Newsletter of theJapanese-German Center Berlin(Japanisch-Deutsches Zentrum Berlin)
No. 131, June 2020

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Significance of the 2020 Tōkyō Olympic and Paralympic Games
Kimura Tetsuya, Consul General of Japan in Munich
Introduction
The 2020 Tōkyō Olympic and Paralympic
Games (referred to in the following as
the “Tōkyō Games”) were postponed in
March and it is heartbreaking to think of
the athletes who have prepared for the
Tōkyō Games.
The Olympic and Paralympic Games
comprise the people who sustain them,including athletes, spectators and volunteers. Moreover, it is not just the Gamesthemselves but also the preparation
process and the legacy they leave behindthat form the Olympic and Paralympic
Movement as a whole.
From this point of view, it is a great pity
to postpone the Tōkyō Games, but thesignificance of the event is not lessened.
First of all, I would like to look back on
the significance of the Tōkyō Games forJapanese sport.
Promotion of Japanese Sport and thetwo Tōkyō Olympics
When the Sports Agency was establishedin 2015, I was appointed by the Ministryof Foreign Affairs as Director General of
the Agency. Until then, I had only considered sports as a lifestyle element, but
through working for the Sports Agency,
I realized that sport has a long historyof being promoted through the involvement of many people, has influenced thedevelopment of society, and has played
an important role.
The 1964 Tōkyō Olympic Games weresignificant for Japanese society. Anecdotes of the Games, such as pictograms
being introduced for the first time, themodernization heralded by the Shinkansen, and the closing ceremony in whichathletes from all over the world marched
together, are too many to list but weshould not forget that the Sports Promo-tion Act was enacted in 1961 before the1964 Games and had a lasting effect on
the development of sport in Japan evenbeyond them.
The Basic Act on Sports was enacted in2011, 50 years after the Sports Promotion
Act, and in 2013, the decision was madeto hold the 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tōkyō; in 2015, within the
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology (MEXT) theSports Agency was established as thecountry’s new sports authority. Behindthese new circumstances was the driveof many parties involved in promoting
Japanese sport.
After the establishment of the Sports
Agency, the Second Basic Plan for Sport,
based on the Basic Act on Sport, wasdevelopted to determine a new direction for sports promotion. Centered on“enjoyment” of sports, the basic policy
was to aim self-fulfillment (“Change yourlife through sport”), the contribution ofsports to the realization of a symbiotic
society and healthy aging as well as therevitalization of the economy and theregions (“Changing society throughsports”), contributing to the realizationof a diverse, sustainable, and fair world
through sports (“Connecting with theworld through sports”), and the implementation of a “society of 100 million
sports fans” in the wake of the 2020
Tōkyō Games (“Sports shaping the future”). In cooperation with the relevant
ministries, the Sports Agency works on
the promotion of sports from a multifaceted perspective, including sports forpeople with disabilities, the growth of the
sports industry, and the promotion of local areas through sports tourism such as
skiing and cycling. The Tōkyō Games will
be held in the midst of this new direction.

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Legacy of the 2020 Tōkyō Games
With a vision of “sports having the power
to change the world and the future”,
the Tōkyō Games aim to leave behind alegacy that endures beyond the end of
the event itself through the participationof many people in Japan and aroundthe world.
CONTENTThe Olympic Games...
Kimura Tetsuya

1-2Interview
Sports Law

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Conference Report
Interpreter Training

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Exchange ProgramChild Welfare Professionals

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Other Events

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Preview of Events 2020

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Virtual Open House8

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C O N T I N U E D EF D
R IOTMO RP IAAGL E 1

EDITORIAL
Dear Readers!

