ACTIVITIES

ACTIVITIES

Seminars, Lectures, Symposia – 2020 Academic Year

Seminars

Tuesday, December 15, 2020, 17:20-19:00
Seminar Series on “Corporate Activities and SDGs”
(Hosted by Sophia Institute for Human Security, co-hosted by SIIR)

Seminar 1

Speaker:

Ms. Keiko HAMADA, Managing Editor, Business Insider Japan; former editor, AERA Magazine, and a former reporter for the Asahi Shimbun Newspaper

Moderator:

Daisaku HIGASHI, SIIR

December 22, 2020, 17:20-19:00
Seminar Series on “Corporate Activities and SDGs”
(Hosted by Sophia Institute for Human Security, co-hosted by SIIR)

Seminar 2

Speaker:

Mr. Hideo TANIMOTO, President and CEO, Kyocera Corporation

Commentator:

Professor Augustine SALI, Director in Charge of General Affairs, Sophia School Corporation

Moderator:

Daisaku HIGASHI, SIIR

Thursday, January 14, 21:30-22:50
Seminar Series on “The Afghan Peace Process”
(Co-Hosted by SIIR, Sophia Institute for Human Security, and by Japan Global Dialogue)

Seminar 1:

Challenges of Current Peace Talks in Doha

Opening Remarks:

Professor Augustine SALI, Director in Charge of General Affairs, Sophia School Corporation

Keynote Speaker:

Mr. Nadir NAIM, Chairman, Kabul Institute for Peace, and a former Vice Chairman of the High Peace Council of Afghanistan

Commentator:

Mr. Peter DUE, Director, Asia and Pacific Division, UN Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (DPPA) and Department of Peace Operations (DPO).

Commentator:

Mr. Akihiro Tsuji, Director, Second Middle East Division, Middle Eastern and African Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

Moderator:

Daisaku HIGASHI, SIIR

Round Tables

Wednesday, October 21, 2020, 18:30-21:00
“Meet Sophia Alumni National Civil Servants”
(Hosted by SIIR with generous support from the Sophia University Alumni Association)

Opening Remarks:

Mr. Masao TORII, President, Sophia Alumni Association

Special Guest Speaker:

Ambassador Ichiro FUJISAKI, Director, Nakasone Peace Institute

Guest Speakers:

Mr. Ken ONO (Director, First Northeast Asian Division, Asian and Oceanian Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Mr. Toru KAJIWARA (Director, Services Trade Division, Bureau of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs)
Ms. Mayu Yamaguchi (Staff Member, Fixed-Term and Part-Time Work Division, Employment Environment and Equal Opportunity Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labor, and Welfare)
Mr. Fuminori ANDO, Principal Deputy Director, Social Treaties Division, International Legal Affairs Bureau, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Remarks by the representative of the host organization:

Tadashi ANNO (SIIR)

Closing Remarks:

Mr. Takaaki EBATO, Member, Standing Committee, Sophia Alumni Association

Moderator:

Mr. Makoto MIYAZAKI, Sophia Alumni Association

Symposia

Monday, October 12, 21:15-22:45
A Special Symposium in Commemoration of the 75th Anniversary of the United Nations: “Global Action to Resolve Global Issues: Infectious Diseases, Global Warming, and Armed Conflicts”
(Hosted by the Sophia Institute for Human Security, Co-hosted by SIIR, the Center for Global Discovery, and by the Sophia Human Resources Center for International Cooperation).

Opening Remarks:

Prof. Tsutomu SAKUMA, Chancellor, Sophia School Corporation

Keynote Speaker:

Mr. Fabrizio HOCHSCHILD, Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on the Commemoration of the United Nations 75th Anniversary

Commentators:

Prof. Augustine SALI, Director in Charge of General Affairs, Sophia School Corporation
Prof. Taro KOMATSU, Director, Center for Global Discovery, Sophia University
Dr. Cecilia Canon, Academic Adviser to the United Nations 75th anniversary

Moderator:

Prof. Daisaku HIGASHI, SIIR

Research Workshops

Tuesday, December 8, 2020, 18:00-19:30
Research Workshops Series for the Joint Research Project: “Structural Change in International Relations and Japan’s Foreign Policy”

Workshop 1:

“A Retrospective on Prime Minister Abe’s Diplomacy”

Speaker:

Mr. Nobukatsu KANEHARA (Visiting Professor, Doshisha University, former Assistant Chief Cabinet Secretary)

Monday, January 18, 2021, 18:00-19:30
Research Workshops Series for the Joint Research Project: “Structural Change in International Relations and Japan’s Foreign Policy”

Workshop 2:

“Japan-EU Relations: From Trade Disputes to Multifaceted Cooperation”

Speaker:

Prof. Takako UETA (Visiting Professor, Kagawa University, former Deputy Ambassador, Japanese Mission to the European Union)

Tuesday, March 2, 2021, 10:00-12:00
Research Workshops Series for the Joint Research Project: “Structural Change in International Relations and Japan’s Foreign Policy”

Workshop 3:

“South Caucasus in Japanese Foreign Policy”

Speaker:

Prof. Yoko HIROSE (Professor, Keio University)