ABOUT
WHAT'S 「HASEKURA2.0」
HASEKURA2.0 is a BUSINESS EXCHANGE and TRAINING PROGRAM for SMEs, social entrepreneurs and local authorities from the EU and Japan (especially Tohoku).
INTER-LOCALIZATION, TRADITION+INNOVATION and SUSTAINABILITY are the keywords of our project.
We promote cross-borders relations and a NEW BUSINESS MODEL focused on PEOPLE, with a POSITIVE impact on LOCAL COMMUNITIES, yet FORWARD looking.
TOPICS
HASEKURA2.0 focuses on 4 topics:
1.CRAFTS & DESIGN
2. GASTRONOMY
3. RESPONSIBLE TOURISM
4. SMART COMMUNITIES
We support projects that innovate on tradition, in order to create a SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY for future generations.
We don't sell objects but connect STORIES;
We don't promote the "made in" but the "THOUGHT BY".
ACTIVITIES
"MISSIONS"
STUDY TOURS BETWEEN EUROPE AND JAPAN
We organise TAYLOR-MADE non-commercial visits to European and Japanese regions on selected topics, to exchange business/institutional initiatives.
ADVISORY
FEASIBILITY STUDIES, PROJECT DEVELOPMENT...
We offer ADVISORY support, research or interpretation services to institutions, entrepreneurs and SMEs who share our vision of society.
CONTENTS
SEMINARS, CONFERENCES, EXHIBITIONS...
We propose and coordinate CONTENTS for International Conferences, Seminars, Exhibitions etc. related to our four main fields of action.
INTERNSHIP
ON THE FIELD LEARNING PROGRAM
We offer international students and young professionals unique WORK EXPERIENCES in regional Japan
AGENDA
2018
As part of a revitalisation program taking place in Tono, Iwate, we have launched an internship program for international students from MBA, Japanese language, gastronomic sciences and art related fields.
To apply, please download and email the application form to contact@hasekuraprogram.com
Artist in Residency Field Work and Conference
2ND PILOT INTERNSHIP PROGRAM IN-TONO
2017
PRESENTATION: "INTER-LOCALISATION. HOW OUTSIDERS’ IDEAS CAN CHANGE THINGS THE WAY THEY ARE SEEN"
2016
PRESENTATION: "LOCAL COMMUNITIES AND ACTIVE CITIZENSHIP: THE EXAMPLE OF POST TSUNAMI TOHOKU",
Presentation: "HASEKURA2.0 STUDY TOUR OF TOHOKU X SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP MEETUP", Event organised by Shake it Social @ Transforma Barcelona
Keynote: "Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship - How innovative ecosystems and projects are formed in joint collaborations between Asia and Europe"
Work/Thinkshop: "Global needs and expectations of an energy mapping platform“
"GASTRONOMY AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT" STUDY TOUR
3RD HASEClub CLOSE DOOR STUDY SESSION@ARASHIYAMA (IN JAPANESE, INVITEES ONLY)
STUDY TOUR: SPAIN'S SMART CITIES & OPEN GOVERNMENT x KOBE CITY
2015
2ND HASEClub CLOSE DOOR STUDY SESSION@HAKONEYAMA TERRACE (IN JAPANESE, INVITEES ONLY)
HASEKURA2.0-JEUPISTE MISSION ON SMART COMMUNITIES
1ST HASEClub CLOSE DOOR STUDY SESSION@HAJIMARI MUSEUM (INVITEES ONLY)
HASEKURA2.0@THE CRAFTROOM ART CRAFTS FAIR +EXHIBITION: "MONOZUKURI-HANDMADE IN JAPAN"
HASEKURA2.0 MISSION ON RESPONSIBLE TOURISM
PRESENTATION: "JAPAN AND SOCIAL INNOVATION" , KOREKARA JAPÓN 2015.
