"Tohoku Reconstruction Event 2021 - Thinking about future regional development through efforts to rebuild after the Great East Japan Earthquake" will be held online

Danshosha will be holding the "Tohoku Reconstruction Event 2021 - Thinking about future regional development based on efforts to rebuild after the Great East Japan Earthquake" online on Thursday, July 8th.

Since 2017, Tanseisha has been holding the "Now is the time to support! Tohoku Reconstruction Event - Learn, Eat, and Think about the Future of the Disaster-stricken Areas" to raise awareness of the current state of the disaster-stricken areas through sales of products from the disaster-stricken areas and panel displays. However, in 2020, we have decided to postpone the event due to the spread of COVID-19. Although there are still no signs of an end to the pandemic, we will hold an online event in July, when the "Reconstruction Olympics" are scheduled to be held, as we mark the 10th anniversary of the disaster, with the hope of sharing an opportunity to think together about future community development, without forgetting the disaster-stricken areas.

At this event, we will welcome Ms. Kyoko Watanabe, Director of Makigumi Co., Ltd., who have been working hard towards reconstruction in the disaster-stricken areas, Mr. Daiki Iwasa, Director of GRA Inc., and Ms. Sachiko Sakiyama, Director of Tansei Institute Co., Ltd. who has been working to revitalize the region from the perspective of utilizing cultural assets, including utilizing remains of the earthquake disaster, and we will hear from them about their activities and challenges to date, as well as their future initiatives.
We hope that through this event, participants will be able to learn about the various efforts being made in the reconstruction process, and that by thinking together about future community development, it will provide an opportunity for them to gain new insights that will lead to hope for the future.

The "Tohoku Reconstruction Event" sponsored by Tanseisha will mark a turning point this year, the 10th anniversary of the earthquake disaster, and from next year onwards, the event is planned to serve as a venue for further developing and utilizing the various experiences and knowledge gained in the process of being involved in the Tohoku reconstruction effort to solve issues in regions across the country.

We look forward to your participation.

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"Tohoku Reconstruction Event 2021 - Thinking about future regional development through efforts to rebuild after the Great East Japan Earthquake"

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Tanseisha to hold "Tohoku Reconstruction Event 2021 - Thinking about future regional development through efforts to rebuild from the Great East Japan Earthquake" - Thursday, July 8th, online, a talk will look back on the progress of earthquake reconstruction and consider the future -

Event Outline

name	"Tohoku Reconstruction Event 2021 - Thinking about future regional development through efforts to rebuild after the Great East Japan Earthquake"
Date and Time	July 8, 2021 (Thursday) 14:00-15:30 * Advance registration required (application deadline: Thursday, July 8, 2021, 13:30)
How to participate	Please fill out the necessary information in the form below and apply. We will send viewing instructions to the email address you registered. Event Application Form https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_S9lgGSg1TMqLnaGmYR3_5g *If there are a large number of applicants, we will hold a lottery. We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.
Timetable	14:00～14:05 Opening 14:05～15:10 Part 1: Lectures by each speaker 15:10-15:30 Part 2: Talk session
Speakers	<Speakers> Ms. Kyoko Watanabe Representative Director of Makigumi Co., Ltd. In 2011, while he was a graduate student, the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred, and he and his lab colleagues went to Ishinomaki to provide support. The Great East Japan Earthquake prompted him to move to Ishinomaki. In 2015, he founded Makigumi. He started a landlord business by purchasing vacant houses with low asset value and targeting creators. He is currently exploring ways to liquidate real estate in rural areas through sharing and reuse. In 2019, she won the Women's Entrepreneurship Award at the 7th DBJ Women's New Business Plan Competition (sponsored by the Development Bank of Japan). Mr. Daiki Iwasa Director of GRA Inc. Born in Yamamoto Town, Miyagi Prefecture in 1977. In 2002, while still a university student, he founded Zunou, a company that primarily provides IT consulting services. After the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, he established GRA with the aim of rebuilding his hometown, Yamamoto Town, which had suffered devastating damage. He made it his life's work to "recreate Tohoku" with cutting-edge greenhouse horticulture at its core. He brought about structural change in the agricultural business, and created "Migaki Ichigo," a strawberry that sells for 1,000 yen a pop. In 2014, the company received the Great East Japan Earthquake Recovery Award at the Japan Venture Awards (sponsored by the Organization for Small & Medium Enterprises and Regional Innovation). Ms. Sachiko Sakiyama Director Tansei Institute Co., Ltd. As the only think tank in Japan specializing in Cultural Spaces, under the company vision of "a company that conveys Japan," the company positions cultural assets and other cultural resources as a great possibility for Tourism and regional development, proposing new ways of utilizing them. In disaster-stricken areas, the company has been involved in research work related to the preservation and maintenance of Kesennuma City earthquake ruins (former Kesennuma Koyo High School) and support work such as considering the form of the Kumamoto Earthquake Museum, and has experience working to revitalize the region through research, planning, and design related to the preservation and utilization of regional and cultural resources. <Facilitator> Hiroshi Hirachi Producer, Commercial Space Division, TANSEISHA Co., Ltd. / Project Leader Tohoku Reconstruction Project Born in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture in 1960. After joining Tanseisha in 1986, he was involved in creating spaces in a variety of fields, including commercial facilities, restaurants, and museums. Currently, he is working at the Tohoku Sales Office in Sendai, where he is trying to use the experience, insights, and human connections he gained through his involvement in the recovery from the Great East Japan Earthquake to solve social issues, both in his personal and professional life.
Participation Fee	free
others	Information will be provided through sign language interpretation.
Organizer	Tanseisha
Sponsored by	Reconstruction Agency, Miyagi Prefecture, Ishinomaki City, Kesennuma City
Contact Information	東北復興イベント事務局 tohokufukko@tanseisha.co.jp

Tanseisha's actions in disaster-stricken areas: Projects

References

CSR Initiatives > Other CSR Initiatives > Reconstruction Support Activities