"Publish and Prosper": European Research "Day and Night", 17:00-19:00 JST, 7-8-9th December 2020
Date: 7-8-9th December 2020, 17:00-19:00 JST
Venue: ZOOM Meeting, Tokyo
The European Research Day and Night(s) are annual flagship events of EURAXESS Japan. Due to the current Covid-19 situation, the distinct lectures are now organized as part of a three-evening outreach.
The programme not only includes researchers who present about their recently published (book and journal) research achievements in the social, human and natural sciences but also associations who provide information about the research scene both in Japan and Europe.
in collaboration with
- German JSPS Alumni Association
- Sciencescope, The French Students and Researchers Organization in Japan
- The Association of Italian Researchers in Japan (AIRJ)
- The Association of Spanish Researchers in Japan (ACE Japon)
PROGRAMME DAY 1: 7th December 2020
Time | Section | Speaker |
17:00-17:05 | Welcome Remarks | Judit Erika Magyar Country Representative, EURAXESS Japan |
17:05-17:10 | Keynote Speech
| Lothar Mennicken “Research in Japan and Germany” Science and Technology Counsellor, Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Japan |
17:10-18:25 | Researcher Presentations | PANEL I.: Bettina Gramlich-Oka "Women and Networks in Nineteenth Century Japan” Professor, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Graduate School of Global Studies, Sophia University
Sven Saaler “Men in Metal: A Topography of Public Bronze Statuary in Modern Japan” Professor, Modern Japanese History Director, Graduate Program in Global Studies, Sophia University
Torsten Weber “Tokyo’s 1940 ‘Phantom Olympics’ in Public Memory” Principal Researcher, German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ Tokyo)
PANEL II.: Beate Heissig “Unraveling the Secrets of Proteases in Medicine: Maybe You Can Help!?” Associate Professor, Graduate School of Medicine, Juntendo University
Ulrike Münzner “Identifying Long Attractors in Boolean Networks Using A Priori Information” Project-specific Assistant Professor, Laboratory of Cell Systems, Institute for Protein Research, Osaka University
Tatsuya Akutsu Professor, Bioinformatics Center, Institute for Chemical Research, Kyoto University
Jonas K.H. Fischer “Multiferroics for Energy-efficient Data Storage” Specially Appointed Assistant Professor, Tohoku University |
18:25-18:55 | General Q&A |
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18:55-19:00 | Closing Remarks | Heinrich Menkhaus Chairman of the JSPS Club Chair for German Law, Faculty and Graduate School of Law; Meiji University |
PROGRAMME DAY 2: 8th December 2020
Time | Section | Speaker |
17:00-17:05 | Welcome Remarks | Sarah Cosentino President, Association of Italian Researchers in Japan (AIRJ) Associate Professor, Waseda University |
17:05-17:15 | Keynote Speech | Masahiko Yoshii “Supporting Research Excellence” Vice President in Charge of International Exchange, Kobe University |
17::15-17:25 | Special Session | Kaoru Kawarai, Yoshiaki Yoshino, Ryota Ohmori “Market Overview and Distribution Process in Japanese Publishing” Research Division, Japan Book Publishers Association |
17:25-18:35 | Researcher Presentations | PANEL I.: Christopher W. A. Szpilman "Publishing in English and Japanese: a European Historian's Perspective" Lecturer, Nagoya Metropolitan University
Oleg Benesch “Japan's Castles: Citadels of Modernity in War and Peace” Reader in History, University of York
Ran Zwigenberg Associate Professor, Asian Studies and Jewish Studies, Pennsylvania State University
PANEL II.: Hirobumi Saito “Development of Small Radar Satellite for Frequent Earth Monitoring” Visiting Professor, Waseda University Professor Emeritus, Japan Aerospace and Exploration Agency; Senior Adviser, Synspective
Kentaro K. Shimizu “Toward Robustness Against Climate Changes: International Wheat 10+ Genome Project and the Analysis of a Japanese Cultivar Norin 61” Visiting Professor, Kihara Institute for Biological Research, Yokohama City University Professor, Department of Evolutionary Biology and Environmental Studies, University of Zurich
Kazuhiro Sato “The Barley Pan-genome” Professor, Institute of Plant Science and Resources, Okayama University
Norbert Kavasi “Accurate and Precise Determination of 90Sr Using Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry” Senior Researcher, National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology
Jan Brezina “Globally Bounded Trajectories for the Barotropic Navier–Stokes System with General Boundary Conditions” Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts and Science, Kyushu University |
18:35-18:55 | General Q&A |
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18:55-19:00 | Closing Remarks | Raquel Simancas President, The Association of Spanish Researchers in Japan (ACE Japon) Project Researcher, University of Tokyo |
PROGRAMME DAY 3: 9th December 2020
Time | Section | Speaker |
17:00-17:05 | Welcome Remarks | Thomas Silverston Sciencescope, The French Students and Researchers Organization in Japan Associate Professor, Shibaura Institute of Technology |
17:05-17:10 | Opening Remarks | Osamu Kobayashi Director, Department of International Affairs, Japan Science and Technology Agency |
17:10-17:20 | Keynote Speech
| Jean-Pierre Bourguignon “The ERC Provides Opportunities for Researchers" President ad interim, European Research Council |
17:20-18:35 | Researcher Presentations | PANEL I.: Peter Stano “Quantum Computer Hardware Based on Semiconductors” Senior Scientist, Quantum System Theory Research Team, RIKEN Center for Emergent Matter Science
Arno Germond “Stem Cell Reprogramming and Differentiation Assessment by Label-free Spectroscopy and AI” Research Scientist, RIKEN
Guillaume Lopez “Future of Sportech with Generic Wearables” Professor, Aoyama Gakuin University
PANEL II.: Barbara Holthus “Japan Trough the Lens of the Tokyo Olympics: an Open Access Book" Deputy Director, German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ Tokyo)
Nora Kottmann “Doing Research on/in Japan: Methods and Methodologies” Senior Research Fellow, German Institute for Japanese Studies (DIJ Tokyo)
Cécile Asanuma-Brice “Fukushima's 10 Years After. For a Sociology of Nuclear Hazard” CNRS Researcher, Center of Research on Japan/EHESS; Maison Franco-Japonaise |
18:35-18:55 | General Q&A |
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18:55-19:00 | Closing Remarks | Philippe de Taxis du Poët Managing Director, EU-Japan Centre for Industrial Cooperation Minister Counsellor, Delegation of the European Union to Japan |