City of Kobe: Citizens’ Forum “Work in the Digital Age” Thinking from Kobe

Press materials provided by: July 29, 2025

Policy Division, Planning and Coordination Bureau

A forum will be held to examine from various perspectives the lights and shadows of work styles that transcend the constraints of “time” and “place” due to the advancement of ICT, and to think together with participants about the ease of working in the digital age.

Date and Time

Tuesday, September 2, 2025, 16:00-17:30 (Registration starts at 15:30)

Place

ANCHOR KOBE / Anchor Kobe
(Kobe Sannomiya Hankyu Building 15th Floor, 4-2-1 Kano-machi, Chuo-ku, Kobe City)

Program

Part 1: Keynote Speech

• From Work-Life Balance to Work in Life – Evolving Work Styles

Part 2: Panel Discussion

• Advantages and disadvantages of flexible work styles that are not restricted by “time” or “place
• Rethinking Work Styles in the Digital Age: Building a New Ease of Working

*Participants can ask questions in real time from their smart phones.

Speakers (titles omitted)

Moderator

• Toyoki Okada (Professor Emeritus and Former President, Kobe Gakuin University)

Panelists

• Yukio Ishizuka (Editorial Writer, Nikkei Inc.)
• Kenichi Inagaki (Director, Association of Small Business Consultants of Hyogo Prefecture)
• Yukari Sawai (Labor and Social Insurance Consultant, Haguruma Godo Office)
• Ayumi Kobayashi (Vice Chairperson, RENGO Kobe Regional Council)
• Arisa Ishizaki (citizen panelist)

Call for participants

Capacity: 60 people (advance application, first-come-first-served basis)

Registration starts: Tuesday, July 29, 2025

How to apply

Application through “Odekake KOBE

Participation fee

Free of charge

Hosted by

Kobe City

Official Information

Odekake KOBE Event Page

Download

Event flyer (PDF: 1,171KB)