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Seminar
● Seminars organized by the Research Center for
Regional Economics
Seminars are organized and held by the Research Center for Regional
Economics to provide an opportunity for various themes on the region to
be discussed among local residents.
Oct. 1, 1999
Open workshop
“Cooperation between universities and local communities”
As an event to commemorate the research center's commencement of
activities, an open workshop was held where representatives from seven
other experienced Hokkaido-based joint research centers exchanged
opinions about cooperation between universities and local communities.
Research centers which participated included those from Hokkaido
University, Otaru University of Commerce, and Obihiro University of
Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine
Date: Fri. Oct. 1, 1999
Open workshop
Dec. 7, 1999
“Decentralization”
Date: Tues. Dec. 7, 1999
Lecturer: Muneyuki Shindo (Professor, Rikkyo University)
Sept. 19, 2000
“Political decentralization and local governments”
Date: Tues. Sept. 19, 2000
Lecturer: Jiro Yamaguchi (Professor, Graduate School, Hokkaido
University)
Dec. 5, 2000
“Future city planning”
Date: Tues. Dec. 5, 2000
Lecturer: Akira Tamura (Professor Emeritus, Hosei University/Regional
Policy Planner)
Aug. 9, 2001
“Current issues and future directions of policy evaluation”
Date: Thurs. Aug. 9, 2001
Lecturer: Tatsuro Niikawa (Professor, Graduate School, Doshisha
University)
Aug. 27, 2001
“Development strategies for ports and harbors”
Date: Mon. Aug. 27, 2001
Lecturer: Yoshikazu Kawasaki (Vice Chairman and Senior Managing
Director, International Federation of Port Cargo Distribution/Doctor of
Engineering)
Aug. 3, 2002
“Food safety”
Date: Sat. Aug. 3, 2002
Lecturer: Tadataka Shirouzu (Deputy Director, Lifestyle Information
Division, Tokyo Head Office, the Yomiuri
Shimbun)
Aug. 6, 2002
“Local vs center: long term vs short term”
Date: Tues. Aug. 6, 2002
Lecturer: Tatsuo Hatta (Professor, Center for Spatial Information
Science at the University of Tokyo)
Sept. 3, 2002
“Current issues and future development of the construction industry”
Date: Tues. Sept. 3, 2002
Oct. 4, 2002
“Public ombudsman system in the city of Kawasaki”
Date: Fri. Oct. 4, 2002
Lecturer: Mariko Tsuge (Kawasaki Civil Ombudsman/Lawyer)
Koichiro Takemoto (Executive in charge of human right
ombudsperson, Kawasaki Civil Ombudsman Secretariat)
Nov. 29, 2002
“Tourism industry: Measurement and analysis of tourism consumption”
Date: Fri. Nov. 29, 2002
Lecturer: Hideo Shioya (Chief researcher, Research Dept., Japan Travel
Bureau Foundation)
Urban tourism forum in Kushiro
The Hokkaido Urban Tourism Research Council, which works to integrate
tourism policies with urban policies, carried out a study on the Kushiro
area and organized the “Urban tourism forum in Kushiro” in its first
year.
Date: Fri. Feb. 23, 2001 Place: Tsuru-no-ma, Kushiro Prince Hotel
Panelists: Tadao Ariyama・Tadao Umezawa・Kiyosumi Ota・Masahiro
Onishi・Juichi Hara・Naoko Hiasa・Hiromi Funabiki・Seiichi Fukuhata・Keiko
Mishima・Junichi Murai・Kensuke Watanuki
Coordinator: Shuji Koiso
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