From the Foundation
Online Luncheon Seminar: "Learning from Each Other in the Age of COVID-19: Human Mobility and the Future of Multicultural Society"
update：March 2, 2021
The Toyota Foundation held a series of online seminars, "Learning from Each Other in the Age of COVID-19: Human Mobility and the Future of Multicultural Society”
Today's Japanese society, with its declining birthrate, aging population, and declining workforce, is heavily dependent on the labor force of migrants from overseas. Due to the spread of coronavirus, the environment of migrants and the state of our society have changed dramatically.
Grantees of the Toyota Foundation's International Grant Program
and the Special Subject Program "Migrants and Japanese Society", discussed the impact of COVID-19 on their projects, as well as changes and issues related to international human mobility and shared their knowledge and experience, in line with the keywords of "Medical Care and Nursing Care" and "Information and Institution”.
The digest movies of the seminar, dubbed in English, are available below.（Japanese movies are available here）
No. 1 Digest version
No. 2 Digest version
No. 3 Digest version
No. 4 Digest version
【Outline of the Seminar】
No.1 “Medical Care and Nursing Care” (1)
Speakers
Ayako Kohno
Internationalization Promotion Office (IPO), Kyoto University School of Public Health Project
Yuko Takeda
Department of Medical Education, Faculty of Medicine, Juntendo University Project
Commentator
Shizuyo Yoshitomi
Professor, School of Global Governance and Collaboration
No.2 “Medical Care and Nursing Care” (2)
Speakers
Osamu Nimonjiya
AHP Networks Project
Michiyo Yoneno-Reyes
Institute for Advanced Studies on Asia, The University of Tokyo Project
Commentator
Shizuyo Yoshitomi
Professor, School of Global Governance and Collaboration
No.3 “Information and Institution” (1)
Speakers
Yoshihiko Doi
Resource Center for Multicultural Community Tokai Project
Toshihiro Menju
Japan Center for International Exchange Project
Commentator
Midori Okabe
Professor, Department of International Legal Studies, Faculty of Law, Sophia University
No.4 “Information and Institution” (2)
Speakers
Shohei Sugita
KEIGLAD (Keio Institute for Global Law and Development) Project
Reiko Harima
Mekong Migration Network Project
Commentator
Midori Okabe
Professor, Department of International Legal Studies, Faculty of Law, Sophia University