List of On-Campus Initiatives by Faculty and Staff 1

The Faculty of Sustainability Studies has continued volunteer activities in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, in cooperation with PARCIC, an NPO. 2013, continuing from the previous year, a field study entitled "Considering Reconstruction through Livelihood and Learning Support" was conducted in Kitakami Town, also in Ishinomaki City.
A total of eight students visited the area twice, from August 5 to 10 and from August 19 to 23, to help local people grow vegetables and fish, while helping children living in temporary housing complexes learn and play together in the fields and mountains.

• Support activities for Kitakami Town, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture

In the past, the Special Seminar on Human and Environmental Studies has mainly focused on nuclear power plant and energy issues, but this time, through "In Transition 2.0," which deals with the Transition Town movement, a community revitalization effort that began in the U.K. in 2005, the seminar considered new ways of community and how people connect. The film is about the Transition Town movement, a community revitalization effort that began in the U.K. in 2005, and how people are connected.
After the screening of "In Transition 2.0," Mr. Toshitsugu Kato from the NPO Transition Japan was invited to give a lecture. Through the efforts of "Transition Towns" around the world, a movement that aims to create flexible and sustainable local communities through their own efforts, he shared his thoughts on how to live in post-disaster Japan and how to take action for the future with others. The participants discussed how to live in post-disaster Japan, and with whom and how to take action for the future. Eighty people from faculty, students, and the general public participated in the event, and heated discussions took place over a long period of time.

• Let's just think about it."

What can be seen in the postwar Japanese society up to the aftermath of the 3.11 nuclear power plant disaster in a series of over 8-hour-long documentaries on Minamata and nuclear power plants? We will uncover this together with the filmmakers of the programs. This series of screenings is an attempt to bring the results of archival research back and forth not only to practical education in media and journalism, but also to research and education in related fields.
The first screening on June 25th [Documentary Programs]
NHK "Network de Tsukuru Raiyochu Chizu - 2 Months after the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster"
NTV "Go to Hell, Go Back to Hell - Nuclear Waste as seen by Haruo Kurasawa", etc.

The 2nd session on July 9 [Documentary Programs]
NHK "Network de Tsukuru Raihatsu Chizu 4 - Chasing Hot Spots in the Sea"
NHK "Kora (Ora) Gahama Futatabi - Fishermen on the Beach of Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant", etc.

It has been two years since the Great East Japan Earthquake and the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant, but what has Japanese society learned during this time? In the House of Representatives election held at the end of last year, while there were loud calls for "nuclear power phase-out," the party that had been promoting nuclear power won a landslide victory. Have we really thought about the meaning of what we have lost? How should we think about the sacrifices that have been made and are still being made by the people of Fukushima? We will discuss the nuclear accident and the future of Fukushima with the participants.

Two years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake of March 11, 2011, and while the landscape of the city has changed from the heaps of rubble immediately after the disaster, and reconstruction is progressing, there are still many challenges ahead, such as prolonged living in temporary housing and lack of local job opportunities. PARSIC, a co-sponsor of this event, has been working daily in Kitakami Town, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, to revive the farming and fishing industry in the town by supporting wakame seaweed farming, operating a community farm near temporary housing, and supporting community reconstruction through the publication of the Kawaraban, a daily newspaper, together with the local residents. At this debriefing session, they reported on their activities over the past two years, and also offered a tasting of fresh wakame shabu shabu and sold seafood.

• Debriefing on the Great East Japan Earthquake Reconstruction Assistance Project - Kitakami-cho now and in the future

