Research Faculty of Media and Communication at Hokkaido University and the Yomiuri Shimbun Hokkaido Branch will host an international symposium titled "Japan-China Relations and Media in the Age of Social Media: Can We Overcome 'Mutual Hatred' and Achieve 'Coexistence'?"

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Date and time: Saturday, November 14, 2026, 15:00-18:00
Venue: Multipurpose Hall, FMI Global Research Center for Food & Medical Innovation (FMI) Hokkaido University *Online streaming available

Organized by: Graduate Research Faculty of Media and Communication, Hokkaido University / Yomiuri Shimbun Hokkaido Branch

Grant provided by the Resona Asia-Oceania Foundation.

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- Hideki Shiroyama, Professor Research Faculty of Media and Communication, Hokkaido University
Results of a public opinion survey on the process of forming Chinese people's perceptions of Japan
Liu Jie, Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Waseda University
"The Current State of Japan-China Relations"
Maiko Ichihara, Professor Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University
"China's influence operations on Japanese social media"
- Yu Haichun, Associate Professor, Graduate Research Faculty of Media and Communication, Hokkaido University
"Discourse on Japan on Chinese social media"
- Tomoko Ako, Professor, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, University of Tokyo
"Creating a new public sphere with 'overseas Chinese'"
- Seiichiro Takeuchi, Editorial Writer, Yomiuri Shimbun
"The Role of Media in the Age of Social Media"
• Panel discussion / Q&A

Other participation is free.

For details on how to apply, please see here. *This will take you to the website of the Graduate Research Faculty of Media and Communication Hokkaido University.