Dear friends and colleagues,
The Department of Asian Studies at the University of Haifa and the Department of Architecture at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, Jerusalem are delighted to invite you to the international symposium
A DECADE TO THE GREAT EAST JAPAN DISASTER
The symposium will take place online, through Zoom, on March 11, 2021 from 10-am Israel time / 5-pm Japan time / 3-am EST time (New York) / 9-am CET time (West Europe)
Please join with the following link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9170009735
Link for the poster
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1zRZy8eR2yjc74dUqBgAxtPMNPTDTyBOW/view?usp=sharing
PROGRAM
OPENING REMARKS
10:00-10:15 (ISR), 17:00-17:15 (JP)
Dr. Erez Golani Solomon, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, and Prof. Rotem Kowner, University of Haifa
SESSION I: ECONOMY AND ENERGY
10:15-11:00 (ISR), 17:15-18:00 (JP)
Moderator: Dr. Guy Almog, University of Haifa, ISRAEL
Discussant: PhD Candidate Ehud Gonen, University of Haifa, ISRAEL
The Japanese Economy during the Last Decade: Perspectives and Prospects
Prof. Yishay Yafeh, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, ISRAEL
Japan’s Energy Dilemma since the Crisis of 2011
Dr. Fabio Indeo, NATO Defense College Foundation, ITALY
SESSION II: THE NUCLEAR CLOUD AND THE POLITICAL DILEMMA
11:00-12:00 (ISR), 18:00-19:00 (JP)
Moderator: Dr. Sigal Ben-Rafael Galanti, Beit Berl College, ISRAEL
Discussant: Prof. Nissim Otmazgin, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, ISRAEL
Japan Radiation Map
Andreas Schneider, Institute for Information Design Japan - IIDj, JAPAN
Civil Reactions to Japan’s National Nuclear Policy
Prof. Akira Murakami, Akita University, JAPAN
Repercussions and Changes in Japanese Domestic Politics
Prof. Ehud Harari, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, ISRAEL
SESSION III: THE SOCIAL ORGANIZATION
12:15-13:30 (ISR), 19:15-20:30 (JP)
Moderator: Prof. Michal Daliot-Bul, University of Haifa, ISRAEL
Discussant: Prof. Ofra Goldstein-Gidoni, Tel Aviv University, ISRAEL
Prenatal and Childbirth Care After March 11
Dr. Tsipy Ivry, University of Haifa, ISRAEL
Children of Fukushima: Growing up in the Shadow of the Nuclear Accident
Developmental Psychologist, Shira Taube Dayan, University of Haifa, ISRAEL
Kizuna: Implications of Branding Social Cohesion After the Great East Japan Earthquake
Dr. Julia Gerster, Tohoku University, JAPAN
Social Resilience in Disaster Recovery Planning
Prof. Izumi Kuroishi, Aoyama Gakuin University, JAPAN
SESSION IV: RECONSTRUCTION AND REFORMATION INITIATIVES
13:30-14:45 (ISR), 20:30-21:45 (JP)
Moderator: Architect Arie Kutz, ISRAEL
Discussant: Dr. Bill Galloway, Ryerson University, CANADA
Gaining Height through Spatial Change: The Foundations of ‘Build Back Better’
Dr. Erez Golani Solomon, Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design, ISRAEL
Japan’s Extreme Infrastructure: From the Seawall to the Seawall System
Dr. Michael Fisch, University of Chicago, USA
Evaluation of Non-Governmental Reconstruction Initiatives
Dr. Christian Dimmer, Waseda University, JAPAN
Transformation of Fishing Industries
Dr. Alyne Delaney, Tohoku University, JAPAN
CONCLUDING REMARKS
14:45-15:00 (ISR), 21:45-22:00 (JP)
Prof. Rotem Kowner and Dr. Erez Golani Solomon
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