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2022 Achievements

Mieruka (Visualization) Seminars

Seminars are conducted to familiarize local communities with the Framework and raise widespread awareness of its initiatives.

Learn as a Family! What is the Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework?

Date	Seminar name	Theme	Event style	Number of attendees	Streaming Peak viewership
Thursday, October 27, 2022	Visualization Seminar in Minamisoma	Robotics and Societies of the Future	Venue Participants (Online streaming)	35	118
Saturday, December 25, 2022	Visualization Seminar in Fukushima	Learn as a Family! What is the Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework?	Venue Participants	40 groups (116 participants)	–

Tours for Foreign Media

FIPO conducts tours for foreign media and embassy officials to promote awareness of the Framework’s initiatives and the growing industrial clusters in Hamadori and attract international companies to the area.

○ 1st Tour

Date:

Monday, October 17 to Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Audience:

Foreign media

Nationalities of Participating Media:

United States, China, Brazil, Spain, Singapore, Bangladesh, Turkey, the Philippines, Japan

Tour Destinations:

The Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum (Futaba), Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field (Namie), Nissan Motor Namie Smart Mobility (Namie), JAEA Naraha Center for Remote Control Technology Development (Naraha), Fukushima Robot Test Field (Minamisoma), Robotcom & FA.com Co., Ltd. (Minamisoma)

○ 2nd Tour

Date:

Thursday, November 10 to Friday, November 11, 2022

Audience:

Embassy workers in Japan

Participants:

9

Participating Embassies:

Switzerland, South Africa, Egypt, Brazil, Hungary, Greece, Austria

Tour Destinations:

The Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum (Futaba), Fukushima Hydrogen Energy Research Field (Namie), Nissan Motor Namie Smart Mobility (Namie), JAEA Naraha Center for Remote Control Technology Development (Naraha), Fukushima Robot Test Field (Minamisoma), Robotcom & FA.com Co., Ltd. (Minamisoma)

Events & Exhibitions

　We participate in a variety of events held in the Tokyo metropolitan area, Fukushima Prefecture, and elsewhere to raise interest and raise awareness of the Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework and expand the visiting population.
　We exhibit videos and panels presenting Framework initiatives and distribute pamphlets on the Framework.

Date

Event Name

Venue

Sunday, June 5, 2022

Azeri Market

Village of Katsurao

Azeria, Katsurao Village Reconstruction and Exchange Center

Saturday, July 30 to Sunday, July 31, 2022

Youngsters’ Science Festival 2022 National Championships

Chiyoda City, Tokyo

Science Museum

Saturday, August 27, 2022

Fukushima Information Project at Tokiwabashi in Front of Tokyo Station
Fukushima Marche in Tokyo Torch Park

Chiyoda City, Tokyo

Tokyo Torch Park

Friday, September 2 to Wednesday, October 5, 2022

Fukushima Prefectural Library Exhibit

City of Fukushima

Fukushima Prefectural Library

Sunday, September 18, 2022

Soma City Children’s Science Festival 2022

City of Soma

Sports Arena Soma

Friday, September 23, 2022

Futaba World 2022 in Futaba

Town of Futaba

Futaba Business Incubation and Community Center

Saturday, October 1 to Sunday, October 2, 2022

Out of KidZania in Soso, Fukushima

City of Minamisoma

Fukushima Robot Test Field

Wednesday, November 3, 2022

Fukushima Civic Action Festival 2022

City of Minamisoma

Fukushima City Active Senior Center A･O･Z

Saturday, November 5 to Sunday, November 6, 2022

Kawamata Manufacturing Revitalization Project
Kawamata Manufacturing Workshop

Town of Kawamata

Kawamata Senior High School, Fukushima Prefecture

Symposiums

Restoring the industry lost during the Great East Japan Earthquake and nuclear disaster to the Hamadori region is the mission of the Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework. We share information on concrete efforts toward building the infrastructure as well as results and consider ways to develop the Framework for the future with the community.

Date:

Saturday, December 10, 2022

Venue:

Tomioka Town Art & Media Center (Tomioka) Attendees: 210 (approx.)
YouTube streaming viewers: 100 (viewers)

〇 Keynote Speech

New Challenges in Disaster Prevention and Mitigation — Innovation in Fukushima, a Region Facing Advanced Issues
Fumihiko Imamura, Director of the International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University

〇 Initiative Presenters

• ・Shotaro Ando, Director of the Robotics Industry Promotion Office in the Commerce and Labor Division, Economic Department of the City of Minamisoma
• ・Takahide Matsuura, President of Terra Labo, Co., Ltd.
• ・Shubun Endo, President and Engineer (Construction Division) at Futaba, Inc.

