高校2年生の8名(2チーム)がスペインの「Global Responsibility 2019」カテゴリー別審査において、2部門で第一位(最優秀賞)を獲得いたしました。
渋谷教育学園渋谷高等学校と幕張高等学校は昨年「Water is Life 2018」（第3回Water is Life）を共催したのはまだ記憶に新しいところです。「Water is Life」では水資源に焦点を絞り、世界中の高校生による討議が行われます。
今回の「Global Responsibility 2019」では、論点を水資源にとどめず地球を取り巻く環境問題全般にわたって、世界の若い世代がスペインのバロセロナに集い話し合いが行われました。
最優秀賞を獲得した本校のチーム「わび」とチーム「さび」のアブストラクトを以下に掲載します。
[Team: WABI]
In a world that is increasingly experiencing the deadly effects of natural disasters, it is imperative that the process of recovery after such events is efficient, effective and sustainable. Japan, having been hit with some of the world’s most damaging natural disasters, is a country with extensive experience in dealing with such events and the recovery process that follows. That is why we felt that it was appropriate to discuss the issues of efficiency, effectiveness and sustainability by assessing the recovery process of Japanese cities. Ishinomaki City, located in the eastern province of Miyagi, was one of the most damaged areas during the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami. Through surveys and interviews of victims and those in charge of recovery, as well as an analysis of recovery plans, we were able to gain a holistic understanding of the problems presented during recovery. We assessed the care given by the government and other institutions after the natural disaster, but also assessed the recovery of the city’s economy and infrastructure in accordance to government plans. We used this information to better the recovery plans presented by the government, but also applied the information to help other countries in similar situations.
[Team: SABI]
Japan is currently suffering from a rapidly shrinking and aging population. This leads to large gaps in the job market and a pension insurance system that cannot be covered by the current youth. In order to combat this problem the government has decided to introduce foreign workers into areas where it is difficult to secure the working force by introducing a revised immigration law that passed the parliament in December of 2018. Acknowledging the increase of foreigners into Japan, the purpose of this study is to compare and contrast two ways indigenous and foreign inhabitants in Japan can facilitate a peaceful co-existence through the idea of “multicultural symbiosis”. One of the ways is the ethnic enclaves and the other is the melting pots. This research paper aims to find out how Japan as a nation can coexist with foreigners in its society. This research will look at two case examples, Oizumi Town in Gunma Prefecture and Shin-Okubo in Tokyo. These areas will be analyzed from three different perspectives: those of the foreigners, the Japanese government, and the indigenous citizens. This is in order to find the advantages and disadvantages that ethnic enclaves and melting pots hold.
詳細はGlobal Responsibility 2019のＨＰをご覧ください。