For example, the “Sport for Tomorrow”
project for international contribution,
which interacts with 10 million people
through sports in over 100 countries
all around the world, was establishedin 2014. The project not only sees thegovernment, sports organizations,educational institutions, companies,
and NGOs working together to promote
sport exchanges, but social development
work through the perspective of “sports
for development and peace”, such as
the establishment of a sports academy
for multi-ethnic children in Bosnia andHerzegovina and support for a physicaleducation curriculum in Cambodia and
Myanmar.
As of the end of March, 395 projects(including those with Germany) havebeen registered within the frameworkof the “Host Town Initiative”, which
promotes human, economic and cultural
exchanges between the countries and regions participating in the Tōkyō Games,and exchanges are expected to expand
even after the Games.
As for the Tōkyō Games itself, the objectives are (1) promoting health throughsports, (2) promoting the participationof people with disabilities and realizing
an inclusive society, (3) creating a “sustainable” event that is environmentallyfriendly, (4) promoting participation bychildren and young people, including
activities in schools, and (5) promoting
the recovery from natural disasters suchas the Great East Japan Earthquake.
For example, the “Everyone’s Medal Project”, which produces gold, silver, andbronze medals from recycled metals andthe “Everyone’s Podium Project”, which
produces podiums from recycled plastic,
are also being implemented for sustainability. In addition to the use of hydrogenas a fuel for the Olympic torch for the
first time, the Olympic Village buildings
are also supplied with electricity andheat from hydrogen technology, andelectric and fuel-cell vehicles are used totransport athletes around; the hydrogenfor this is produced by renewable energy
sources in Fukushima.
Furthermore, making the Tōkyō Games a“clean and fair” tournament is one of theforemost goals: The Act on the Prevention of Doping in Sports was enacted in2018, and Japan is committed to setting
an example, with international cooperation centered on the World Anti-Doping
Agency (WADA), and implementationof for example “Play True 2020”, an international awareness campaign for thepromotion of fair play.

In recent weeks, the coronavirus pandemic
has affected us all deeply. I hope that you
have come through this time well and I would
like to express my heartfelt sympathy to those
who have suffered directly.
In this issue, you will find an article by theConsul General of Japan in Munich, Kimura
Tetsuya, and an interview with Professor
Kurishima (Saitama University), whom weSports Exchange between Japan andGermany
Youth sports exchange between Japan
and Germany began in the 70’s, and mutual visits have taken place for more than
10,000 participants. I attended the Jūdo
Championship for those with intellectual
disabilities held in Munich last year, andI feel that, in its aim of implementing
barrier-free access through opening up
the experience of sports for people withdisabilities in school education, etc.,
as triggered by the Tōkyō Paralympic
Games, Japan can learn a lot from Germany’s efforts. The conference “Sports
Law in Japan and Germany in Comparison”, which was scheduled to be heldby the Japanese-German Center Berlin(JDZB) in June this year, has also been
postponed, but deepening discussions
between the two countries, including
fundamental ways of looking at sports,
is worthwhile. Further, in 2022, the sistercities of Munich and Sapporo celebrate
the 50th anniversary of the Olympic andParalympic Games.

asked to share their thoughts on sports in
the run-up to the Olympic and Paralympic
Games 2020 in Tōkyō, planned for July. Alas,the Tōkyō Olympic Games have now been
postponed to next year…
The JDZB also had to cancel or postpone
all of our events and projects scheduled forafter March 5. After restrictions were relaxed
toward the end of April, the JDZB was able
to open an exhibition to the public on May
4, with great care taken to help prevent
transmission of the virus.
The JDZB is a place of Japanese-German
encounters. We are all the more concernedthat travel between Japan and Germany has
been restricted. At first sight, all these developments could have had fatal consequences
for us. However, they have given us theopportunity to develop new concepts andtest new formats for dialogue and exchange.
The novel coronavirus may change the way
a country or society will develop in the future, but we should not allow ourselves tobe disheartened. The JDZB will accept thisas a challenge and will continue to make its
contribution to exchanges between Japan
and Germany.
We hope the pandemic will be eventuallycontained, and I sincerely hope that we will
be able to enjoy together the 2020 Olympic
and Paralympic Games in Tōkyō, now sched-

Conclusion
In March, the torch of the 2020 Tōkyō
Games arrived in Japan. Prime Minister
Abe said, “This torch is the light of hopethat will lead humanity to the end of thelong, dark tunnel that we are facing rightnow. I want to make next year’s Olympic
and Paralympic Games a success as proof
that humanity has overcome the newCoronavirus.”
The fundamental pleasure of the Olympic and Paralympic games is “doing,
watching, and suppor ting” spor ts
through the activities of athletes fromall over the world, including those fromJapan and Germany. With all of you, I
look forward to the Tōkyō Games to beheld next year.

uled for 2021.
Kiyota Tokiko
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INTERVIEW

On 19 June 2020, a symposium on the subject of “Sports Law in Germany and Japan in
Comparison” was to be held in Munich in cooperation with the German-Japanese Lawyers’
Association (Hamburg) and the Regional Court Munich I. Due to the current crisis in connection with SARS-CoV-2 and the postponement of the Olympic Games by one year, the JDZB has
had to cancel the conference. However, as sports law is of general interest, the JDZB spoke
to one of the planned speakers, Prof. Kurishima Tomoaki (Associate Professor; Graduate
School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Saitama University), and the interview is below.