The Reiji Oshima Laboratory of the Department of Engineering and DesignFaculty of Engineering and Design launched an industry-academia collaborative project, "SG:P (self guard project)," in which two students from the Oshima Laboratory played a central role in developing a compact disaster prevention set (two types) for people who have difficulty returning home after an urban disaster, from concept development to commercialization. The two students developed two types of compact disaster prevention sets for people who have difficulty returning home after an urban disaster. Based on the "truth of 100 people," an interview survey of 100 women who experienced difficulty returning home after the Great East Japan Earthquake, this disaster prevention kit was developed based on the concept of "self-help" to verify what the minimum necessary preparations are before returning home, and to determine the compatibility of compactness and practicality. The product will be marketed to corporations, local governments, schools, and other organizations nationwide from this summer onward.
The disaster prevention set comes in two types: a "bag-in-protector set" and a "flameproof hood cape set. The set includes 10 items considered to be the minimum necessary before returning home, and either a "head protector" or a "flameproof hood cape" in a compact package.
The "head protector" has an unprecedented mechanism with an uneven arch structure that channels the force of falling objects to the left and right, and an assembly type upper plate that can be detached and attached. In addition, based on women's experiences from "100 Truths" face-to-face interviews, the "Flameproof Hood Cape" not only protects against fire, which is considered a major issue in times of disaster in urban areas, but also protects privacy when nursing, defecating, etc., ensures mobility while storing other personal effects in the pockets, and is versatile enough to be carried in a business bag. The Sas Institute Forum is a non-profit organization that promotes "Sustainability" and "Sustainability".

The Sas Institute Forum is a regular and continuous series of public lectures and discussions on the theme of "sustainability. The theme of this year's forum is "What do we see in Fukushima after the devastation?
Speakers]
Shuji Shimizu (Professor, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Fukushima University)
[Abstract]
The Fukushima nuclear accident, which should be called the biggest pollution incident in Japanese history, seems like a mirror reflecting the past, present and future of Japanese society. The accident has revealed a variety of issues, including the public's trust in science and scientists, the public's view of the disaster victims, the public's attitude toward nuclear power, and the state of the nation and democracy. What is very important now is to look at this event from an "insider's (Fukushima) point of view. This, in turn, will be the first step toward sharing this perspective with people in other parts of Japan that have nuclear facilities.

A year and a half has passed since the disaster, but problems and issues are still piling up. What can those of us studying at Faculty of Sustainability Studies do now? It is also necessary to reconsider the goal of the Faculty of Human Environment, which is to "build a sustainable society.
This year's event, the sixth of its kind, is based on a documentary film produced and broadcast in Germany in 2010, which had a major impact on public opinion in the country's decision to phase out nuclear power generation. This year's program will feature the controversial film "The Fourth Revolution," which was produced and aired in Germany in 2010 and is said to have had a major impact on public opinion in the country's decision to phase out nuclear power generation.
[Program]
"The Fourth Revolution: Energy Democracy" (Germany, 2010, dir. Carl A. Fechner) Screening and discussion

The 37th Seminar on City Planning and Urban Policy, which has been held since 1977, will focus on the theme "The Frontiers of City Planning: Toward the Rebuilding of a 'New Public'".
<Seminar 3>
[Trilogy] "Reconstruction City Planning Envisioned and Realized by Citizens: Experiences of Kobe, Chuetsu, and Noto and Message to Tohoku"
Ikuo Kobayashi (Professor, Kobe Yamate University / Advisor, Co-Plan, City Planning Corporation / Senior Researcher, Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation Institution)
Fumihiko Inagaki (Representative, Chuetsu Reconstruction Citizens Conference / Director, Chuetsu Disaster Prevention and Safety Promotion Machine Reconstruction Director of Design Center)
MIZUNO Masao, Coordinator (Professor, Graduate School of Hosei University / Trustee, NPO Wajima Dozo Culture Research Association)

Three issues were set for this symposium. The first is the shape of post-disaster life and the future politics of national consensus building; the second is the questioning of conventional selection and concentration regional development and the practice of new citizen-oriented town planning in the affected areas; and the third is the relationship between Japan's postwar growth and the future reconstruction of Fukushima.
Part 1: Lectures]
1. Post 3.11 Vision of Inclusive Society
Taro Miyamoto (Professor, Hokkaido University Graduate School)br />2. Reconstruction City Planning from Citizen's Perspective
Hidemi Kamiya (Director and Chief Researcher, Manu Urban Architectural Institute, Inc.)
3. Japan's Postwar Growth and "Fukushima"
Hiroshi Kainuma (Special Researcher, Fukushima University Utsukushimafukushima Future Support Center) Center for Fukushima Studies, Doctoral Program of the University of Tokyo)
[Part 2: Panel Discussion]
[Commentator]
Atsushi Sugita (Professor, Faculty of Law Hosei University)
Miki Yasui (Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Policy and Administration Hosei University)
[Moderator]
SUZUKI Akira (Professor, Ohara Institute of Social Problems, Hosei University)
Norihiro Nihira (Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences Hosei University)

