grants showcase

To commemorate the opening of our Japan office on the  ICU campus, JICUF held a series of opening events in mid-May. One of the events was a showcase of JICUF grant projects. We asked our student ambassadors to interview the participants. Please enjoy below the interviews conducted by Chiemi Linda Saito. Chiemi Linda Saito (Photo by Naoki Beppu) 1.“Compost Project” Yumiko Maruyama (Undergraduate Student) Undergraduate students and members of the ICU Compost club, Nanako Watanabe and Kanami Suzuki, who participated in the field trip, were interviewed for this article. Chiemi: Where did you visit on your field trip to Kyushu? Nanako: First, we visited a farmer who worked with high […]

To commemorate the opening of our Japan office on the  ICU campus, JICUF held a series of opening events in mid-May. One of the events was a showcase of JICUF grant projects. We asked our student ambassadors to interview the participants. Please enjoy below the interviews conducted by Aruto Kamiya. Aruto Kamiya (Photo by Naoki Beppu) 1. “Anthropological Fieldwork and Engaged Population: Organic Involvement with Isen Town, Tokunoshima, Kagoshima Prefecture” Professor Mie Moriki (Anthropology) Aruto: You conducted anthropological fieldwork on Tokunoshima in Kagoshima Prefecture. How was the experience? Prof. Moriki: Because our visit was during the typhoon season, our ferry to Tokunoshima got delayed for 10 days! We had to […]