Could you please start by explaining thestructure of sport in Japan and Germanyor the structures of sports federations andgovernmental organizations?
The representative cross-sports umbrellaorganizations in Japan include three federations in particular: (1) The Japan Sports
Confederation (JSPO), founded in 1911; thisincludes sports clubs that organize domestic sports separately by sport – the so-called“central sports clubs”, of which there are
currently (as of April 2018) 59 clubs, suchas the Athletics Association (JAAF) or the
Swimming Association (JASF) - as well
as 47 prefectural sports federations that
regulate sport in general in the respective
prefectures. (2) The Japan Olympic Committee (JOC), which was outsourced fromthe JSPO in 1989 and became independent;
this is responsible for organizing and sending athletes* to the Olympic Games, forexample, and for promoting the Olympic
movement. Around 80% of the JSPO’s
sports clubs have dual membership of the
JOC. (3) The Para-Sports Association (JPSA);
this was founded in 1965, on the occasionof the Paralympic Games in Tōkyō 1964 asa general organization for the dissemination and promotion of sport for people
with physical disabilities. In 1999, Japan’sParalympic Committee (JPC) was founded
as its sub-organization.
At the national level, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) used to be responsible for thepromotion and management of sports; in2015, Japan’s Sports Agency was newly
established as the external department of
MEXT and took over these tasks.
In Germany, the German Olympic Sports
Confederation (DOSB), created in 2006
through the merger of the German Olympic
Committee and the German Sports Confederation (DSB), is the umbrella organization
for all sports at the federal level. The DOSB
includes 16 state sports federations and 66
top sports associations. In the relationshipbetween sport and state institutions, it
should be noted that the legislative, administrative and financing responsibilities
for the entire sports sector lie in principlewith the federal states. For this reason,

there is no sports ministry at the federal
level; instead, the ministries of educationand cultural affairs of the German Statesor Länder are independently responsible
for the promotion and administration ofsport on the basis of their respective cultural sovereignty.
Are there special features in the sports lawof both states?
A special feature of Japanese sports law is
the extremely low level of legal provisions
and the density of regulations. This is dueto the fact that there is no culture of individual law enforcement in sport. In Japan’s
sports, especially in school sports, there is
still a hierarchical order based on “social
status” – coach over athlete/student, older
age over younger. A pre-modern, feudal
style prevails here: if you are violated inyour own right (corporal punishment, bullying, sexual harassment, etc.) by a person
placed above you, you often have to accept
it without contradiction. In addition, teamspirit is valued in the world of sports, sothat individual legal claims are more likely
to be labelled as egoistical and selfish. Inorder to be able to finally increase thetransparency of sports law, Japan’s Agency
for Sports Arbitration (JSAA) was foundedin 2003, but it is rarely used – in 2018 only
18 requests for arbitration were made andin the previous year only seven. Anotherpeculiarity is that even the court regards
disputes within a sports club as disputesof a special sub-society – quasi as a “storm
in a teacup” – and tends not to actively
intervene (the so-called “doctrine of the
sub-society” is similar to the theory of thespecial relationship of violence: according
to old German legal doctrine, violations ofrights in schools and prisons were settled
in court as an exception of a constitutional
state outside of a judicial examination).
In Germany, too, the autonomy of sports
clubs has traditionally been emphasized on
the basis of freedom of association (Article
9 (1) of the Basic Law); internal disputes
have hardly been subject to judicial review.
Today, however, with the increasing commercialization of sport and through the© Kurishima

influence of EU law, the influence of law
and justice has also grown considerably inthe field of sport.
How are doping cases dealt with, taking
into account criminal law aspects, in bothcountries?
In Germany, it was examined whether
the administration of doping substances
under Paragraph 228 of the Criminal Law
Code (bodily injury) or self-doping underParagraph 263 of the Criminal Law Codecould be punished under criminal law as
fraud against the organizer or the sponsors. However, as practice proved difficult,the German Medicinal Products Act –(Arzneimittelgesetz, AMG) was revised in
1998, making the distribution of doping
substances controllable. (Paragraph 6aAMG) The acquisition and possession ofsmall quantities of doping substances for
personal use, however, did not remain acriminal offence, which is why a new AntiDoping Act was passed in 2015, enablinga comprehensive approach.
Unlike Germany, there is no special doping legislation in Japan. As in Germany,
administering doping substances could
be punishable as bodily injury (Paragraph
204 of the Criminal Law Code Japan), butprosecution of self-doping is considereddifficult; only under certain conditions canit be punishable as fraud (Paragraph 246 of
the Criminal Law Code Japan) or possibly as“disruption to business activity” (Paragraph
233 of the Criminal Law Code Japan) – Japan’s original punishment.