A year and a half has already passed since the 3.11 Great East Japan Earthquake and the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident, but restoration in the affected areas has been slow, decontamination measures have not been clarified, and radioactive contamination threatens the lives and livelihoods of the people. In this symposium, we will listen to the real voices of the people in the affected areas, discuss the current status and challenges of recovery efforts and how support should be provided, and discuss the future of the local community.
Keynote Report】
"Current Situation and Issues after the Earthquake and Nuclear Accident"
[Panel Discussion]
(1) Restoring Safe and Secure Life in the Hometown
(2) Protecting Children from Radiation Contamination: Decontamination and Compensation
(3) Toward Community Revival: The Way of Restoration and Reconstruction
(4) Facing the Affected Areas and Affected People: How to Support Them (4) Facing the Affected Areas and Victims, and How to Support Them

Even now, a year and a half after the Great East Japan Earthquake, tens of thousands of people have been forced to leave their hometowns, with no prospect of returning in the near future. Furthermore, the danger of internal radiation exposure has been pointed out. We will rethink what it is like to live in Fukushima, struck by the unprecedented disaster of the nuclear power plant disaster, and what is needed to understand the crisis and continue to provide support.
Panelists】
Ms. Ekuko Yokoyama (NPO Association for Aid and Relief, Soma City)
Theme "Living in Fukushima"
Mr. Yoju Matsubayashi (Film director, producer of documentary film "Soma Ganka")
Theme "Filming in Fukushima"
[Commentator]
Mr. Hideyuki Ban (Co-chairman and Executive Director, Nuclear Information and Documentation Office)
Mr. Osamu Ieda (Professor, Hokkaido University Slavic Professor, Research Center)
[Moderator]
Shigehisa Nakajima (Professor, Faculty of Intercultural Communication Hosei University)

The Faculty of Sustainability Studies Hosei University continued its earthquake disaster volunteer activities from the previous year. This year, in partnership with the NPO PARCIC, a special field study, "Building Resilience in Local Communities with a Focus on Livelihoods," was conducted. The students learned about the resilience of local communities through volunteer work focused on supporting agriculture and fishing in the Jusanhama area of Ishinomaki City. Eight students were divided into two groups and volunteered to do farm work, sell vegetables, and support children's learning.

• Support activities for Kitakami Town, Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture

The "Let's Think Anyway" project (Special Seminar on Human Environment) for the first semester of FY2012 is a series of three lectures on radiation and nuclear power plant evacuees' issues while watching documentary films. On the 15th, a screening of Hitomi Kamanaka's latest film, "Surviving Internal Radiation Exposure" (2012), and a lecture by Kamanaka were held; on the 29th, a screening of "Nuclear Nation" by Jun Funahashi was held; and on the 13th, an open discussion was held between Jun Funahashi and Takashi Ichimura, the representative of "Tomioka Future Network".
June 15]
Screening of Hitomi Kamanaka's "Surviving Internal Exposure"
Participants: 31 general public, 50 students
[June 29]
Screening of Jun Funahashi's "Far From Futaba (Nuclear Nation)"
Participants: 28 general public, 26 students
[July 13]
Director Jun Funahashi and Takashi Ichimura (President of Tomioka Discussion with Mr. Takashi Ichimura (Representative of Future Network)
Participants: about 30 people

• Special Seminar on Human Environment "Let's Think Anyway

The town of Taro-cho (now Miyako City, Iwate Prefecture) suffered major tsunami damage in the Great East Japan Earthquake, following the great tsunamis of the Meiji and Showa periods. The Sanriku Railway was also severely disrupted, but restoration efforts are underway. This lecture will introduce the situation of tsunami damage in Sanriku, with a focus on Taro, as well as other coastal areas in the prefecture, and consider the current status of reconstruction in the region, as well as the challenges and prospects for recovery.
Speaker] Mr. Yoshinori Akanuma (Manager, Passenger Service Section, Passenger Service Department, Head Office, Sanriku Railway Co.

