



14:40 │ Round table n°2 "How does French-Japanese cooperation contribute to urban dynamics?"

Chair : Bernard Thomann, Institut français de recherche sur le Japon at MFJ, Director, Professor at Inalco

Speakers :

Sophie Buhnik, lnstitut français de recherche sur le Japon at MFJ, Researcher

Bernard Delmas, Michelin, Senior Advisor

Hidetada Higashi, Yamanashi Gakuin University, Professor

Chikako Mori, Doshisha University, Professor

Rémi Scoccimarro, lnstitut français de recherche sur le Japon at MFJ, Researcher



16:40 │ Break



16:50 │ Round table n°3 "Metropolitan regions and globalization: developments, challenges and mobility issues for the cities of tomorrow?"

Chair: Sébastien Lechevalier, EHESS, Professor and President of the Fondation France-Japon

Speakers:

Michel Agier, EHESS, Professor

Beatriz Fernández, EHESS, Associate Professor

Nobuhiko Koga, Toyota Motor Corporation, Chief Officer of the Frontier Research Center

Norihiro Nakai, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Professor

Asato Saito, Yokohama National University, Professor



18:50 │ Closing address

Sébastien Lechevalier, EHESS, Professor and President of the Fondation France-Japon





Do not hesitate to disseminate widely the information.



Best regards,


Sébastien Lechevalier,

EHESS, Professor

President of the Fondation France-Japon de l'EHESS

Website: http://ffj.ehess.fr/index.html