CLOSE DOOR SYMPOSIUM: Field Lessons from the Ground: Building Urban Resilience Upon the Occasion of the 10th Anniversary of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
2014
PRESENTATION: "SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS IN JAPAN"
(article by ESADE MBA student)
TALK SESSION: 「COOL TOHOKU AND HASEKURA2.0 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
REPORT SESSION: "HASEKURA2.0 4TH MISSION ON ART CRAFTS AND DESIGN"
EXHIBITION: “THE PATH TO TOHOKU: NATURE, TRADITION, INNOVATION”
HASEKURA2.0 FOURTH MISSION ON ART CRAFTS & DESIGN
PRESENTATION: "OPPORTUNITIES FOR RESPONSIBLE TOURISM IN POST TSUNAMI JAPAN",
2013
HASEKURA2.0 SECOND MISSION ON SMART COMMUNITIES
HASEKURA2.0 FIRST MISSION ON RESPONSIBLE TOURISM
DIALOGUE: "SHOULD BUSINESS MEET ART? INNOVATION WITH FERRAN & MAKOTO"
BUSINESS BREAKFAST: "SPAIN-JAPAN. 400 YEARS OF RELATIONS. COMMON GROUNDS FOR ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDS"
ROUND TABLE: "COMMUNITY BUILDING AND CREATIVE ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN ASIA: SHARING EXPERIENCES"
PARTICIPANTS
UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Some of the amazing people who have joined our program
SUPPORTERS
We have counted on the valuable COLLABORATION of the following INSTITUTIONS and COMPANIES:
Agencia Catalana de Turisme, AITR Italian Association for Responsible Tourism, Ajuntament de Barcelona, Ajuntament de Sant Cugat del Vallès, Ayuntamiento de Fayon, Alimentaria-Fira de Barcelona, Anteverti, Barcelona Activa, BAU Universitat de Disseny, Bilbao Internacional, Cacao Sampaka, Camara de Comercio de Barcelona, Casa Asia, CETT Escuela de Hosteleria, Chocolates Simon Coll, Columbus Viajes, Consorci de Comerç, Artesania i Moda, Cominport SL, Consulado General del Japón en Barcelona, Diputació de Barcelona, Escola Técnica Superior d’Arquitectura de Barcelona, Embajada de España en Japón, ESADE Business School, Escola Llotja, EU-JAPAN Centre for Industrial Cooperation, FabLab Barcelona, FabLab Kamakura, FabCafé Shibuya, Fomento de San Sebastián, Fundación Alicia, Fundación Lonxanet para la pesca sostenible, Generalitat de Catalunya, IE Business School, IESE Business School, IED Istituto Europeo di Disegno, Institut Ramon Llull, Italian Chamber of Commerce in Japan, Japan Foundation, Japanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nippon Brand Promotion Scheme), KOETANIA, La Salle University, LIFE, Mater FAD, Mercats de Barcelona, Nanimarquina, NPO ETIC, Orangina-Schweppes, Recaredo, Regione Emilia Romagna, Smart City Conference-Fira de Barcelona, Slow Food Barcelona, Turisme de Barcelona....
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HASEKURA2.0 is also a member of the "Japan-Catalonia Strategic Plan" and an official project of the
"400th Anniversary of Japan-Spain Bilateral Relations, 2013-2014"
TEAM
「HASEKURA2.0 EU-Japan Business Exchange & Training Program」 is a project designed and managed by Hasekura Program, a not for profit Association registered in Barcelona, Spain (V.A.T: G65946626).
We wish to thank:
Yuki Kuwabara, Taka Shimada, Yoko Kaneko, Mai Iida, Chika Miyamori, Kaori Nishii, Josep Abellan, Ángel Aranguren, Kaoru Fujii, Yoshihide Kobanawa, Yayoi Kagoshima, Chieko Otsuka, Mitsuko Fukui, Kaoru Hirose, Mari Mogami, Hiroko Sagawa, Hiroshi Tsunoda, Jordi Llopis, Akiko Tsutsumi, Satoru Higuchi, Cristina Grau, Anna Freixa, Manon y Mathieu Fredj, Mie & Takashi Abe, Hiroyuki Nakatani, Monica Noda, Naoki Okutani, Kohei Sato, Berta Baquer, Daniela Brito, Beatriu Busquets, Jorge Daniels, Javier Castro, Enrique Rubio, ...
and many more friends who have offered their time to support this ambitious project.
INSIGHTS
Press releases, articles, participants profiles, photo gallery...Know more about what we do.
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