‍Since 2007, every 2 years the Associations of Environmental Sociology in East Asia have taken turns in hosting the International Symposium on Environmental Sociology in East Asia. It now returns for a third time to Japan and the members of the Japanese Association of Environmental Sociology (JAES) in November 2023 in Yokohama, Japan!

The theme of the 9^th International Symposium on Environmental Sociology in East Asia (ISESEA-9) is “East Asian Uniqueness and Diversity of Environmental Sociology: ISESEA’s 15-year Achievements and Dissemination to the World.” Based on the accumulation of research to date and in contrast with the West, we will discuss the uniqueness and diversity of Environmental Sociology in East Asia.

Over the last 16 years, this International Symposium has created friendly spaces for researchers and practitioners who are researching or are interested in East Asia and beyond, to exchange ideas, find new approaches and forge friendships. Please share this information with your colleagues, and we look forward to welcoming you all in Japan!

‍< Information for possible PRESENTERS >
‍Anyone, whether practitioner or academic, is welcome to submit abstracts for consideration to present at the ISESEA. This is a friendly symposium, and we encourage early career researchers or those who are not used to international conferences to share their current work and thoughts to obtain insights from participants from other countries. There is no need for a presenter to have been born or to live in the East Asian region.

‍Deadline for an abstract submission: May 25^th,2023 [Closed]
The maximum length of abstract is 200 words in English.
Please submit the following “Abstract submission form”: https://forms.office.com/r/rGiLw7UUeq

‍Deadline for a full paper submission: June 30^th, 2023
(light summary of your presentation contents in 2000-4000 words. Selected presenters will receive further information on this after the abstract submission).
Presentation language: English (and Japanese, only in the Japanese sessions. Abstract submission for Japanese sessions will be opened in August 2023 on the website).

< Information for ALL PARTICIPANTS > [New]

‍Fees: [New]
Conference fee：
・Regular 6,000 yen
・Student 4,000 yen
Welcome Gathering (Option) :
・Regular 6,000 yen
・Student 4,000 yen
Excursion (Option) :
・Yokohama to Tokyo study cruise only (3,000 yen)
・Yokohama to Tokyo study cruise & Daigo Fukuryu Maru Exhibition Hall (5,500 yen)
（Due to limited seating, payment details for the excursion fee will be provided to those who are selected at a later date.
Here, we are only confirming your interest in participating.）

Payment (= Registration): [Due: September 25^th, 2023]
https://app.payvent.net/embedded_forms/show/64c31507b642ef5b8e897eb4

(N.B.: Due to limited seating, payment details for the excursion fee will be provided to those who are selected at a later date.)
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‍Venue: Yokohama Kanazawa Hakkei Campus, Kanto-Gakuin University
‍[5 minutes video: Find  yourself in Yokohama, Explore Kanto Gakuin University]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kGJqJk_bmRc
‍1-50-1 Mutsuura higashi, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa, 236-8501, Japan (37 minutes from Haneda Airport)

‍Accommodation: There are many hotels in Yokohama. However, our symposium coincides with a Japanese cultural holiday, so we recommend you book your preferred room well in advance to avoid rising accommodation prices.

‍< PROGRAM > (further developments are in progress)
‍DAY 1: November 4^th, 2023 (Saturday: afternoon to the evening)
‍●          Opening Ceremony
●          Plenary Session
●          Regular Sessions 1 (Abstract accepted presentations)
●          Welcome gathering

‍DAY 2: November 5^th, 2023 (Sunday)
‍●          Regular Sessions 2 (Abstract accepted presentations)
●          Panel Discussion: The legacy of grassroots movements against victimization in East Asia: Their significance and challenges (tentative title)
[Panel Discussion Information] In East Asian regions, there have been movements addressing a wide range of concerns such as industrial pollution; chemical injury; public construction projects; and the construction of nuisance facilities. The people involved in these movements have generated various ideas, theories, and thoughts over the years. This panel discussion focuses on grassroots movements against victimization in East Asia: What ideas, theories, and thoughts have been created and expressed through the movements in each country and region?; Do these ideas, theories, and thoughts relate to Western environmental justice debates and theories or not?; What should we learn and inherit from these movements when pollution issues are often dismissed as events of the past?; and How should we disseminate lessons from these movements to other parts of the world? We hope this session provides an opportunity to celebrate the significance and to critically analyze the challenges of the legacy of the grassroots movements in East Asia and beyond.

Speakers:
Yuki Tomozawa (Nagasaki University)
Kuei Tien Chou (National Taiwan University)
Hwa Meei Liou (National Taiwan University of Science and Technology)
Sanghun Lee (Hanshin University)
Yulin Zhang (Nanjing University)

Discussants:
Paul Jobin (Institute of Sociology, Academia Sinica)
Catherine Mei Ling Wong (University of Amsterdam)
Ryoichi Terada (Meiji University)

Moderator:
Saburo Horikawa (Hosei University)

‍DAY 3: November 6^th, 2023 (Monday) from 8:30 to 17:00 [Updated]
[or from 8:30 to 11:00 if you are only participating in the morning]

‍●          Excursion: Yokohama to Tokyo study cruise & Daigo Fukuryu Maru Exhibition Hall
Fee: 5,500 yen per person (including bus, entrance to the exhibition hall, lunch, and drinks) (or 3,000 yen per person only for the morning study cruise: no lunch included)
(The capacity of the bus and the boat is limited, so please express your interest early to secure your place.Once confirmed, we will send you an email to ask you to pay the fee online)

This ISESEA-9 excursion brings you two memorable learning experiences of Yokohama, Tokyo and Japan. Related to the theme of the ISESEA-9 panel discussion, the excursion explores social changes created by pollution and coastal development in Japan, which resonate with the experiences of various East Asian communities. We look forward to exploring these sites with you and continuing the exchange of ideas in a relaxed atmosphere.