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CONFERENCE REPORT

9th Block Seminar “Japanese-German Interpreter Training” (21-24 February 2020)
Miura Madoka & Reiko Tidten (interpreters)eral pitfalls, which is why we had to contend
with great challenges. In the feedback round
Nakamura himself had given helpful advice:

After eight block seminars (organizers:

like Greta Thunberg, insisted on quick action

When numbers accumulate, pay attention

University of Tsukuba and Japan Founda-

against climate change. Various interpreting

to the decimal places; with many years, attion/Japanese Cultural Institute Cologne)

techniques were discussed in the feedback

least the first and the last should be recorded;

had taken place in Ludwigshafen, the JDZB

session: how to handle presentation materi-importance of the correct transfer of nuances

joined as co-organizers in 2020 and made its

als; what to do when the speaker does not

and registers of speech; recommendations

premises available, especially since a lecturer

leave time for interpretation and the audience

to use shorter sentences. In addition to Na-

is employed there (Sekikawa Fujiko, Headbecomes restless; what to do when you sit

kamura, participants from other Japaneseof Language Services) and it has numerous

with your back to the screen; how to interpret

representations in Germany and the German

facilities including an interpreting system.

sarcasm so that it is understood as sarcasm.

Embassy Tōkyō contributed to clarifying the

The ninth seminar was attended by students,

terminology.

public service employees, interpreters andReinowski‘s second presentation on theexperienced conference interpreters. With aWorks Council was another opportunity to

On the last day, a discussion between Nasuda

total of 39 participants from Germany, Austria,

learn a lot in terms of content. Unfortunately,

Jun (author of books for young people) and

Switzerland and Japan, this was the highest

there was not enough time for a historical

Nathalie Köppen (conference interpreter) on

number ever to attend, making the seminar

explanation of how the Works Council was

the education system was simultaneously

extremely lively right from the beginning.

established because the translation took too

interpreted. Some of us were able to apply

long. So the feedback session discussed howwhat we had learned the day before and avoid

The welcoming address on Friday by theto master critical situations elegantly and not

the pitfalls, others not. But since the topic

Deputy Secretary General of the JDZB, Kiyota

to let the translation get out of hand.

was a familiar one, everyone could enjoy the

Tokiko, was immediately used as “real teach-conversation.

ing material” for practical exercises. Up until

On the morning of the third day, Kashi-

Monday, we were able to practice consecu-

wabara Makoto (visiting researcher, Berlin

At the end of the seminar it became clear

tive, simultaneous and whispered interpret-

office of Chiba University) gave a lecturethat we had had four intensive days full ofing for participants using “real” lectures andon the history of Japanese-German medical

learning and inspiration, with precise advice

discussions. At the end of each exercise timeexchange. During this exercise it became

from the speakers and lecturers and questions

was made for questions and feedback, whichclear that even common words can becomeand views from professional colleagues. In

was very informative because of the open

problems in interpreting and how importantinterpreting, you are often alone and haveand honest exchanges between the lecturers

it is to not simply replace a Japanese wordlittle contact with colleagues. The seminarand participants. The technical presentations

with a German word, but to find an expression

was an extremely valuable opportunity toof the guest speakers, who made themselves

appropriate to the context.

meet and exchange views with colleagues ofavailable as “real teaching material” and an-similar ambitions.

swered questions in detail, also contributed

In the afternoon, the presentation given by

to the high quality of the seminar.

