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The 20th ACP International Field Study Program in Kobe wasSuccessfully Completed

Kansai University of International Studies (KUISs) recently hosted the ACP International Field
Study Program in Kobe, Japan, with the topic of "The Japanese Safety Management and Japanese
Culture" Program. The ACP International Field Study Program has been continuously conductedby the ACP Consortium since 2016 with the aim of developing human resources capable ofmanaging the development of a "safe and secure" Asia. This program in Kobe was the 20thanniversary of the ACP International Field Study Program.

A Group photo at World Heritage “Byodoin,” Kyoto

Sixteen students from five universities in Indonesia, Malaysia, and Japan participated in thisprogram and received intensive training for12 days from February 29 to March 11. The students
attended lectures by experts, conducted fieldwork at many locations including Disaster Reductionand Human Renovation Institution and the earthquake restoration area in Nagata-ku, Kobe, andalso experienced Japanese culture through visits to World Heritage sites in Kyoto and homestays
with volunteer families. President Hamana of KUISs attended the program's debriefing sessionand witnessed the results of the students' studies.

Participated Universities[Indonesia][Malaysia]●Universitas Gadjah Mada

●Management and Science University●Universitas Lampung[Japan]●Universitas Atma Jaya Yogyakarta●Kansai University of International Studies
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Dr. Hayashi (left) and Dr. Tachibana in charge of the program

Field work at Disaster Reduction and Human Renovation
Institution

What they didPMDAYDATEAM
129-Feb Thu Airport pick up
Program GuidanceOpening Ceremony (Welcome speech by Vice
[Field Research] Sannomiya-Motomach
21-MarFriPresident Ashizawa)
walkthroughProgram Orientation[Lecture]TheGreat Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and [Movie] "The Sound of the Waves"
32-MarSat
Emergency Response: Disaster Legislation inJapan[Lecture] Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake Reconstruction [Field Research] Long-term Recovery of Residence
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3-Mar
Sun
Plan and Community Reconstruction
area in Kobe : walk through [OkamotoRokkomichi-ShinNagata]
One Day Trip to Kyoto
54-Mar Mon [Byodoin Temple (world heritage), Kinkakuji (world heritage)]

5-Mar[Lecture] Japan's Agriculture[Lecture] HANSHIN-KAN modernism culture andTuenatural disaster: focusing on the Hanshin Great
Flood Disaster of 1938

76-Mar[Lecture] Kobe's Reconstruction from a Long-Term [Field Research]Tour: Higashi Yuenchi Perspective
Monument to the Victims of the Earthquake Remains of the Earthquake (Expressway) - Minato
Wedno Mori Park - Daiichi Jetty[Night View Tour] Mt. Rokko

87-MarThu

98-MarFri

1011129-Mar
10-Mar
11-MarSat Home Stay
Sun Home Stay
Mon Airport send off

6[Lecture] by Citizens towards Overseas Disaster
Emergency (CODE)[The final presentation][Field Research]Tour: HAT Kobe - Disaster
Reduction and Human Renovation Institution Hyogo Prefectural Museum of Art - Reconstruction
Houses[Group Work] Prepare for the final presentation[Completion Ceremony][Farewell Lunch]

Program Introduction by Dr. Mampei Hayashi
The program was designed to study the policy
response in Japan at each stage of the crisis
management

cycle

duringalarge-scaledisaster: emergency response, recovery andreconstruction, and mitigation, with a focus on
the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake.
Field work in Kobe Kitano area

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The program consisted of two parts. In the first part, I delivered comprehensive lectures on policy
issues related to the 1995 Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. In addition, Dr. Tachibana gave
lecture about the Hanshinkan Modernism and 1938 Hanshin Flood based on the novel “TheMakioka Sisters” to clarify the historic background of the Kobe city and its neighboring areas.
Furthermore, Dr. Kitamura provided a lecture about the Japanese Agricultural Policy and its
challenges. The agriculture industry today has assumed to be a promising industry in Kobe city.
Also, Masamichi Yoshitsubaki, the Sectretary General of the NGO CODE, presented the today’s
situation about the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake and the role of the NGO in regard with relief
activities.
In the second part, a field study was conducted in the disaster-stricken areas, including Nagata
ward, Higashinada ward and Sannomiya area, to observe the current situation of the long-term
recovery.
One of the highlights of the program was to watch a documentary film “The Sound of Waves,”
directed by the Oscar winning director Ryusuke Hamaguchi and Ko Sakai. Through theconversations of the victims of 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, participants learned the reality

The
Final Presentation on March 8thof the disaster victims.

Final presentation by Group 1

Final presentation by Group 2

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Final presentation by Group 3

Final presentation by Group 4

Words from participantsThis program is amazing! Learning about disaster risk management in super fun and exciting
way! Hopefully the future students also can enjoy the program as well.

My impression is that this program truly broadens our knowledge especially regarding how
japan handles the regulation and mitigation about the natural disaster. I truly learn a lot fromthis program. I hope that this program could continue to give positive impact and knowledge
to the future students who participate in this program as well.

A Group photo with President Hamana4