More than a year has passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake, and many victims are still living in evacuation shelters in various areas due to the nuclear power plant accident. In addition, there is a mountain of issues that need to be seriously addressed in each community, such as the acceptance of debris in the affected areas and the problem of restarting nuclear power plant operations. In cooperation with seminars studying nuclear power and energy issues and organizations conducting support activities for disaster victims in the Tama region, we will provide opportunities to think about the problems occurring in Fukushima and our society in the future by holding film screenings, photo exhibitions, and book displays.
Series 1 "Considering the Nuclear Accident - Chernobyl and Fukushima"
Film screening and lecture June 12
Photo exhibition and book display June 4-15
Series 2 "Considering Fukushima - What Can We Do?"
Film screening and report June 26
Photo exhibition and book display June 18-29
Series 3 "Considering Energy Shift ~ Rooted in the Community"
Film screening and panel discussion July 10
Panel exhibition, book display July 2-13

Continuing from last year, the Extension College will offer six charity lectures this year as part of the Great East Japan Earthquake reconstruction assistance program, with a portion of the course fees going as a donation to support reconstruction efforts in the affected areas. The charity lectures will be taught by the President Hosei University and other Extension College faculty members, and will include a variety of lectures, such as the Extension College version of the "Invitation to Hosei Gaku" course offered at the Ichigaya Campus in the second semester of the current academic year.
1. New Nohgaku Lecture IX June 2-23 (4 sessions)
2. Philosophy of "Health" August 4
3. Walking in the Disaster Area. Searching for Words September 1
4. Hoseigaku Jikkoume September 15 and 29
5. Conceptualizing <New Social Image> after the Earthquake September 29 - October 20 (3 sessions)
6. Classic Literature for Adults November 10 - December 22 (7 sessions)

Our living environment has changed drastically due to the radioactive contamination caused by the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident. Koriyama Medical Co-op has positioned this situation as nuclear pollution (nuclear harm), and has promoted efforts to confront nuclear harm by strongly advocating "the right to continue to live in this land" and "sovereignty as a citizen". He will report on his experience of working in a state of groping in the midst of invisible fear and anxiety never experienced before, as well as on the achievements and challenges he has faced in his efforts.
Speaker] Ikuji Miyata (Executive Trustee, Koriyama Medical Co-op; Executive Director Trustee Japan Federation of Medical & Welfare Co-operatives; Executive Trustee Fukushima Co-op)

The Sasuken Forum is a regular and continuous gathering of public lectures and discussions on the theme of "sustainability" held by the Institute for Sustainability Research and Education, Hosei University. This year's forum will consider what it means for us to live in the "history" of the nuclear age, following the promotion of nuclear power policies and the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant accident as a consequence of these policies.
Speaker] Mitsunobu Oishi, Trustee President of Joso Seikatsu Cooperative (Headquarters: Moriya City, Ibaraki Prefecture)

The "Great East Japan Earthquake: Our Voices" is a website that aims to collect and publish the voices of people in the disaster-stricken areas.
The site will be operated for the purpose of sharing the thoughts and wishes of disaster victims and those who are involved in the relief efforts in the field with others.

The Great East Japan Earthquake and the nuclear power plant accident have caused much loss and damage. As we face this suffering, we are compelled to ask fundamental questions. In this two-part symposium, we will discuss the questions "What is nature?" and "What is the human existence that is part of nature and works with nature?
Morning Session】
Theme: "Symbiosis with Nature and Livelihood and Culture
【Afternoon Session】
Theme: "Why 'Ame Ni Mo Makezu' is Read" ≪With simultaneous interpretation≫.

One year after the Great East Japan Earthquake, what has really changed and what has not? What has changed and what has not changed? And does this lead us to hope?
In this second special edition of TETSUGAKU CAFE@FUKUSHIMA, we will discuss these issues with participants over a cup of tea.

The Faculty of Sustainability Studies has been conducting earthquake disaster volunteer activities in Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, in partnership with PARCIC, a non-profit organization. This time, a talk and live performance was held to support the reconstruction of the Jusanhama fishing village in Kitakami-machi, Ishinomaki City. The talk will be an opportunity to think about the future together by sharing what the people of Kitakami-machi have been thinking about since the disaster and what problems the fishermen are facing now, through songs and stories.
Talk]
"Fishermen of Jusanhama Confront the Disaster"
Mr. Seigo Sato (Chairman of Miyagi Prefecture Fishermen's Cooperative Association, Kitakami Branch)
[Live]
Shuji Shibuya and Friends (band of Kitakami-cho disaster victims)
Songs: "Furusato You Love" "Kitakamigawa" and others

