3rd Meeting of the Cercle de la FFJ

Women in (Social) Sciences: Diversity
Brings Creativity
15 December 2022
Embassy of France in Tokyo

4-11-44 Minami-Azabu, Minato-Ku, Tokyo (Japan)
13.00 - 17.00 (Japan time)

Or online (please choose when registering)

13.00 - 17.00 (Japan time) | 5.30 - 9.30 (France time)

Contact: cercle_ffj@ehess.fr
Bringing together former visiting researchers, associate researchers, prize winners andclose collaborators, the Cercle de la FFJ aims, on the one hand, to better promote thescientific excellence of its members as well as the rich and atypical collaborations thatFFJ has been able to set up with them; and, on the other hand, to encourage interactions
between its members, particularly with a view to the professional integration of future andyoung researchers.
Chaired by Mrs Yuko Harayama (Professor Emeritus at Tohoku University) and Mr Bernard
Delmas (Director of Nissan Motors), the Cercle de la FFJ gathers its members once a yearin Tokyo. The Cercle published on FFJ website its Members List detailing their profile andtheir research projects. Further information about the Cercle on the FFJ website.

Programme(All the times indicated are in Japan time)

13.00 | Arrival of the participants
13.15 | Introduction

Chair

Sébastien LechevalierPresident of the Fondation France-Japon de l’EHESS, Professor at EHESS

Speakers
Yuko Harayama
Co-President of the Cercle de la FFJ, Professor Emeritus at Tohoku University
Bernard Delmas
Co-President of the Cercle de la FFJ, Director of Nissan Motor

Round table 1 | Diversity and creativity
13.30 - 14.50

Chair

Yuko Harayama
Co-President of the Cercle de la FFJ, Professor Emeritus at Tohoku University

Speakers
Reiko Kanda
Executive Vice President and Senior Director, Nippon Institute for Research Advancement
Toshiko Kobayashi
General Manager, Diversity Development Office, Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
Charles Kokorian
Managing Director, CCIFJ
Reiko Mazuka
Head of Laboratory for Language Development, RIKEN
Noriko Osumi
Vice-President for Public Relations and Promotion of Diversity, Tohoku University
Masae Sugawara
Manager at Office of STI for SDGs, Japan Science and Technology Agency

BreakRound table 2 | Experiences of Members of the Cercle de laFFJ
15.00 - 16.20

Chair

Sébastien LechevalierPresident of the Fondation France-Japon de l’EHESS, Professor at EHESS

Speakers
Kae Amo
Lecturer, Tokyo Seika University
Naonori Kodate
Associate Professor, University College Dublin

Naoko Hosokawa
Postdoctoral fellow, Tokyo College in University of Tokyo
Hiromi Matsui
Associate professor, University of Tokyo
Sayaka Sakoda
Associate professor, Doshisha University
Naho TanimotoProfessor, Kansai University

Break

Keynote speech
16.30 - 17.00

Chair

Bernard Delmas
Co-President of the Cercle de la FFJ, Director of Nissan Motor

Speaker
Tomoko Kusuda
Vice President, Corporate Responsibility, L’Oréal Japan

Cocktail at the Residence of the French Ambassador
17.30 - 19.00
Opening remarks
Nicolas Thiriet
Minister Counsellor, French Embassy in JapanSébastien LechevalierPresident of the Fondation France-Japon de l’EHESS, Professor at EHESSAward ceremony of the Prix FFJ/Christian PolakChairs
Christian PolakBenefactor of the prize
Sébastien LechevalierPresident of the Fondation France-Japon de l’EHESS, Professor at EHESS

Speakers
Sania Carbone
1st prize
Lise Bénézet
2nd prize
Françoise Hallez
3rd Prize