Nakamura Ryō (Envoy of the Embassy of Ja-

During the seminar, it was repeatedly high-pan in Germany) on the international situation

lighted that the interpreter needs to think of

On the second day, consecutive interpretingand Japan’s foreign policy was simultaneously

the speaker and the audience, to respect thewas practiced using diametrically opposedinterpreted. Nakamura, who as a diplomat

speaker’s message and to interpret it in an

presentations by Aizawa Keiichi (Director,

himself has extensive interpreting experience,

easily understandable way. For example, if

Japan Cultural Institute Cologne) – who, as adivided his lecture into two halves: “reading

there is no correspondence between Japan

climate change sceptic, offered a more scien-

an information-packed manuscript” andand Germany, there is no fixed translationtific approach than President Trump – and Jörg

“aimlessly dragging along a typical Japaneseand there may be several translation options

Reinowski (JDZB Project Management) – who,

style of speech”. In addition, he built in sev-

in circulation. If several interpreters are working in a team, ideally it should be clarified
in advance which translation will be used.
However, if there was no opportunity to do so,
one should lean on the previous interpreter,or if one deliberately wants to use a different
translation, briefly point out to the audiencethat it is the same thing. The basic principle isto put yourself in the position of the speaker
and the listener.
Finally, we would like to thank the lecturers– who successfully planned, prepared andfacilitated the block seminar – and the speakers – who gave us their time – and express
our most fervent wish that this great seminarseries will continue.

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EXCHANGE PROGRAM

Child Poverty in Japan and Germany
Dr. Susanne Borkowski, Interim Professorship in “Child Development and Health”,
Magdeburg-Stendal University of Applied Sciences and Nicole Anger, Head of
Early Childhood Education and Youth Welfare, The Paritätische Wohlfahrtsverband
Landesverband Sachsen-Anhalt e.V. (Association of the Welfare Organisation in
Saxony Anhalt)

Japan has become more attentive. With the

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

place, such as the so-called Free Space,

place to rest, a place where no one makes

celebrated its 30th anniversary last year. It is

and can return to school at any time. In

demands. Ibashos can be found e.g. in theone of the most signed human rights treaties

addition, the Japanese government will also

Free Spaces, in the learning support facilities,

and obliges all signatory states to protect andprovide financial support to ensure equal

so-called children’s canteens and there arerespect the rights of children. In view of theopportunities in the education system.

also sometimes an Ibasho within schools

knowledge of the importance of strong selfesteem and self-confidence in children andyouth for coping with social demands, one
often finds an Ibasho, a “place of being”.
A place where the pressure is taken out, aplace where everyone can be as they are, athemselves.

reality of life of the many children and young
people growing up in poverty, this often

Law to combat child poverty

In view of the alarming data from Germany, theseems to be a programmatic approach, as

In Germany there has been no lack of data

idea of an Ibasho appears to be a measure thatmany of their rights are massively violated.

on child poverty for decades. Nevertheless, itwould promote prevention and intervention

Japan and Germany are among the richest

has not yet been possible to develop effective

worth establishing in this country as well.

industrialized countries in the world, but sinceholistic counter-strategies. Many individual

the 1990s both countries have been facing

measures tend to be more like sticking aWith the law and the commitment forthe challenge of increasing social inequality,

plaster on an ever-growing wound.

interdepartmental cooperation to combat

which is also reflected in the child poverty

Japan placed this issue at the top of thechild poverty, Japan is well ahead of Germany.

rates of recent years (OECD – Social Policy

political agenda in 2013 with its Law to

The lack of a law and national strategies

Division, 2018).

Promote Measures against Child Poverty.

that have an impact across the board means

National legislation, which requires local

that prevention and intervention strategies

Breaking the vicious circle of poverty

authorities to use its best efforts to apply

continue to depend on the commitment

Both in Japan and in Germany, there is clear

strategies and measures in line with local

of individual federal states and individuals.

evidence of a close connection between

needs, is helping to ensure that the issue

However, there are also contradictions infamily background, conditions of growing

is present and addressed in all parts of thethe Japanese approaches, which partly

up and the future prospects of the children.

country.

counteract the good approaches. For
example, Japan is increasingly relying on

In both countries, poverty is identified as acycle that must be broken. While individual

Ibasho – “place of being”

civil society commitment to combat childapproaches in Germany focus on ensuring

Mental health is an essential prerequisite

poverty. Cooperation between non-profit

conditions for children’s development fromfor quality of life, performance and socialorganizations (NPOs) and state institutions is

the outset, Japan relies heavily on support inparticipation. With regard to Germany,

still in its infancy, and financial compensation

the field of education in order to compensate

the results of the German Health Interview

for taking over state tasks has so far only

for differences due to origin.

