[Event Report] Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Week (FY2025)
Event Date
Event Venue
2025/12/16
The Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion held an awareness-raising event called "Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Week" from Friday, November 28 to Tuesday, December 16, 2025.
Focusing on the three pillars of the Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion—"Work-Life Balance," "Barrier-Free," and "Diversity"—we held a total of six projects that showcased the expanding efforts toward realizing an inclusive environment at Keio University.
(1) 12/3 (Tue) "Boccia x Keio Students: A Community Circle Starting from Para-sports" (All Keio Student Council Project)
Through the experience and theory of para-sports, we will explore the ideal form of diversity and community.
[Date/Time] Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 14:45–16:15 (4th Period)
[Method] In-person (includes Boccia experience)
[Location] Hiyoshi Campus, Kyoseikan Collaboration Complex 2nd Floor, Multipurpose Classroom 2
[Target] Keio students, Faculty and staff (Free of charge)
[Instructor] Mr. Mitsuteru Murakami (Japan National Team Coach for Boccia at the Tokyo Paralympics)
(2) 12/3 (Tue) "Support for Balancing Personal Struggles and Work (CARE): Good Communicators are Good at Self-Care"
This session covers workplace relationships that affect mental health and "how to communicate with others" to improve relationships.
[Date/Time] Tuesday, December 3, 2024, 18:00–19:30
[Method] Online (Zoom)
[Target] Faculty and staff (Free of charge)
[Instructor] Ms. Reiko Matsumoto (Counselor, E-Partner Co., Ltd.)
(3) 12/5 (Thu) "Nursing Care Support (KIND): Peace of Mind through Knowledge!! 'Facilities and Costs'"
We will provide specific information and know-how regarding nursing care facilities and the associated costs.
[Date/Time] Thursday, December 5, 2024, 18:00–19:30
[Method] Online (Zoom)
[Target] Faculty and staff (Free of charge)
[Instructor] Ms. Toyoko Tsunoda (Head of Career and Nursing Care Balance Consultation Room, wiwiw Co., Ltd.)
[Program]
1. Looking at care from a housing perspective
(What to do when care is needed, differences between home and facilities, points of caution, etc.)
2. Long-term care insurance and costs
(Insurance premium system, costs, care certification, service fees/types, reduction systems, etc.)
3. Types of housing and facilities for the elderly
(Types of facilities, eligibility, costs, service content, etc.)
4. How to choose a facility and precautions for contracts
(Choosing between home or facility, pros and cons, selection steps, contracts and precautions, etc.)
(4) 12/9 (Mon) Toward the Restoration of "Everyone's Forest" (Minasan Mirai Project)
How to get closer to the forests that feel both near and far. What to learn in the forest. This year, as a uniform "Forest Environment Tax" is imposed on citizens, we will rethink the forest as our own concern.
[Date/Time] Monday, December 9, 2024, 18:15–20:00
[Method] In-person
[Location] Mita Campus, East Building 6F G-Lab
[Target] Open to all (Free of charge)
[Speaker] Mr. Haruo Saito (Director of the Arboricultural Research Institute, University Forests, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo)
[Program]
1. Keynote Lecture: Mr. Haruo Saito
Director of the Arboricultural Research Institute, University Forests, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo
2. Student Activity Report @ Keio University school forest
Minasan Mirai Project 2nd Term, Keio University Future Initiatives Fund/Minamisanriku Project
Keio University Student Conference Project #4: "Information Disclosure on Keio's Forest" Project
(5) 12/12 (Thu) "Is Reasonable Accommodation Unfair?"
Some people may have the impression that the term "reasonable accommodation" sounds like an unfair advantage.
Individuals with developmental disabilities will speak honestly about reasonable accommodation.
[Date/Time] Thursday, December 12, 2024, 16:30–18:00 (5th Period)
[Method] In-person/Online
[Location] Hiyoshi Campus, Independence Wing D412
[Target] Keio students, Faculty and staff (Free of charge)
[Speakers]
○ Mr. Yusuke Kikuta (4th year, Faculty of Environment and Information Studies)
Despite having difficulties with reading and writing, he began receiving accommodations using a tablet in the upper grades of elementary school and continued to a local public junior high school.
In high school entrance exams, he received accommodations such as extended time and was admitted to Keio Senior High School.
He is currently active, having launched the fashion brand YUSUKE KIKUTA. https://yusuke-kikuta.square.site/
○ Mr. Otoya Hamachi (4th year, Faculty of Policy Management)
Has severe difficulty with reading. At university, he researches inclusive disaster prevention. He studies disaster prevention in general, including disaster education and evacuation guidance for public institutions, from an inclusive perspective.
At School KIKUTA, a school for children who struggle with reading and writing, he is involved from the program design stage using his perspective as an affected individual and plays a central role in operations.
He is a charismatic adult whom the children look up to.
○ Mr. Yasushi Nakano (Chair of the Barrier-Free Committee, Office for Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion; Professor, Faculty of Economics)
〇中野 泰志 氏（協生環境推進室バリアフリー事業委員会委員長・経済学部教授）
(6) 12/17 (Tue) "Keio Organizations Assemble! Thinking About the Future of an Inclusive Society" (@ease supporter project)
[Date/Time] Tuesday, December 17, 2024, 17:00–19:30
[Method] In-person
[Location] Hiyoshi Campus, Independence Wing D202
[Target] Keio students, Faculty and staff (Free of charge)
[Speakers] Keio student organizations related to the theme of inclusion (Expected: Lyceum, Mimi, Miki Akiyama Seminar)
[Content] Talk session
(7) 12/18 (Wed) Talk Show: "Golf and Life" (Institute of Physical Education)
Professional golfer Mr. Nakajima will speak on a wide range of themes, including various career paths and how to approach a healthy and rich life through golf. A one-point lesson is also planned.
[Date/Time] Wednesday, December 18, 2024, 17:00–18:00
[Method] In-person/Online
[Location] Mita Campus, North Building Hall (for in-person participants)
[Target] Keio students, Faculty and staff (Free of charge)
[Speakers] Mr. Tsuneyuki Nakajima (Professional Golfer) x Mr. Takataka Inami (Associate Professor, Institute of Physical Education / Graduate School of Health Management)
[Program]
1. Talk by Mr. Tsuneyuki Nakajima
2. One-point lesson (Practical)
(8) 12/20 (Thu) Rap Performance & Workshop
"A Place to Voice Life's Hardships—I Didn't Actually Intend to Tell Anyone"
We invite FUNI, who leads workshops incorporating rap, for a performance and workshop to connect and dialogue with other participants about the hardships we face living in the era of diversity.
[Date/Time] Thursday, December 20, 2024, 18:00–20:00
[Method] In-person
[Location] Mita Information Plaza 2nd Floor, Meeting Room
[Target] Keio students, Faculty and staff (Free of charge) Capacity: 20
[Speakers]
FUNI (Rapper/Poet) (Actor/Facilitator)
Formed the rap unit "KP (Korean Power, Korean Pride)" in 2002.
Conducts rap workshops to voice one's thoughts in juvenile reformatories and literacy classes.
Continues vigorous activities through rap that go beyond music, including interviews in Ryo Isobe's "Reportage Kawasaki," rap supervision for the manga "Yami Kawasaki," and social movements.
URL: https://funi22.bandcamp.com/album/kawasaki2-2-me-we
Kohei Kawabata (Professor, Department of Multicultural and International Cooperation, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Tsuda University)
Yoshikazu Shiobara (Professor, Faculty of Law, Keio University)
[Content] Performance & Workshop