ToastSpeakers
Kae AmoLecturer, Kyoto Seika University
PhD in anthropology, Kae Amo is currently a lecturer at Kyoto
Seika University in the Faculty of Global Studies. Her current
areas of research focus on Islam and education in West Africa,
new media and social change, Asia-Africa relations. ResearchCoordinator for the France-Japan Foundation (FFJ) at theEHESS for several years, she had launched a research program
the New territorialities between Asia and Africa (2015-2018). Sheis now an active member at the Center for Africa-Asia Contemporary Culture Studies at Kyoto
Seika University and is the primary point of contact for the different stakeholders; be they
academics, business leaders, government officials, media members, and civil society
representatives. Dr. Amo holds three Master’s degrees in political science (Keio University,Japan, 2010), anthropology (EHESS, France, 2009), and sociology (UCAD, Senegal, 2007).
Bernard Delmas
Co-President of the Cercle de la FFJ, Director of Nissan Motor
Bernard Delmas is currently Independent outside director of Nissan
Motors, Honorary President of the French Chamber of Commerce andIndustry in Japan and French Foreign Trade Advisor in Japan. After
graduating from the École Nationale Supérieure des Mines (1977) andHEC (1979), he joined the Michelin Group where he held a number ofpositions in Asia. He is former President & CEO of Nihon Michelin TireCo.
Yuko Harayama
Co-President of the Cercle de la FFJ, Professor Emeritus at Tohoku
UniversityDr. Yuko Harayama is Professor Emeritus at Tohoku University. Shi isalso the former Executive Director of RIKEN and the former Executive
Member of the Council for Science, Technology and Innovation, Cabinet
Office of Japan. She is the former Deputy Director of the Directorate for
Science, Technology and Innovation, OECD. She is a Legion D’Honneur
recipient (Chevalier), and was awarded honorary doctorate from theUniversity of Neuchâtel. Previously, she was Professor in theDepartment of Management Science and Technology at the Graduate School of Engineeringof Tohoku University. She holds a Ph.D. in education sciences and a Ph.D. in economics, bothfrom the University of Geneva.
Naoko Hosokawa
Postdoctoral researcher, Tokyo College, University of Tokyo
Naoko Hosokawa is a postdoctoral researcher at Tokyo College, theUniversity of Tokyo. She previously worked at the University ofStrasbourg (Assistant Professor) and the European University
Institute (Max Weber Fellow). She obtained a DPhil (PhD) in Oriental
Studies from the University of Oxford. She holds an MSc inInternational Relations from the London School of Economics andPolitical Science, an MA in Political Science from Columbia University, and a BA in Policy
Management from Keio University.
Reiko Kanda
Executive Vice President and Senior Director, Nippon Institute for
Research Advancement
Ms. Kanda joined the Nippon Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA)
in 2008 as Senior Director, and was appointed as an Executive Vice
President in 2014. She is responsible for project planning and the overallmanagement of the institute. Following her graduation from The
University of Tokyo, she joined the Economic Planning Agency (now theCabinet Office), where she worked in the areas of economic analysis andpolicy development.
Toshiko Kobayashi
General Manager, Diversity Development Office, Nissan Motor Co.,
Ltd.
General Manager of Diversity Development Office at Nissan Motor Co,
Ltd. Studied international law as BA at Sophia University in TokyoJapan, and started career as a currency analyst at Chase Manhattan
Bank (currently JPMorgan Chase & Co.) in Tokyo. After graduating from
School of International and Public Affairs of Columbia University in NY,
USA, joined Nissan Motor Co, Ltd. in 2003.Being at Corporate Strategy
Department of Nissan, led Business Intelligence team to provide
business insights to executive members of Nissan and also led anumber of strategic projects including developing Nissan’s Corporate Purpose and Long-term
Strategy “Ambition 2030”.Becamein charge of Diversity Development Office in 2022 to drive
diversity and to enhance inclusive culture in Nissan.
Naonori Kodate
Associate Professor, University College Dublin
Naonori Kodate is Associate Professor in Social Policy at University
College Dublin (UCD), and Director of the UCD Centre for JapaneseStudies. He holds a BA (International Relations) and LL.M from theUniversity of Tokyo, MSc in European Politics and Policy, and a Ph.D. in
Political Science from the London School of Economics and Political
Science. His main research interests include comparative public policy, and science,technology and society(STS), particularly in the use of eHealth (e.g. home care robots) in older
people's care, patient safety, and gender equality in STEM education in different cultural
settings. His books include Japanese Women in Science and Engineering: History and Policy
Change.' Good health', 'gender equality' and 'quality education' would be the three primaryareas, covered by his research, out of 17 UN's Strategic Development Goals (SDGs).
Charles Kokorian
Managing Director, Chambre de Commerce et d’industrie française
au Japon
Charles Kokorian is a Global Retail, Brand and Consumer Leader in theLuxury Fashion and Beauty Industry. He is currently the Managing
Director of the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan. He
started his career in Marketing in L’Oréal in Paris then moved to LVMH
group where he held different positions in Retail in Paris and London for