an Examination Survey for Children andtaken place in a rudimentary form, with the

The Act on Securing Educational Opportunities

Adolescents (KiGGS Wave 2) show a highresult that many people in this field of workfor Regular Education in the Compulsory

and stable prevalence of mental disorders

are in precarious employment and live on

Education Stage in Japan is one that seeks ain children and adolescents and point to

the poverty line themselves. Nevertheless, bycomparable law in Germany. Young people

a connection between mental illness andexamining what is happening in Japan, it can

who fail or drop out of the school system due

socioeconomic status. The pressure tohelp Germany to review child poverty and theto personal, family and/or financial factors

perform at school and competition among

measures and strategies with fresh eyes andare given the chance to re-enter school inpeers cause stress in many children andto rethink how prevention and intervention

Japan. The law ensures that they fulfill theiradolescents, which leads to physical andapproaches for action must be established.

compulsory education in an out-of-school

psychological problems.
The authors are participants in the GermanJapanese Study Program for Child and YouthWelfare Professionals, which is funded by
the Federal Ministry for Family Affairs, Senior
Citizens, Women and Youth and the Japanese
Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Scienceand Technology. The annual theme changes
every three years, since 2019 it has been “Poverty in childhood and youth: challenges andsolutions”. On the German side, the JDZB is
responsible for implementing the program, on
the Japanese side for 2019 it was the National
Institution for Youth Education.

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OTHER EVENTS

Exhibition “Lost in Transformation” with paintings andgraphics by Matsubara Katsuhiko and Kyle Egret
Due to developments related to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, thisexhibition opening had to be canceled at short notice.
The art exhibtion has now reopened and is extended until 28
August 2020.
Please note the following when you visit:
Masks are mandatory – hand disinfection – keep your distance.
In order to track all possible chains of infection, please provide
your contact details (these will be kept in accordance with GDPR
regulations and and deleted after four weeks).

Round Table Discussion on “Transnational Environmental Movements and Young People – The Case of Fridays for Future in Germany
and Japan” on 5 March 2020 at the JDZB with (from left to right) Dr. Phoebe Stella Holdgrün (JDZB), Dr. Simon Teune (Technical
University Berlin), Asuka Kähler (Fridays for Future, Frankfurt am Main), Dr. Anna Wiemann (Ludwig-Maximilian University Munich),
Prof. Chelsea Szendi Schieder (Aoyama Gakuin University, Tōkyō) and Kiyota Tokiko (JDZB). The Japanese participant Tsukamoto
Yūhei (Fridays for Future Japan) presented a video message outlining his views and the resources available in Japan.
Discussions here dealt with the engagement of young people in environmental protection and climate protection movements andhighlighted in particular the activities, strategies and reception of „Fridays for Future“ in Germany and Japan. Differences between
the two countries could be seen in, for example, the comparatively stronger following in Germany and the effect of Fridays for Futureon other social areas, whereas in Japan the activities of the movement are only of limited visibility.

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PREVIEW OF EVENTS 2020

Conferences by
Focal Areas
Global Responsibility
German-Japanese Security Dialog, Track 1.5
C: German Federal Foreign Office, Berlin;
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tōkyō; The Japan
Institute of International Affairs (JIIA), Tōkyō
Date: 5. November 2020, in Tōkyō
Conference: EU-Japan Relations: Beyond
the Strategic Partnership Agreement
C: European Advanced Research Network(EJARN), Stockholm School of Economics;
Freie Universität Berlin
Date: 26.-27. November 2020
Conference: Disarmament and the Roleof the United Nations: German and Japanese Perspectives
C: Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Berlin
Date: to be confirmed in 2020
Conference: Trilateral Cooperation Germany – Japan – Indonesia
C: Federal Foreign Office, Berlin
Date: to be confirmed in 2020, in Jakarta
Symposium: Global Health IV
C: Global Health Center (GHC), Graduate
Institute of International and Development
Studies, Geneva; National Center for Global
Health and Medicine (NCGM), Tōkyō
Date: to be confirmed in 2020, in Tōkyō
Symposium: Rebuilding a Sustainable
International Order – What Roles andResponsibilities for Germany and Japan?
C: Konrad Adenauer Foundation (KAS)
Tōkyō Office; Asia Pacific Initiative (API),
Tōkyō; German Institute for Internationaland Security Affairs (SWP), Berlin
Date: to be confirmed in 2020, in Tōkyō