〇 Activity Report

Students at Iwaki High School, Fukushima Prefecture

〇 Talk Session

Theme: Innovations in Japanese Disaster Prevention From the Framework

Session Speakers: 4

• ・Satoshi Tadokoro, Professor at the Graduate School of Information Sciences, Tohoku University
• ・Shotaro Ando
• ・Takahide Matsuura
• ・Shubun Endo
• ・Moderator: Fumihiko Imamura

Archive 2021 Achievements

Mieruka (Visualization) Seminars

The live stream has been archived on YouTube (available at the link below)

Events & Exhibitions

The 7th JC Cup U-11 Girls’ Soccer Championships

Symposiums

Date:

Saturday, December 11, 2021

Venue:

Main Venue: Linkru Okuma (Okuma Town Exchange Center, Okuma), Attendees: approximately 180
YouTube streaming viewers: approximately 300

〇 Keynote Speech

Theme: Community Energy System Design
Fumihiko Imamura, Director of the International Research Institute of Disaster Science, Tohoku University

〇 Initiative Presenters

• ・Fumiyuki Yamane, Engineering Department Fellow at the Hydrogen Energy Division of Toshiba Energy Systems Co., Ltd.
• ・Naoki Miyashita, Senior Researcher at the Mobility & AI Laboratory, Nissan Motor Corporation
• ・Mihiro Okada, President of Soso Smart Eco-Company Co.
• ・Yosuke Saito, Director of the Zero Carbon Promotion Section in the Okuma Town Zero Carbon Promotion Division
• ・Makoto Iida, Project Associate Professor at the Research Center for Advanced Science and Technology, the University of Tokyo

〇 Activity Report

Students in the Marine Engineering Department of Onahama Kaisei Senior High School

〇 Talk Session

Theme: Sustainable Efforts by the Framework: Toward a Green Society

Session Speakers: 5

• ・Fumiyuki Yamane
• ・Naoki Miyashita
• ・Mihiro Okada
• ・Yosuke Saito
• ・Makoto Iida
• ・Moderator: Toshihiko Nakata

The live stream has been archived on YouTube (available at the link below)
Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework Symposium

Archive 2020 Achievements

Mieruka (Visualization) Seminars

Date	Seminar name	Theme	Event style	Number of attendees	Streaming Peak viewership
Friday, November 13, 2020	Visualization Seminar in Kawauchi	Strengthening Education and Human Resource Development Expanding the Visitor Population	Venue Participants (Online streaming)	35	7
Thursday, December 3, 2020	Visualization Seminar in Hirono	Expanding Agriculture, Forestry, and Fishing & the Visiting Population	Venue Participants (Online streaming)	52	15

The live stream has been archived on YouTube (available at the link below)

Symposiums

Date:

Saturday, December 19, 2020

Venue:

Main Venue: Futaba Business Incubation and Community Center (Futaba), Attendees: approximately 61
Satellite Venue: The Great East Japan Earthquake and Nuclear Disaster Memorial Museum, Attendees: approximately 38
YouTube streaming viewers: 51

〇 Keynote Speech

Theme: Expanding the Visiting Population Using the Joban Line
Mikiko Sakamoto, Managing Director of JR East and Head of the Sales Department at the Railway Business Headquarters
Head of Sightseeing, Head of Olympic and Paralympic Games Section

〇 Presentations on Results

• ・Hakase Kanaoka, President of Man-Machine Synergy Effectors, Inc.
• ・Shingo Tokuda, Director and Plant Manager at Nexus Farm Okuma Co., Ltd.
• ・Nobuyoshi Akimitsu, Professor at the R&D Division of the Isotope Science Center, The University of Tokyo
• ・Futaba District Educational Reconstruction Vision Promotion Council (student representative from Futaba Junior High School)

〇 Talk Session

• ・Hakase Kanaoka
• ・Shingo Tokuda
• ・Nobuyoshi Akimitsu
• ・Takashi Konno, Director of the Fukushima Innovation Coast Promotion Organization

The live stream has been archived on YouTube (available at the link below)
The 5th Fukushima Innovation Coast Framework Symposium