As a summary of this year's joint research, a seminar led by Professor Maki Hiratsuka of the Faculty of Social Sciences invited people from Iitate Village in Fukushima Prefecture, which was forced to evacuate all of its villages due to the nuclear power plant accident following the March 11 Great East Japan Earthquake, to give a lecture. They will talk about the changes in their lives after the disaster and the struggles they are currently facing. We would like to provide an opportunity to learn about what happened at the time of the disaster and the current situation, and to think together about what we should do.
Speakers】
Kazuyoshi Sato (Teacher, Fukushima Prefectural Soma Agricultural High School Iitate)
Kenta Sato ("Return Our Beloved Iitate Village Project: Iitate as a Loser! Executive Trustee

The accident at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant has forced us to reexamine the sustainability of nuclear technology, and this reexamination is essential in deciding whether or not nuclear power plants should exist and how they should be managed. In this forum, we reported on our efforts to address three issues as part of this reexamination: 1) examining the nuclear accident from a historical perspective and clarifying its meaning, 2) deterring the effects of radioactive materials in agriculture, and 3) promoting the spread of renewable energy sources in order to shift energy sources.
[Contents of the report]
"Clarification of the nuclear accident by chronological method - Fukushima and Chernobyl"
Harutoshi Funabashi (Director, Institute for Sustainability Research and Education)
"Questioning the sustainability of agriculture and farming communities in the radioactive era - Prospects for cultivation experiments and field evaluation focusing on the dynamics of water soluble cesium"
Hideki Ishii ( Research Administrator, Institute for Sustainability Research and Education, Hosei University)
"Policies and Trends for the Promotion of Renewable Energy - A Case Study of Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture"
Yoshio Ohira (Research Assistant, Institute for Sustainability Research and Education)

Hosei University's Institute for Sustainability Research and Education held "Tetsugaku Café @ Gaihori", which focused on the Great East Japan Earthquake and the nuclear power plant accident.
Nine months after the Great East Japan Earthquake, Tokyo seems to have returned to its normal life, but the aftermath of the earthquake and the nuclear power plant accident is still very serious. The event provided an opportunity to take another look at this fact and philosophically rethink Japan after 3.11. Participants freely discussed in an open, café-like setting.

The "Rescue and Preservation of Municipal Archives in Areas Affected by the Great East Japan Earthquake" project, which began in July 2011, involves drying, cleaning, and digitizing documents permanently preserved by the tsunami-affected Rikuzentakata City Council. The signing ceremony was held at the Ichigaya Campus on November 16 at 3:00 p.m., attended by the Chairperson of the Rikuzentakata City Council and President.
This is the first time that a partnership agreement between a university and a city council has been signed in relation to earthquake reconstruction. The agreement aims to contribute to the reconstruction of the disaster-stricken area through the university's tradition of parliamentary studies and archival know-how.

Extension College, which offers a number of courses to support qualification acquisition, language skill improvement, and cultural education, has launched a charity course to provide support for reconstruction from the Great East Japan Earthquake. A portion of the course fees will be donated to support reconstruction efforts in the affected areas.
The charity lectures include "Classic Literature for Adults" (7 lectures) taught by Professor Yuko Tanaka of the Faculty of Social Sciences other faculty members of the college, "Ogimama Talks about Children and Education after the Earthquake" by Professor Naoki Ogi of the Faculty of Lifelong Learning and Career Studies, and "Okinawa Culture Lecture" in cooperation with the Okinawa Culture Lecture "Okinawa Culture Lecture" (6 lectures) will be held in cooperation with the Okinawa Culture Research Institute.

• Extension College Site

Participants: 4 faculty members and 14 students
In Ishinomaki City, Miyagi Prefecture, participants will participate in volunteer activities as a special field study in cooperation with PARCIC, an NPO. Participants will participate in two preliminary study sessions to deepen their knowledge of the overall picture of the earthquake disaster and the places where they will work, as well as to gain experience in thinking about the difficulties of volunteer activities and the meaning of providing support through role-playing games, etc. The participants were divided into two groups, the first group (August 6-13, 2011) and the second group (August 15-22, 2011), and stayed in the field for a week each to engage in various support activities.
Participants are scheduled to present their reports at a public debriefing session. This field study will be held again in the fall and beyond.

• Volunteer activities to support reconstruction of the disaster-affected areas