The Institute for Japanese Studies at Seoul National University is pleased to hold a symposium on the theme of “Practices of Resistance in Japan’s High-Risk Society.” This event presents the research achievements of the Contemporary Practices of Resistance in High-Risk Society Research Team during the second phase of the HK+ Planned Research project.

The event is open to everyone without prior registration. We look forward to your interest and participation.

Theme: Practices of Resistance in Japan’s High-Risk Society
Date and Time: April 24 (Fri), 2026, 13:00–18:00
Venue: GL Room, Building 140, Graduate School of International Studies, Seoul National University

Program

13:00–13:10 Opening Ceremony
Opening Remarks: PARK Ji-hwan (Director, Institute for Japanese Studies, Seoul National University)
Welcome Address: SEO Dong Ju (Seoul National University)

Part 1. Cultural Experiments after Disaster
Chair: SON Seok-ui (Seoul National University)

13:10–13:30
Popular Will and Information Technology in the Age of Post-Democracy: AZUMA Hiroki’s Theory of Democracy and Post-Disaster Japan
Presenter: JUNG Ji Hee (Seoul National University)

13:30–13:50
The Crisis of Contemporary Japanese Architecture and DIY Practice
Presenter: CHO Hyun-jung (KAIST)

13:50–14:10
Resisting Ideas that Threaten Reality: Focusing on MURAKAMI Haruki(村上春樹)’s Killing Commendatore (騎士団長殺し)
Presenter: KIM Wook (Seoul National University)

14:10–14:40 Discussion
Discussants: SHIM Hee-chan (Yonsei University), OH Younjung (Seoul National University), KWAK Donggon (Daegu University)

14:40–14:55 Break

Part 2. Post-Postwar Political Imagination
Chair: NAM Hwi-jung (Seoul National University)

14:55–15:15
From the "Street" to the "Everyday": New Political Imagination in Japan as a “Society of the Limited Demonstration”
Presenter: SEO Dong Ju (Seoul National University)

15:15–15:35
The Nuclear State and Resisting Bases: The Utagoe Movement as Method
Presenter: NAM Kijeong (Seoul National University)

15:35–15:55
Degrowth Discourse and Left Imagination in Japan in the Age of the Anthropocene: Focusing on the Phenomenon of Kohei Saito
Presenter: KIM Tae-jin (Dongguk University)

15:55–16:15 Discussion
Discussants: LEE Seung Jun (Sejong University), LEE Sang-hyeok (Chosun University)

16:15–16:30 Break

Part 3. Regional Crisis and the Search for Alternatives
Chair: LEE Kyung-hee (Seoul National University)

16:30–16:50
Regional Inequality and Civic Practice Surrounding the Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel in Japan: Focusing on Rokkasho Village, Aomori Prefecture
Presenter: CHOI Jongmin (Seoul National University)

16:50–17:10
Slow Resistance to the Acceleration of Japan’s Nuclear Modernization: Focusing on the Hamadōri Region of Fukushima
Presenter: OH Eun-jung (Seoul National University)

17:10–17:30
The Structural Crisis of Japanese Regional Banks and Resistance: Focusing on the Merger Case of Juhachi Bank and Shinwa Bank in Nagasaki
Presenter: KIM Min (Seoul National University)

17:30–18:00 Discussion
Discussants: CHOI Heejin (Seoul National University), RIM Jiwon (Kangwon National University), LEE Changmin (Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)

18:00 Closing Ceremony