6 and 7 March 2021
Program
The aim of this project is to raise public awareness of the new horizons ensured by Japanese soft power policies. The main event is focused on providing a platform for experts in the field to share their ideas, communicate different views and search for important and insightful solutions for the successful promotion of cultural products in a global world.
06 March 2021 – 10.00 – 14.00
10.00-14.00 English with Bulgarian translation (Bilyana Boichinova)
Moderator: Boyko VASSILEV (Bulgarian National Television)
Session 1 The Super Power of Japanese Soft-Power
10.00-10.10 Dean Danova – Introductory remarks
10.10-10.30 Professor WATANABE Yasushi, Keio University
10.30-10.50 Professor Ivan ILCHEV, Sofia University
Discussant: Assoc. Professor Evgeniy KANDILAROV, Sofia University
10.50-11.30 Q&A
11.30-12.30 Lunch break
Session 2 Japanese society: lifestyle and culture
12.30-12.45 Professor UESUGI Tomiyuki, Seijo University
12.45-12.55 Professor Gergana PETKOVA, Sofia University
12.55-13.05 Professor WATANABE Yasushi, Keio University
13.05-13.20 Professor Ivaylo DICHEV, Sofia University
Discussants:
13.20-13.25 Assoc. Professor Anton ANDREEV, Sofia University
13.25-13.30 Assoc. Professor Boyan JEKOV, chairman of JICA ALUMNI/
Chairperson “Nihon Tomonokai”
13.30-13.35 Nikolai BAKALOV, PhD, Sofia University
13.35-13.40 Dr Naiden KANDILAROV, Head of Medical Laboratories Chain
13.40-14.00 Discussion
07 March 2021 – 10.00 – 14.30
10.00-11.00 Japanese with Bulgarian translation (Iliyana Kostova)
Мoderator: Albena Todorova
Session 3 Cool Japan: Studio Ghibli in focus
SUZUKI Toshio, co-founder of Studio Ghibli and Bulgarian young people interact on the passion towards animation and the importance of animation art in our lives.
11.00-12.00 Lunch break
12.00-14.30 Session in Japanese and Bulgarian (Iliyana Kostova)
Moderator: Nadya OBRETENOVA (Bulgarian National Television)
Session 4 Art for heart’s sake
12.00-12.10 Introductory remarks (Stella ZHIVKOVA, Sofia university)
12.10-12.25 Mr. SATO Kazutaka, International Otaku Expo Association (IOEA)
12.25-12.35 Q&A
12.35-12.50 Professor emeritus HAMASHITA Masahiro, Kobe College
12.50-13.00 Q&A
13.00-13.15 Professor ARAKI Hiroshi, NICHIBUNKEN
13.15-13.25 Q&A
13.25-13.40 Professor Anri KULEV, animator and film director,
New Bulgarian University
13.40 -13.50 Q&A
13.50-14.15 Maestro Yordan KAMDZHALOV – musician and conductor
14.15-14.25 Q&A
14.25-14.30 Concluding remarks