Sustainability and theEnvironment
Conference: Climate-friendly Mobility
C: Institut der Deutschen Wirtschaft (IW),Cologne; Fujitsu Ltd., Tōkyō
Date: 24 August 2020

Demographic Change

Cultural Events

Symposium: “Active Aging” in the digital Age
C: German Institute for Japanese Studies,
Tōkyō; Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Tōkyō Office
Date: 25 November 2020, in Tōkyō

Exhibition

Workshop: Aging and Care in German
and Japanese Communities(participation only on invitation)
C: German Institute for Japanese Studies,
Tōkyō; Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Tōkyō Office
Date: 26-27 November 2020, in Tōkyō
Symposium: Demographic Change inGermany and Japan
C: Federal Ministry for Families, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth, Berlin; Ministry of
Health, Labour and Welfare, Tōkyō
Date: to be confirmed in 2020, in Tōkyō

Digital Transformation
Symposium: Autonomous Driving: Perspectives on Japan, France and Germany
C: Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences
Sociales (EHESS), Paris
Date: 17 September 2020

“Lost in Transformation” Matsubara
Katsuhiko and Kyle Egret. Paintings andInstallations.
On display until 28 August 2020
Dialog Exhibition: Paintings and Installations by Iso Masko and Wolf Kahlen
Opening: 24 September 2020, 7 pm
Duration: 25 Sept. until end of Dec. 2020

ConcertContemporar y Compositions with
Maurizion Barbetti (viola) and Inoue
Satoko (piano)
Date: 23 November 2020, 7 pm

OthersJDZB Virtual Open House
Date: 13 June 2020, from 2 pm (planned)

State, Economy, GovernanceConference: Attractive for Immigrants?
Migrants`Life Satisfaction in Host Countries in Comparison
C: Duisburg-Essen University
Date: 2-3 December 2020

Culture and Change
German-Japanese Architects’ Dialog
C: Association of German Architects, Berlin;
Techncal University Berlin
Date: To be confirmed in 2020

Exchange Programs- Junior Experts Exchange Program- German-Japanese Young Leaders Forum- Youth Group Leaders Exchange Program- Study Program for Youth Work Specialists- Exchange Program for Young Em­ployees- JDZB ScienceYouth Program
For details of the programs, please refer to:
http://www.jdzb.de --> Exchange Programs
Opening hours of exhibitions
Monday to Thursday 10 am to 5 pm, Friday
10 am to 3.30 pm
Registration for the cultural events
opens close to the dateSpecial Project
29th Japanese-German Forum
C: Japan Center for International Exchange, Tōkyō
Date: 3-4 November 2020

Based on the worldwide SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, this is only a preliminaryplan of JDZB programs as reflected from May 2020.
Please confirm the dates for each event on the JDZB homepage!

C: = in cooperation with
Venue: JDZB, if not stated other­wise
For more information please refer to:
http://www.jdzb.de --> Activities
For information on JDZB lan­guage
courses please refer to:
http://www.jdzb.de--> Japanese Courses

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JDZB VIRTUAL OPEN HOUSE 13 JUNE 2020

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© Jens Liebchen

Unfortunately, due to the SARC-CoV 2
pandemic we are unable to host this year‘s
Open House in its usual form. Instead, weare trying to set up a virtual open day with
online programs for you to join. This will
© Akihiko Iwasa

be confirmed at a later date. Please refer© Nakamoto Hiroyo

to the JDZB Facebook Page (https://www.
facebook.com/JDZB.PR) and JDZB website(https://jdzb.de) for further details about
joining the virtual open day on June 13(Saturday).
The draft program will probably include,
among others, the following:- Furoshiki – Wrapping Cloth- Go – Japanese Board Game
- Ikebana – Flower Arranging- Manga Drawing- Origami – Paper Folding- Shodō – Calligraphy- Relaxing with Daishin-Zen- Reading for Children German/Japanese- Introduction into the Japanese Language- Reports of Participants of Exchange
Programs of the JDZB- Information on the Current Exhibition- Information on Activities of the JDZBMusic by Nakamura Tempei
The composer pianist Nakamura Tempei,
whose unmistakable style and passionate
interpretations thrill audiences worldwide,
will provide musical enrichment to the
JDZB’s Open House with his music videos.
The diverse program invites the audience
to a spiritual journey: From East to West,from the past to the present.
Photo © Nakamura Tempei