Bioeconomics

25th Japanese-German Symposium

jointly organized by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science and Deutsche Gesellschaft der JSPS-Stipendiaten e.V.

Date: May 20–21, 2022
Venue: Japanisch-Deutsches Zentrum Berlin , Saargemünder Str. 2, 14195 Berlin

Program (286 KB) Friday, May 20, 2022
Convener: Prof. Dr. Heinrich Menkhaus
11:00	Discussion of the symposium participants with DAAD Fellows from the 1970s
Convener: Prof. Dr. Roza Maria Kamp
12:00	Registration
13:00	Music performance: Beethoven Violin Sonata No. 8 Mitsuhiro Shimada (violin) and Maina Yokoi (piano)
13:10	Welcome Remarks • Prof. Dr. Heinrich Menkhaus (Chairman, German JSPS Alumni Association) • Prof. Dr. Masahiko Hayashi (Director, JSPS Bonn Office) • H.E. Ambassador Hidenao Yanagi (Embassy of Japan in Germany) • Dr. Julia Münch (Secretary General, JDZB) • MDg Frithjof Maennel (BMBF) • Dr. Bernd Fischer (DJG Berlin)
13:40	Music performance: Toru Takemitsu: Distance de Fee
Part 1: Circular Economy Convener: Prof. Dr. Heinz-Georg Baum
13:50	On the Way to Circular Economy – Intention and Reality Dr. Gernot Pehnelt (Head of Economic Institute for Waste and Environmental Studies - Jena (BIFAS)) and Prof. Dr. Heinz-Georg Baum (Fulda University of Applied Sciences, Department of Food Technology) Abstract Pehnelt/Baum (152 KB) Presentation Pehnelt/Baum (1.1 MB)
14:15	Food Waste – How to Proof the Target of the Sustainable Development Goals: The Example of Austria and Japan Prof. Dr. Marion Huber-Humer (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna; Head of Institute of Waste Management (ABF-BOKU)) Abstract Huber-Humer (109 KB) Presentation Huber-Humer (2.2 MB)
14:45	Q & A session
15:15	Group picture & Coffee break (Foyer)
Convener: Prof. Dr. Sonoko D. Bellingrath-Kimura
15:45	Promotion of 3Rs to Achieve SDGs in Japan (3R = Reduce, Reuse, Recycle; SDG = Sustainable Development Goals) Dr. Misuzu Asari (Kyoto University; Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies) Abstract Asari (107 KB) Presentation Asari (4.3 MB)
16:15	Legal and Policy Framework toward Circular Economy in Japan Prof. Mami Oku (Tokyo Metropolitan University; Graduate School of Urban Environmental Studies; Department of Urban Science and Policy) Abstract Oku (89 KB) Presentation Oku (2.3 MB)
16:45	Opportunities and Limits of a Bioeconomy as an Integral Part of the Circular Economy – Or How to Get Plastics Circular Prof. Dr. Susanne Rotter (Technical University Berlin; Institute of Environmental Technology; Chair of Circular Economy and Recycling Technology; Member of German Advisory Council on the Environment) Abstract Rotter (165 KB) Presentation Rotter (2.2 MB)
17:15	Q & A session
17:45	JSPS Alumni Club Award Ceremony 2022
18:15	Award Ceremony for members with more than 25 years of membership
19:00	Dinner at JDZB (until 21:00, Cafeteria and Foyer)
Saturday, May 21, 2022
Part 2: Agrar Bioeconomics Convener: Dr. Anton Kraus
09:00	Introduction of JSPS Programs Eriko Suto (Deputy Director, JSPS Bonn Office)
09:30	Soil as Sustainable Resource for the Bioeconomy: In Germany Prof. Dr. Katharina Helming (ZALF) Abstract Helming (86 KB) Presentation Helming (3.4 MB)
10:00	Soil Functions as Natural Resource for the Bioeconomy: A Case Study in a Catchment Dr. Atsushi Hayakawa (Akita Prefecture University) Abstract Hayakawa (66 KB) Presentation Hayakawa (6.0 MB)
10:30	Q & A session
11:00	Coffee break (Foyer)
Convener: Dr. Arnulf Jäger-Waldau
11:30	"One Straw Revolution" revisited – No-till Trials in Japan Prof. Dr. Nobuhisa Kaneko (Fukushima University) Abstract Kaneko (137 KB) Presentation Kaneko (10 MB)
12:00	Agriculture of the Future: New Bioeconomic Possibilities Due to Digitalisation Prof. Dr. Sonoko D. Bellingrath-Kimura (ZALF) Abstract Bellingrath-Kimura (175 KB) Presentation Bellingrath-Kimura (2.6 MB)
12:30	Q & A session and Closing Remarks
13:00	Lunch (Foyer)
For participants of General assembly of JSPS Club:
14:00 16:30	General Assembly of JSPS Club Guided tour (Start: Harnack-Haus, Ihne-Str. 16-20)
For others:
14:00	Guided tour (Start: Harnack-Haus, Ihne-Str. 16-20)