Reflections on Kakehashi 2019: Creating Lasting Bridges between Canada & Japan

Description

In February 2019, seventeen University of Toronto students travelled to Japan to participate in the Kakehashi Project. Promoted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan and facilitated by the Centre for the Study of Global Japan in association with the Canadian administrator of the project, Asia Pacific Foundation of Canada, the program aims to develop a network of exchanges in order to deepen mutual understanding and friendship between Japan and Canada.

In this workshop, participating students will reflect on their Kakehashi experience, examining its impact on their academic and cultural relationship to Japan and Japanese studies. Join us as students address topics ranging from emerging technologies to economics and feminism in Japan.

PROGRAM

2:10-2:15 Welcome
Professor Louis Pauly, Interim Director, Centre for the Study of Global Japan

2:15-2:45 Panel I: Internet of Things in Japan: Cross-Sectoral Applications

Speakers:
Benson Ompoc, Kakehashi Delegate
Jasmine Wright, Kakehashi Delegate
Vijai Singh, Kakehashi Delegate

Moderator: Dr. Seung Lee, Associate, Centre for the Study of Global Japan

2:45-3:15 Panel II: Feminism in Contemporary Japan

Speakers:
Khadija Ahmed, Kakehashi Delegate
Cydney Melnyk, Kakehashi Delegate
Stephanie Xu, Kakehashi Delegate

Moderator: Dr. Seung Lee

3:15-3:50 Panel III: Japanese Politics and Diplomacy

Speakers:
Dennis Venslauskas, Kakehashi Delegate
Kiara Sunho Lee, Kakehashi Delegate
Yuna Ban, Kakehashi Participant
Irish Marigmen, Kakehashi Delegate

Moderator: Dr. Seung Lee

3:50-4:00 Concluding Remarks, Professor Louis Pauly