The 10th Youth Culture Symposium “Transborder Urban Spaces and Digital Creativity in Japan and Germany”

＜Date and Time＞

March 11, 2026 (Wed)

Symposium 3:00p.m.-5:30p.m. (Reception starts at 2:30p.m.)
Meetup: 5:45p.m.-7:15p.m.

• *Meetup will be held at a nearby restaurant after the symposium. Light meal will be provided, so please feel free to join us. It is also possible to participate only in the symposium.

＜Venue＞

Goethe-Institut Villa Kamogawa (Kyoto City)
Online (Zoom live broadcast)

＜Audience capacity＞

on site 30 people / online 500 people

＜Entrance fee＞

none

＜Language＞

Japanese/English(simultaneous interpretation)

＜Details＞

https://yamaoka-memorial.or.jp/en/event/2026/0311-01.html

Event Registration Form: https://yamaoka-memorial.or.jp/en/event/entry/

＜Outline of the Symposium＞

Topic

“Transborder Urban Spaces and Digital Creativity in Japan and Germanys”

Program: Research Reports

1. Shuto Suzuki
   (Assistant Professor, Department of Human Environment, School of Humanities and Culture, Tokai University)
   Research theme: “A study on the touristification of suburban areas of metropolitan in Japan and Germany – Focus on flea markets as tourist destinations in Tokyo and Berlin”

2. Takao Terui
   (Associate research fellow, Doshisha University)
   Research theme：”Generative AI and copyright – A comparative study on the awareness of originality among young artists in Japan and Germany”

3. Takaya Negishi
   (Part-time Lecturer, Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences, Ritsumeikan University Visiting Collaborative Researcher, Kinugasa Research Organization, Ritsumeikan University)
   Research theme：”Comparison of E-Sports and video game live streaming between Japan and Germany”

4. Yinong Li
   (PhD Candidate and Research Fellow, Graduate School of Humanities, Nagoya University)
   Research theme：”Transnational Spaces and Artistic Communities: Diasporic Cultural Participation in Japan and German-Speaking Areas”