NIMD Forum 2021

Theme: Regional Revitalization in Minamata and Partnership among Citizens, Businesses and Government
Date: Saturday, November 6, 2021




[Keynote Speech]
　"Minamata: Pollution and Democracy in Postwar Japan”
　Timothy S. George : Professor Emeritus, Department of History, University of Rhode Island




[Report from NIMD]
"The Living Environment of Minamata Disease Patients and the Current Situation of Minamata Bay”
Report 1: Masaaki Nakamura
　　　　　"The Challenge of Improving the Quality of Life of Minamata Disease Patients”
Report 2: Rie Harada 　"Social Environment of Fetal Minamata Disease Patients”
Report 3: Akito Matsuyama, Kumamoto Prefectural Minamata High School
　　　　　"The Challenges of Restoring the Fishery in Minamata Bay"
Comment: Minoru Koga, Director of Minamata Environmental Academia / Professor Emeritus, Kumamoto 　　　　　Prefectural University




［Theme Lecture］
"Revitalizing a Polluted City: The Experience of Negotiating with Corporations in Kitakyushu City”
Ryota Shinohara: Director, Kumamoto Prefectural Center of Environmental Education and Information / 　　　　　 　　　Professor Emeritus, Kumamoto Prefectural University

[Thematic Conversation] (Moderator: Ryota Shinohara)
"Trust Relationship with a Sense of Tension between Victims and Companies in Itai-itai Disease."
Kunihiro Takagi: Representative Director of the Liaison Council of Cadmium Affected Organizations in the Jinzu 　　　　　　　　River Basin
Takao Shibue: Former Executive Officer of Mitsui Kinzoku Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd. / Former Representative 　　　　　　　　Director of Kamioka Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd./ Nitobe College Fellow, Hokkaido University




[Panel Discussion]
"Toward Regional Revitalization in Minamata City" (Moderator: Rie Harada) Keisuke Ueda : Director, Minamata Disease Municipal Museum
Aiichiro Kawamoto: Kataribe(storyteller), Minamata Disease Municipal Museum / President of Rehaship 　　　　　　　　　Ai Co.,Ltd.
Rie Koriyama: Director of Minamata Forum, a certified NPO
Takao Shibue: Former Executive Officer of Mitsui Kinzoku Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd. / Former Representative 　　　　　　 　Director of Kamioka Mining & Smelting Co., Ltd. / Nitobe College Fellow, Hokkaido University
Kunihiro Takagi: Representative Director of the Liaison Council of Cadmium Affected Organizations in the Jinzu 　　　　　　　 River Basin








Proceedings of NIMD Forum


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