The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam sincerely hosts a DVD screening and lectures on “A Remembrance of the 3.11 Tohoku Earthquake” in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.
The 2011 Tohoku Earthquake of the Pacific coast in Japan occurred on Friday 11 March with the magnitude of 9.0. The fourth biggest earthquake in the world in 20 & 21st centuries triggered a tremendously large scale of tsunami and resulted in 15,854 deaths, 6,023 injured and 3,276 people missing (as of 2 March 2012, source: Japan National Police Agency).
Thanks to the great supports from all over the world including Vietnam, people in Tohoku are now overcoming their difficulties and making efforts toward Tohoku’s earliest recovery, the restoration is still ongoing though.
On the occasion of one year after the disastrous 3.11 Tohoku Earthquake in Japan, this program aims to provide most updated information on the current situation and recovery of the affected area, as well as lessons and issues we have learned from this experience.
At first, we will look back over the disaster through visual images on DVD with Vietnamese sub-titles. Then, Prof. Toru Takanarita of Sendai University will talk about lessons we have learned, followed by a lecture by Prof. Taro Igarashi of Tohoku University on the role and activities of architects during and post 3.11 Earthquake. Both lectures will be delivered in Japanese with simultaneous interpretation into Vietnamese. Free admission but pre-registration is highly recommended.
Organize by:
The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam
[Hanoi]
Venue:
Conference room (6F Building D), National Library of Vietnam
31 Trang Thi, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Time & date:
08:00 AM – 12:00 PM Saturday 10 March 2012
[HCMC]
Venue:
C103, Building C, the University of Social Science and Humanities, HCMC
10-12 Dinh Tien Hoang, District 1, HCMC
Time & date:
08:00 AM – 12:00 PM Monday 12 March 2012
Schedule (same in both cities):
07:30 – 08:00 :Registration
08:00 – 08:05 : Opening addresses
08:05 – 09:05 : DVD screening with Vietnamese sub-titles
“Our Gratitude for Bonds of Friendship of the World
– A Remembrance of Tohoku Earthquake”
09:10 – 10:10: Lecture “Lessons from 3.11 Tohoku Earthquake”
By Prof. Toru Takanarita (Professor, Sendai University)
10:10 – 10:30: Tea break
10:30 – 11:30: Lecture “Post 3.11: Architecture & City”
By Dr. Taro Igarashi (Professor, Tohoku University)
11:30 – 12:00:Q & A
◆ PROFILE
TAKANARITA Toru / 高成田 享
Professor
Sendai University
（仙台大学教授）
Born in 1948
Education
B.Sc. in Economics, the University of Tokyo
Brief introduction
Former Bureau Chief of Ishimaki City (Miyagi Prefecture) in the Asahi Shimbun (Asahi Newspaper) (2008-2011). He was an Editorial Board Member (2002-2008) and Bureau Chief of American General Bereau in Washington (1998-2002). He also served as a newscaster for the then popular news program “News Station” on TV-Asahi (1996-1997). After the 3.11 Tohoku Earthquake, he was appointed as a member of the Reconstruction Design Council in response to the Earthquake which was set up by the Government of Japan. He also established the orphan fund “The Fund for the Future of Children affected by the Tohoku Earthquake”.
Selected books
Sakana kisha ga mita daishinsai 『さかな記者が見た大震災 石巻讃歌』
[Homage for Ishinomaki] (Kodansha, 2012)
America kaitai zensho 『アメリカ解体全書』
[General views on the U.S. policies] (Best sellers, 2003)
Disneyland no keizai gaku 『ディズニーランドの経済学』
[The economics of Tokyo Disneyland] (Asahi shimbunsha, 1983)
IGARASHI Taro / 五十嵐 太郎
Architectural historian, Architectural critic
Professor
Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University
（東北大学大学院工学科教授）
Born in 1967
Education
Doctor of Engineering, the University of Tokyo, 1997
Brief introduction
The artistic director of “Aichi Triennale 2013”. In 2008, he was assigned as the commissioner of Japan pavilion at Venice Architecture Biennale 2008 in Italy. His profound knowledge is not limited to the history of architecture but also extended to the other genres as animation, game, and cinema. He serves as a jury for numerous numbers of awards related to design, architecture, etc., in Japan.
Selected books
– Hisaichi wo arukinagara kangaeta koto 『被災地を歩きながら考えたこと』
[What I thought while I was walking around the disaster stricken area] (Misuzu shobo, 2011)
– Eiga teki kenchiku / Kenchiku teki eiga 『映画的建築/建築的映画』
[Architecture and Cinema] (Shunju-sha, 2009)
– Kekkonshiki kyokai no tanjo 『「結婚式教会」の誕生』
[The birth of wedding chapel] (Shunju-sha, 2007)
– Mienai shinsai 『見えない震災 建築・都市の強度とデザイン』
[Invisible earthquake] (As the editor) (Misuzushobo, 2006) – Gendai kenchiku no perspective 『現代建築のパースペクティブ』 [Perspective of contemporary architecture] (Kobunsha, 2005)
– Kabobi toshi 『過防備都市』
[City of excessive defense] (Chuokoronshinsha, 2004)
– Senso to kenchiku 『戦争と建築』
[War and architecture] (Shobunsha, 2003)
– Shin-shukyo to Kyodai kenchiku 『新宗教と巨大建築』
[New religions and gigantic architecture] (Tokyo: Kodansha, 2001)
– Owari no kenchiku / Hajimari no kenchiku 『終わりの建築/始まりの建築』
[Architecture of the end / Architecture of the beginning] (Tokyo: INAX, 2001)
For inquiries on this project and the interview with the professors, please contact at:
Ms. Ha Nguyen (0168-741-6886) / Mr. Yoshioka (0123-384-4138)
The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam
27 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam TEL 04-3944-7419 www.jpf.org.vn
