University of Hyogo, Institute for Policy Analysis and Social Innovation will host the 2023 2nd symposium “Sustainable Society and World of Japanese Rice Wine - Path to a Carbon-free Society-”.

While hearing from producers about things most people don’t know about, such as the honest and reliable activities of rice wine producers and their relationships with local societies, we will think about the contributions of the modern rice wine industry with regards to sustainable societies and about how to appeal to the world.

This information can be used by those interested in SDGs and in sharing Japanese culture with the world. Since middle school and high school students can also participate, they can utilize this symposium as extracurricular learning.

1 Date/time of hosting: Saturday November 18, 2023 14:00 - 17:00

2 Venue: Mikage Public Hall Hakutsuru Hall（4-4-1 Mikageishimachi, Higashinada Ward, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture)

3. Event details
- Opening remarks: Norihiko Toyohara, Dean of Kwansei Gakuin University Industry Research Institute
- Keynote address: Kenji Kano, President and CEO of Hakuturu Sake and Representative of Nadagogo Brewer’s Association
- Panel discussion “Development of the Rice Wine Industry and Corporate Strategy, Regional Societies, and Regulatory Policies”
- Panelists　Toshinari Takahashi　Corporate Executive Officer at Kikumasamune Sake Brewing Co.,Ltd., Director at Institute for General Research
- Kazumasa Sakurai　Managing Director, Representative Managing Officer, and Production Center Director at Hakutsuru Sake
- Keichi Kimoto　Professor at School & Graduate School of International Studies, Kwansei Gakuin University
- Shintaro Maki Former Regional Capability Production Advisor at Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Specially-Appointed Professor at Institute for 　　Policy Analysis and Social Innovation
- Speaker Minoru Nakamura　Former Employee of Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, Specially-Appointed Professor at Institute for Policy Analysis and Social Innovation　*Noted in the monthly “Taru”

Closing remarks Takashi Tanaka, Head of Institute for Policy Analysis and Social Innovation, University of Hyogo

4. Capacity: 300 people at the venue, 500 people online
Free participation (Registration via the Web required: https://forms.gle/E9Cci12uP35evcFD6)
Application deadline: Friday, November 17

For details and registration, please refer to the following flyer.
“Sustainable Society and World of Japanese Rice Wine” flyer
There are initiatives to achieve SDGs Goals 9, 12, 13, and 15.

Representatives:
Takashi Tanaka, Head of Institute for Policy Analysis and Social Innovation; Professor Atsushi Fukumi; Lecturer Atsushi Osawa; Lecturer Natsumi Ochiai