PRIME Lecture From Palestine and Gaza to Fukushima: The Presence of the “Unseen” Reflections from the Field as a Journalist

Iran and Lebanon continue to face Israeli military attacks. Meanwhile, Japan remains under the Nuclear Emergency Declaration issued following the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant disaster.

Through news reports and social media images, we may believe that we understand the realities of war and nuclear disasters. Yet, when the spotlight of “news” shines brightly, the shadow of everyday life often becomes difficult to see.

In this lecture, photojournalist Naomi Toyoda will share his experiences documenting the ordinary lives that exist behind the headlines—the everyday realities obscured by the news coverage of war and nuclear accidents—and reflect on what he learned through his work in the field.

Date and Time　　：　Tuesday, June 30, 12:40–15:00

Venue　　：　Room 825, 2nd Floor, Building 8 Meiji Gakuin University

Admission　：　Free of charge

Registration：　No registration required

Language：　Japanese (English interpretation available)

Speaker：

Naomi Toyoda(Photojournalist)

Moderator：

Thomas Gill(Faculty of International Studies, Meiji Gakuin University)

Organizer：　PRIME (International Peace Research Institute), Meiji Gakuin University

For members of the press wishing to cover this event, please contact the organizer in advance using the contact information below.