Dear SSJ list member,

the Department of East Asian Studies - Japanese Studies at University of Vienna would like to draw your attention to the upcoming *u:Japan lunch lecture*:

*Junko Fukumoto
**"Community-based Renewable Energy Structures: A Case of Small Hydropower in a Japanese Rural Community"*

Date and time: Thursday 2021-12-09, *12:30**~**14:00*(CET, UTC/GMT +1h)
The Zoom Meeting will be open from 12:15 (CET).

In this virtual lecture, Junko Fukumoto (Fukuoka Prefectural University) will use an ethnographic case-study to disclose, how the preservation of small hydropower plants hinges on the traditional ways in rural communities throughout Japan. In order to find a realistic way to expand the usage of renewable energy in Japan it is essential to first understand the current state of rural communities. While considering the aspects mentioned above, she will introduce the structures and equality of rice cultivation in rural hamlets in Japan.

For more information on speaker, abstract of the lecture and future events of *u:japan lectures*, please follow the link below:

https://japanologie.univie.ac.at/ujapanlectures/ <https://japanologie.univie.ac.at/ujapanlectures/>

Please read the "Instructions and Netiquette" before joining the lecture at the bottom of the homepage.

Join the lecture via Zoom Meeting:

Link: https://univienna.zoom.us/j/91755556079?pwd=Q2pEWDczSSs3WTl5eXExaXBQTEt1Zz09 <https://univienna.zoom.us/j/91755556079?pwd=Q2pEWDczSSs3WTl5eXExaXBQTEt1Zz09>
Meeting-ID: 917 5555 6079
PW: 403571

We are looking forward to host you!
With kind regards,
Bernhard Leitner and Florian Purkarthofer

PS: If you missed a lecture or want to review, head to our recorded lectures section: https://japanologie.univie.ac.at/ujapanlectures/records/ <https://japanologie.univie.ac.at/ujapanlectures/records/>

*u:japan lectures*

Department of East Asian Studies / Japanese Studies

University of Vienna

E-mail: ujapanlectures.ostasien@univie.ac.at