Dentsu Live Presents Panorama Talk #04 "How Do You Create a Region's 'One and Only'?" Now On!

Dentsu Live Inc. will host the talk event "Panorama Talk #4: How Do We Create a Region's 'One and Only'?" on June 28 at "common ginza" on the 3rd floor of the GINZA PLACE complex in Ginza, Tokyo.

Panorama Talk, held regularly at this venue since April 2017 under the theme "From Ginza to the World: Let's Create Together with Creators!", features and showcases "creators" from various fields.

The fourth installmentwill feature a talk event with guestsRyo Yamazaki, representative of studio-L and community designer, andShinichi Tsuji, cultural anthropologist andenvironmental activist.

Ahead of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics in three years, regions across Japan are making various attempts to showcase their appeal. In Ginza, a hub for disseminating Japanese culture dotted with regional antenna shops, they will discuss true "localization."

The talk event will be available on the Dentsu Live Inc. website at a later date.

<Panorama Talk #04 Overview>

●Theme:How to Create Your Region's "One and Only"
●Date & Time: Wednesday, June 28, 2017; Doors open at 6:30 PM; Event starts at 7:00 PM; Scheduled to end at 9:00 PM
●Location: GINZA PLACE 3F common ginza (5-8-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo)
●Admission: ¥1,000 (tax included, includes one drink)
●Capacity: 110 people (some standing room) ※All seating is unreserved
●Registration & Event DetailsHere

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＜Performer Profiles＞
■Ryo Yamazaki
Representative of studio-L. Professor at Tohoku University of Art and Design (Head of Community Design Department). Specially Appointed Professor at Keio University. Born in Aichi Prefecture in 1973. Completed graduate studies at Osaka Prefecture University and the University of Tokyo, earning a Doctorate in Engineering. After working at an architecture and landscape design firm, established studio-L in 2005. Engages in community design to help local residents solve regional challenges. Projects often involve town development workshops, resident-participatory comprehensive planning, and citizen-participatory park management.
Publications include: Revitalizing Our Hometowns (Chikuma Primer Shinsho), The Origins of Community Design: The UK Edition (Ota Publishing), Shrinking Yet Fulfilling Japan: Hope for a Declining Population Society Created by "Participation" (PHP Shinsho), and Local Food Diary (PIE International).

■Shinichi Tsuji
Cultural anthropologist and Professor at Meiji Gakuin University's School of International Studies. Founded the NGO "Sloth Club" in 1999, subsequently advocating environmental and cultural movements such as "Slow Life," "One Million Candle Nights," and "GNH (Gross National Happiness)." Opened the "Slow Elementary School" in 2014.
His numerous publications include Slow Is Beautiful: Culture as Slowness (Heibonsha Library) and It's Okay to Be a Coward (Chikuma Primer Shinsho). His video works include the DVD series "Wisdom of Asia" (currently 6 volumes). He is scheduled to host the "World Forum on the Economics of Happiness 2017: Local is Beautiful" in Tokyo on November 11-12.