INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM
In erna ional Collabora ion and Conflic : In igh Ari ing from COVID Pandemic
Over the past few ears (2020-2022), we have had unprecedented e periences as public life
ever where has accommodated the corona virus pandemic. It has been a global disaster. In
particular, changes in communication st les have emerged, such as the widespread introductionof online meetings. Under these circumstances, conflicts between nations have become prominent
in the international communit , and on the other hand, there is solidarit within and between
nations that oppose the emerging conflicts. Such internationali ation of collaboration and conflict
has also been seen in public protests of various kinds.
In various major metropolises, the corona pandemic has brought forward awareness of the serious
e tent to which people live in povert , while at the same time, various organi ations have beenable to gather wide support for their public activities. For e ample, when we consider urban
communities in Japan toda , as the have responded to the pandemic, we confront a deeper
awareness that support for the poor has been insufficient, even as we can witness through online
means how support for vulnerable minorities is being carried out.
In this workshop, we focus upon several cases in the east Asian region and proceed with thereports and subsequent discussions. We sincerel hope that this workshop will contribute tofurther sociological research that can assist in forming public polic .

Venue: Tachikawa Hall of Rikk o Universit , Ikebukuro campus.
Schedule: 13:00-17:00 on November 26th, 2022
Organi er: Rikk o Sociological Association, and the College of Sociolog , Rikk o Universit

Program
13:00-14:00
Opening Ceremon : Welcoming remarks b Professor Tetsuo Mi ukami (President of Rikk oSociological Association, Dean of College of Sociolog , Rikk o Universit )Ke note Address: Professor Emeritus H un-Chin Lim (President, East Asian SociologicalAssociation)
New Cold War, Re-globali ation and Global Value Chains in Post-COVID Asia
14:00-15:30
Session I: Inter-Cultural Contact and Migration
Moderator and Discussant: Professor Ik-Ki Kim (Director, East Asian Welfare Institute of Older
Persons, and Director, The Institute for Asia Strateg )Paper Presentations:
1. Participator Culture of English-speaking Anime Fans: Creative Engagement or Pirac(Provisional) b Mr. Michal Tucholski (Graduate School of Sociolog , Rikk o Universit )2. Initiatives and Continuit for International Mobilit ; High-Skilled Female Chinese Career
Path in Japan b Miss Ningjing Yang (Graduate School of Sociolog , Rikk o Universit )3. Resistance against "Cruel Power": How Immigration Detainees Regain Their Rights?
(Provisional) b Mr. Sho Nakamura (Graduate School of Sociolog , Rikk o Universit )Break 15:30-15:40
15:40-16:50
Session II: Media Studies. Moderator and Discussant: Professor Tadamasa Kimura (College ofSociolog , Rikk o Universit )1. COVID-19 Analysis Methodology for Smartphone Application Usage Trends in Disasters:
Case Study for the First Half of 2020 among Android Device Users Focusing on Google PlayApps- b Dr. Yasuko Kawahata (College of Sociolog , Rikk o Universit )2. On Factors Affecting the Smartphone Dependenc : Self-Perception of Usage or Actual Log
Data? (Provisional) b Mr. Atsushi Yamanaka (Graduate School of Sociolog , Rikk oUniversit )16:50-17:00
Closing Address b Associate Professor Makiko Ota, Director for Rikk o Institute for GlobalUrban Studies.