Japan-Taiwan Online Symposium

Synopsis

Ten years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake (GEJE).

The swift support from Taiwan for Japan is strongly etched in our memories. In the past ten years, both Japan and Taiwan have suffered from repeated earthquakes and metrological disasters, making people realize the true meaning and the importance of helping each other.

Society for the Study of Disaster Risk Management Policy (SSDRMP) of the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Japan Weather Association (JWA), and Taiwan-Asian Exchange Foundation (TAEF) co-host the “Japan-Taiwan Symposium: Ten Years of Progress and Lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake.” The symposium will be held online with simultaneous interpretation in Japanese, English, and Mandarin.

This event will bring together key figures in disaster risk management policy research from Japan and Taiwan.

Participation at the event is free of charge, but registration is compulsory.

We hope that many of you will be able to attend.

Thank you for your cooperation.

　Professor Fumio Takeda

Representative of Society for the Study of Disaster Risk Management Policy (SSDRMP),
GRIPS Director of Disaster Risk Management Concentration,
Vice President of Fukushima College　

Bridge of Kizuna (bonds) - Fukuura Bridge

The photo above is Fukuura Bridge (Matsushima-cho, Miyagi-gun, Miyagi Prefecture). The bridge was partially damaged in the GEJE, but thanks to donations from cruise operators at Sun Moon Lake, a scenic spot in Taiwan, the bridge was restored in 2012. Since then, the bridge has been called the "Bridge of Kizuna (bonds) - Japan-Taiwan Friendship Bridge“.