Grant Activities

Dialogue project at the Kyoto Super SDGs Future Lab at Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai, Japan

The Kyoto Super SDGs Future Lab provided a platform for exploring the values that have sustained Kyoto’s culture for more than a thousand years and for reimagining sustainable societies from multiple perspectives. Through dialogues between experts, students, and visitors from around the world, the program examined Kyoto's view on nature, and traditional wisdom for daily life, such as mottainai (respect for resources) and shimatsu (using resources wisely). An accompanying exhibition, centered on the idea of wrapping and passing on cherished values through furoshiki (traditional reusable wrapping cloth), further encouraged reflection on the future. The program attracted more than 40,000 visitors.

International Conference –Development of Reconciliation Studies in East Asia

Held as a special session of the 6th Annual Conference of the International Association for Reconciliation Studies, the conference marked the 60th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic relations between Japan and Korea. It provided researchers from both countries with the opportunity to examine historical issues from the perspective of reconciliation studies, and to explore prospects for future cooperation. Case studies of reconciliation efforts in Europe and Africa were also presented, providing a forum for reaffirming the international and universal relevance of reconciliation studies.