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Japanese-German Center Berlin (JDZB)
Saargemünder Str. 2, 14195 Berlin, Germany
Supported by
Department of Modern Japanese Studies, Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU)
German Association for Social Science Research on Japan (VSJF)
German Institute for Japaneses Studies (DIJ Tokyo)
Gesellschaft von Freunden und Förderern der Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Institute of East Asian Studies (IN-EAST), University Duisburg-Essen
Japanese-German Center Berlin (JDZB)
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Registration and Payment Details
Participation in the conference requires prior registration AND the payment of the conference fees until 31 October 2024.
Please register your attendance with Ms Viola Schürmanns at viola.schuermanns@hhu.de
For the payment of the conference fees, we offer bank transfer or Paypal. As payments via Paypal are associated with additional costs, which have to be borne by VSJF, we strongly encourage bank transfers.
Conference fee categories:
Fully-funded professor & VSJF-member: 240,- Euro
Fully-funded professor & non-VSJF-member: 250,- Euro
Non-fully-funded-attendee & VSJF-member: 140,- Euro
Non-fully-funded-attendee & non-VSJF-member: 150,- Euro
Students (BA, MA, PhD): 50,- Euro
Attendance/participation in VSJF-Fachgruppen / VSJF Section Meeting ONLY: 20,- Euro
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VSJF Annual Conference 'Sustainability in Japan'
15. November - 17. November 2024
Organized by
Harald Conrad Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU)
Barbara Holthus German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ Tokyo)
Axel Klein Institute of East Asian Studies (IN-EAST), University Duisburg-Essen
The Conference
Making human activity on Earth sustainable is currently the greatest challenge of mankind. Ever since the United Nations adopted the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in 2015, the topic has gained world-wide popularity, but what sustainability means, how it can be achieved, how it is politically negotiated, and which actors are involved differs widely across the world. The purpose of this conference is to gain a better understanding of how issues of sustainability are understood, framed and pursued by different actors in Japan. Focusing on economic, societal, and political perspectives, we hope not only to encourage more social science research and teaching related to sustainability issues in Japan, but also to interrogate more widely what sustainability means for the academic profession.
Friday, November 15, 2024
13:30 Registration
14:00 – 14:30 Welcome and Opening
Harald Conrad Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU)
Axel Klein University Duisburg-Essen
Barbara Holthus German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ Tokyo)
14:30 – 16:00 Introductory Address
Putting corporate social responsibility in context: A comparative perspective on Japan
Gregory Jackson Free University Berlin
16:00 – 16:30 Coffee Break
16:30 – 18:30 Panel 1: Business & Economic Perspectives
Chair: Harald Conrad Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU)
Would you like to pay for your greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions? Japan’s voluntary approach to carbon pricing
Franz Waldenberger German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ Tokyo)
Who has the power to shape the discourse? An analysis of institutional change in the Japanese sustainable finance sector
Ramona Rosalewski Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf (HHU)
Smart, sustainable, profitable? Imaginaries of sustainability in Japanese tech corporations’ metaverse initiatives
Nicole Mueller German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ Tokyo)
18:45 – 21:00 Welcome Dinner
Saturday, November 16, 2024
9:00 – 10:30 Keynote Lecture
The twisted paths of sustainability: Problems and dilemmas of socio-ecological change
Sighard Neckel Universität Hamburg
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 13:00 Panel 2: Sustainability and Society
Chair: Barbara Holthus German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ Tokyo)
Beyond growth: Rethinking Japan’s path to environmental sustainability
Komatsu Hikaru On-the-Slope, Kyoto (ONLINE)
The people as drivers of Japan’s green transformation? Dynamics in pro-environmental attitudes and behavior from 1993 to 2020
Carola Hommerich Sophia University, Tokyo
Joanna Kitsnik Sophia University, Tokyo
Redefining rural life: Discussing sustainability in Japan’s countryside in times of population decline
Sebastian Polak-Rottmann German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ Tokyo)
13:00 – 14:30 Lunch
14:30 – 16:30 VSJF-Fachgruppen / VSJF Section Meetings
16:30 – 17:00 Coffee Break
17:00 – 19:00 General Meeting of the VSJF
Sunday, November 17, 2024
09:30 – 10:30 Panel 3: Sustainability at Osaka 2025
Chair: Axel Klein University Duisburg-Essen
Everything everywhere all at once: Chasing SDG themes at the 2025 Osaka Kansai Expo
Isaac Gagné German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ Tokyo)
The German Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan – a sustainable manifesto
Christopher Hecker German Pavilion at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan
10:30 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:30 Panel 4: Political Perspectives
Chair: Axel Klein University Duisburg-Essen
Decarbonizing Japan: The prospect of Its green transformation (GX) policy
Ohta Hiroshi Waseda University, Tokyo (ONLINE)
Crowdfunding for sustainability? The intersection between the “hometown tax” program and community-level self-governance in rural Japan
Hanno Jentzsch University of Vienna
12:30 – 13:00 Concluding Remarks