On June 24 and 25, 2023 the Sustainable Cultural Futures team arranged and engaged in an international workshop held at Ryoshin kan, Imadegawa Campus, Doshisha University, Kyoto. Japanese team participants included Professor Nobuko Kawashima, Professor Tadashi Yagi, Associate professor Sakoda Sayaka, Naoya Sano, Rune Kobayashi, and from the UK team Professor Hye-Kyung Lee & Dr. Sana Kim. Also engaged in the discussions was Professor Kenichi Kawasaki (Sociology of Culture and Cultural Policy, Komazawa University), Professor Yuki Akino (German Cultural Policy, Waseda University), Sachiko Kannno（Arts Planner/Researcher), Shinji Oyama (Cultural Studies, Ritsumeikan University), Dr. Takao Terui (British Cultural Policy, KCL London).

Presentation during the workshop

The workshop provide an opportunity for project planning as well as internal reports on current findings. For instance, Professor Kawashima reported on the findings of focus groups and discussion on cultural capital, cultural consumption and value. An experts session also explored cultural labour in the changing contexts of cultural policy, social policy and labour policy of Japan.

Members of both the UK and Japanese Team