{"id":79270,"date":"2023-12-28T13:01:27","date_gmt":"2023-12-28T04:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/?p=79270"},"modified":"2023-12-28T17:10:35","modified_gmt":"2023-12-28T08:10:35","slug":"79270","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/79270","title":{"rendered":"The 5th Waseda Brussels Conference on Global Sustainable Food Supply"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, December 13, Waseda University and the Universit\u00e9 Libre de Bruxelles held the 5<sup>th<\/sup> Waseda Brussels Conference on &#8220;Global Sustainable Food Supply&#8221; at University Foundation in Brussels. The Waseda Brussels Conference has been held annually since the establishment of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/inst\/brussels-office\/en\/\">Waseda Brussels Office<\/a> in April 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The conference began with opening remarks by Masahiko Gemma, Vice President of International Affairs and International Fundraising; His Excellency Yasushi Yamamoto, Ambassador and Deputy Head of Mission, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eu.emb-japan.go.jp\/itprtop_en\/index.html\">the Mission of Japan to the European Union<\/a>; and a video message from Jean-Eric Paquet, Ambassador, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eeas.europa.eu\/delegations\/japan_en?s=169\">the Delegation of the European Union to Japan.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-79270 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/79270\/attachment\/20231213_090700'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213_090700-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-79275\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213_090700-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213_090700-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-79275'>\n\t\t\t\tProf. Masahiko Gemma, Vice President for International Affairs &#038; International Fundraising,  Waseda University\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/79270\/attachment\/20231213_091842'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213_091842-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-79276\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213_091842-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213_091842-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-79276'>\n\t\t\t\tProf. Anne Weyembergh, Vice Rector for External Relations &#038; Cooperation, Universit\u00e9 libre de Bruxelles \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/79270\/attachment\/20231213_092723'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213_092723-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-79277\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213_092723-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213_092723-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-79277'>\n\t\t\t\tH.E. Yasushi Yamamoto, Ambassador, Deputy Head of Mission, the Mission of Japan to the  European Union\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>With the goal of developing international research collaborations in the Japan Cabinet Office\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.naro.go.jp\/laboratory\/brain\/english\/moon_shot\/index.html\">Moonshot Goal 5<\/a>: Sustainable Global Food Supply\u201d (part of the Moonshot R&amp;D Program) and the European Union\u2019s \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu\/funding\/funding-opportunities\/funding-programmes-and-open-calls\/horizon-europe\/eu-missions-horizon-europe\/soil-deal-europe_en\">A Soil Deal for Europe<\/a>\u201d (part of the Horizon Europe Program), this year\u2019s conference was held with the theme of sustainable global food supply with an emphasis on green agriculture and soil science research.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-79270 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/79270\/attachment\/20231213_093447'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213_093447-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-79278\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213_093447-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213_093447-610x458.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213_093447-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213_093447-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213_093447-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213_093447-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213_093447-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-79278'>\n\t\t\t\tProf. Haruko Takeyama, Waseda University\/Moonshot Goal 5 Project Manager\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/79270\/attachment\/20231213_093538'><img 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\/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-79279'>\n\t\t\t\tMr. Luis Sanchez Alvarez, European Commission, Soil Mission, DG AGRI Unit F2, Prof. Kazuhiro Chiba, President, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology\/Moonshot Goal 5 Program Director\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/79270\/attachment\/20231213_092830'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213_092830-360x270.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-79282\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213_092830-360x270.jpg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213_092830-610x458.jpg 610w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213_092830-2000x1500.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213_092830-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213_092830-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213_092830-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/20231213_092830-720x540.jpg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-79282'>\n\t\t\t\tA video message from H.E. Jean-Eric Paquet, Ambassador, the Delegation of the European Union to Japan\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>The conference, which was attended by approximately 70 individuals, consisted of presentations of ideas and the latest groundbreaking research achievements from the above missions, leading to fruitful academic discussions on cooperative research between Japan and Europe. Through scientific discussions by experts, industry leaders and policymakers, the event also reinforced the international research cooperation network between Europe and Japan, bringing the 5<sup>th<\/sup> Waseda Brussels Conference to a successful conclusion.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-79270 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/79270\/attachment\/img_2856'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_2856-360x270.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_2856-360x270.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_2856-720x540.jpeg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/news\/79270\/attachment\/img_2841'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\" src=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_2841-360x270.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_2841-360x270.jpeg 360w, https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/assets\/uploads\/2023\/12\/IMG_2841-720x540.jpeg 720w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 360px) 100vw, 360px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Wednesday, December 13, Waseda University and the Universit\u00e9 Libre de Bruxelles held the 5th Waseda Brussel [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":79291,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[81,354],"tags":[214,178],"class_list":["post-79270","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-other","tag-intl-office-en","tag-research-en"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79270","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=79270"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79270\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":79272,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/79270\/revisions\/79272"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79291"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=79270"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=79270"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.waseda.jp\/top\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=79270"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}