[from 8:30 to 11:00]
Firstly, the participants will experience the “Yokohama to Tokyo 2-hour study cruise” on waste disposal and coastal development. The route has been especially curated for the ISESEA participants, thanks to the Keihin Ferry company, which is providing a 4-year-old clean and spacious cruise boat with an open deck. The conference venue at Kanto Gakuin University is set amid scenery as depicted in Hiroshige’s “Ukiyoe,” Japanese traditional block paintings (Kanazawa Hyakkei). Excursion participants will experience how the city has changed since then. The excursion explores the issues of municipal waste; the history of Yumenoshima (“Dream Island”), a manmade island created by waste; and destruction of fishing communities, as well as how people in Yokohama and Tokyo currently enjoy and utilize the coastal areas.

The ISESEA organizing committee members will share short videos and talks on board to provide background information while participants enjoy the views and the sea breeze en route to the Hinode pier in the Tokyo Bay.

[It is possible for excursion participants to apply only for this morning part of the cruise. Please indicate if you wish to do this. The morning excursion group finishes at Hinode Pier. Please then take the 15-minute walk to Hamamatsucho Station to continue your own journey.]

[from 11:00 to 17:00]
After lunch at the Yumenoshima “Dream Island” Marina, we visit the Daigo Fukuryu Maru Exhibition Hall. Daigo Fukuryu Maru was damaged by the hydrogen bomb test conducted by the United States on March 1, 1954 at Bikini Atoll, the Marshall Islands in the Pacific. After exposure to the H-bomb test, the boat was reconstructed as a practice vessel for the Tokyo University of Fisheries and was finally retired from service in 1967. The Tokyo Metropolitan Government constructed this exhibition hall in order to spread knowledge, not only about wooden vessels used in deep-sea fishing but also to raise awareness so that the tragedy caused by atomic and hydrogen bombs will not be repeated. The ISESEA-9 organizing committee members and the Exhibition Hall curator will talk about one of the most long-lasting environmental contaminators – radiation.The Exhibition Hall will be opened exclusively for the ISESEA excursion participants on the day (it is usually closed on Mondays). Its curator will give us a special tour with plenty of time for Q&As and discussion among participants to consider how this learning can be linked to our future work and environmental sociology in East Asia.
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< Detailed time table: Monday, November 6^th, 2023 >
8:30                      Meet at the Yokohama Station bus stop (details to be provided later) then take a short bus ride to “Zo no Hana Pier” at the Yokohama port [The participants who only want to join the morning cruise might be asked to meet at Zo no Hana Pier directly (rather than at the bus stop at the station, due to bus capacity. The pier is less than 30 minutes by train and on foot). The morning-only course ends at Hinode Pier in Tokyo Bay at 11:00. Hinode Pier is 15 minutes on foot from Hamamatsu Station (Haneda Airport is about 20 minutes away from this station via a monorail)]

9:00-11:00            1) Yokohama to Tokyo 2-hour study cruise on waste disposal and development With generous support from the Keihin Ferry (https://www.keihinferry.co.jp/), ISESEA has chartered a 4-year-old clean and spacious boat with an open deck to sail from Yokohama port into Tokyo Bay. Observing the changes in Yokohama and Tokyo Bay from the sea; issues of municipal waste; the history of Yumenoshima (“Dream Island”), a manmade island created by waste; destruction of fishing communities [N.B.: The participants who only want to join the morning cruise might be asked to meet at Zo no Hana Pier directly (rather than at the bus stop at the station, due to bus capacity. The pier is less than 30 minutes by train and on foot)]

11:00                     The boat arrives at “Hinode Pier” in Tokyo Bay [N.B.: The morning-only course ends at Hinode Pier in Bay at 11:00. Hinode Pier is 15 minutes on foot from Hamamatsu Station (Haneda Airport is about 20 minutes away from this station via a monorail)]

11:00-11:30          A short bus ride from the pier to the Yumenoshima (“Dream Island”), a manmade island created by waste

11:30-12:20         Lunch and free time at the Yumenoshima Marina

12:20 -12:30          Short walk from the Marina to the Museum

12:30-15:30           2) The Daigo Fukuryu Maru Exhibition Hall (http://d5f.org/enl)
- Special tour provided by the museum curator, Q&A session
- The Exhibition Hall is open exclusively for the ISESEA participants on the day
- Discussion session on the “Links between the Daigo Fukuryu Maru and Environmental Sociology” with a small panel and the participants
- Visit to the museum shop

15:30-15:45           Walk back to the bus [N.B.: If you prefer, you can leave the tour here at the Exhibition Hall to walk 15 minutes to Shinkiba Station (Haneda Airport is less than 60 minutes away from this station by train)]

15:45-16:45           Drive to Yokohama Station

17:00                    Arrive back at Yokohama Station (End of the excursion)

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Further information, please Contact (Email):
yuasa[at]kanto-gakuin.ac.jp
Prof. Yoichi Yuasa (Chair, The Organizing Committee for the ISESEA-9, and Trustee, Japanese Association of Environmental Sociology)

[Link] What is ISESEA? (A short history of the ISESEA)
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[Acknowledgments] This Symposium is supported by JSPS KAKENHI (Grant Number JP23HP0301), Yokohama Convention & Visitors Bureau, and The Kajima Foundation.
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[NOTE] The responsibility for the content above lies with the Organizing Committee of ISESEA-9, not with the Horikawa Seminar which voluntarily hosts these texts.

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