13:30-13:45Opening Ceremony

Welcome Addresses
MINATO Nagahiro (President, Kyoto University)
Inamori-KANAZAWA Shinobu (President, Inamori Foundation)

13:45-14:30Lecture

Deforming Land and Earthquakes in Japan

arrow_right NISHIMURA Takuya（Professor and Vice-Director, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University）

14:30-15:15Lecture

Exploring the Mysteries of Earthquakes

arrow_right KATO Aitaro（Professor, Earthquake Research Institute, the University of Tokyo）

15:15-15:30Break

15:30-16:15Lecture

Making Sense of Earthquake Early Warnings

arrow_right YAMADA Masumi（Associate Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University）

16:20-17:20Panel Discussion

Japan is truly a “land of earthquakes.” In the 2023 fiscal year alone, the country recorded 2,227 earthquakes with an intensity level of 1 or above, nineteen of which had a magnitude of 6.0 or more. Earthquakes are a familiar threat for everyone living in Japan, but this panel discussion offers a re-assessment from a more scientific perspective. Join our panel of three researchers for a deep dive into the world of earthquakes.

• NISHIMURA Takuya（Professor and Vice-Director, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University）
• KATO Aitaro（Professor, Earthquake Research Institute, the University of Tokyo）
• YAMADA Masumi（Associate Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University）
• NAKAKITA Eiichi（Deputy Executive Director, Kyoto University Professor, Disaster Prevention Research Institute, Kyoto University） [Moderator]