Speakers from Vol.1 to Vol. 8.

Vol.1 “Challenges in Promoting Japanese Culture and Arts Overseas”

16th June

Vol.2 “Japan’s Culture and Arts to Be Shared Globally”

30th July

Vol.3 “Japan’s Culture and Arts to Be Shared Globally”

Yoshiko Ikoma | Fashion Journalist, Art Producer
Kohei Nawa | Artist, Director of SANDWICH, Professor at Graduate School/Art and Design Studies of Kyoto University of Art and Design
Sakiko Yamada | Splendent Media
David Mark Atkinson | Konishi Decorative Arts and Crafts

1st October

Vol.4 “Actions to Promote Japanese Culture and Arts”

Manami Yuasa | British Council
Ikuko Arimatsu | Agency for Cultural Affairs
Muneaki Masuda | Representative Director and CEO, Culture Convenience Club Co., Ltd.

4th December

Vol.5 “Actions to Promote Japan’s Culture and Arts”

Hiroshi Ohnishi | President and CEO, Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd.
Toshiyuki Inoko | Founder of teamLab

2015

4th February

Vol.6 “Actions to Promote Japan’s Culture and Arts”

Junji Tanigawa | Space composer, CEO of JTQ
Yuko Hasegawa | Advisor of The Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo, Professor of the Department of Arts Studies and Curatorial Practices, Graduate School of Global Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts
Tetsuya Mizuguchi | reator, Project Prof. of Graduate School of Media Design, Keio University

10th April

Vol.7 “Actions to Promote Japan’s Culture and Arts”

Keiichiro Shibuya | Music Composer
Koji Nakao | Terumo Corporation
Daito Manabe | hizomatiks / Artist Programmer

11th July

Kyoto session “Actions to promote Japan’s Culture and Arts”

Ryoji Ikeda | Visual Artist
Hiroshi Sugimoto | Contemporary Artist
Shiro Takatani | Dumb Type / Artist

Akira Asada | Critic, Kyoto University of Art&Design | Moderator

24th July

Vol.8 “Actions to Promote Japan’s Culture and Arts”

Jay Sakomoto | President and CEO, Shochiku Co., Ltd.
Toru Iwasa | President of Jiyujin / Creative Director
Hiroshi Takahashi and Yuki Tazaki | Visual Design Studio WOW