Louis Vuitton and Loro Piana. In 2015, he became the Retail Director of the Bicester Collectionin London (Global Retail group owning 11shopping malls in Europe and China) and in 2019 hejoined Byredo as General Manager UK, a contemporary luxury fragrance brand owned by theInvestment Fund Manzanita Capital. He has recently relocated to Japan since 2021.
Tomoko KusudaVice President, Corporate Responsibility, L’Oréal Japan
Tomoko Kusuda has been with L’Oréal Japan for more than 20years.
She held positions in marketing and general management in various
divisions and brands including Shu Uemura, La Roche Posay, L’Oréal
Professionnel, and Kerastase. She was appointed as a member of
Nihon L’Oréal Executive Committee in 2017.She became Vice
President in 2020, first to lead Corporate Affairs and Engagement
Division. Later in 2022, upon creation of Corporate Responsibility
Division, she was appointed as a first General Manager to establish and lead the function. Ather current position, she leads CSR and sustainability actions in Japan. She also promotes
and protects Group’s values of ethics, human rights and DE&I in Japan. In her spare time, sheenjoys flower arrangement, cooking and travelling. She is a certified master of Sogetsu Schoolof Ikebana.
Sébastien LechevalierPresident of the Fondation France-Japon de l’EHESS, Professor
at EHESS
Sébastien Lechevalier is an Economist, Professor at EHESS (Schoolof Advanced Studies in Social Sciences, Paris), he is specialised in
Asian Capitalisms. He is also the founder and the president of theFondation France-Japon de l’EHESS (FFJ). He recently joined theCanon Institute for Global Studies (CIGS) as an International Senior
Fellow. His book, The Great Transformation of Japanese
Capitalism (Routledge, 2014) was published in three languages. Itposits an alternative analysis of the Japanese economic trajectory
since the early 1980s, and argues that whereas policies inspired by neo-liberalism have beenpresented as a solution to the Japanese crisis, these policies have in fact been one of thecauses of the problems that Japan has faced over the past thirty years. Based on theexperience gained in studying the Japanese economy case, he wishes to extend his research
to other forms of capitalism in Asia in a comparative perspective with Europe
Hiromi Matsui
Associate professor, University of Tokyo
Hiromi Matsui is associate professor of Comparative Literature andCulture at University of Tokyo, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences.
After receiving her Ph.D. in Art History at the Université Paris Ouest
Nanterre La Défense, she was assistant professor of Art History at
Nagoya University, Graduate School of Letters from 2015, andassociate professor of Art and Culture at Kobe University, Gratuate
School of Intercultural Studies from2018.Her field is French modernart history, and her recent research interests cover the conception of"reality" in modern and contemporary art.

Reiko Mazuka
Head of Laboratory for Language Development, RIKEN
After obtaining her BA and MA in psychology from Nagoya
University, she received an MSc in general linguistics fromUniversity of Edinburgh. Her PhD was granted by Cornell University
in the field of developmental psychology. In 1989 she joined theDepartment of Psychology (currently Psychology & Neuroscience)at Duke University, where she continues to hold the position ofResearch Professor. In 2004, she joined RIKEN Brain ScienceInstitute and opened the Laboratory for Language Development. Her investigations center on
how infants learn the sound system of languages using behavioral, computational, and imagingtechniques, especially in relation to language-specific characteristics of Japanese.
Noriko Osumi
Vice-President for Public Relations and Promotion of Diversity,
Tohoku University
Prof. Osumi has graduated Tokyo Medical and Dental University,
been given PhD thesis from the same university, and becomes aprofessor of Tohoku University School of Medicine since 1998. She
was one of the 25 Distinguished Professors in Tohoku University
from 2008 to 2011, and has become Vice President of Tohoku
University and Director of University Libraries from 2018. Osumi
served as a member of Science Council Japan for three terms, and is now EMBO Associate
Member from 2019. Her research background is developmental biology, and she has interestin brain development, evolution, and disease. She has been appointed in various
governmental committees such as ethical issues, grant system development, gender equality
and career paths for young scientists, and recently awarded with Commendation for Scienceand Technology by the Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology.
Sayaka Sakoda
Associate professor, Doshisha University
Sayaka Sakoda is an Economist and an Associate Professor at
Doshisha University, Kyoto, after finishing JSPS Post-Doctoral Fellow
at Kyoto University in FY2021. Her specialty is Income Distribution,Health Economics and Gender Issues. She is also an Associate
Researcher of Fondation France-Japon de l’EHESS (FFJ). She
published books "Unequal Society in Married Couples" and "TheEconomics of Divorce", and the last of these trilogies "Infidelity: a social
science perspective-who does it and why?", which will be publishedsoon.
Masae Sugawara
Manager at Office of STI for SDGs, Japan Science and Technology
AgencyMasae Sugawara is Manager in the Office of STI for SDGs at theDepartment of Strategic Planning and Management, the Japan
Science and Technology Agency (JST). She joined JST in August 2009and gained experience in the Department of Industry-AcademicCollaboration, Department of International Affairs and JST Paris Office, before taking her
current position in October 2022. She also spent two years at the Division of Medical Device
Research at the Japan Agency for Medical Research and Development (AMED) from 2015 to2017. Masae holds a Ph. D. in Biophysics from Paul Sabatier University, France, was a CNRS
postdoc at the University of Strasbourg, France, and a CRUK research fellow at the Universityof Birmingham, UK.
Naho TanimotoProfessor, Kansai University
Professor at Kansai University, Naho Tanimoto specializes in sociologyof culture. She has her Ph.D at Osaka University in 2001. Her books,"Sociology of Cosmetic Surgery and Makeup" (sinyosha) and"Sociology of Love" (Seikyusha) was published in 2008,"CosmeticSurgery as Communication: Beyond Social Norms and SelfSatisfaction" (Kadensha) in 2018.