[Event] CTR International Symposium Series 2025-2026

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We are pleased to announce that the Center for Tourism Research (CTR) will host an international symposium, available in a hybrid format for both in-person and online attendance.

This symposium will serve as a dynamic platform for stakeholders from academia, government, and the private sector. We will gather to explore critical topics, share expertise, and present insightful research on responsible destination management from the lens of tourism education and digital technology in tourism.

We are honored to feature keynote addresses from two distinguished international scholars:

• Professor Graham Miler (NOVA School of Business and Economics, Portugal)
• Professor Mingming Cheng (Curtin University, Australia)

This symposium will also bring together leading researchers in tourism education from Japan and abroad, as well as practitioners and experts from Japan's tourism industry.

Further details about our speakers are available below.

We look forward to welcoming you to the symposium!

*Pre-registration is required. Attendance is free of charge.

CTR International Symposium Series 2025-2026 “Responsible Tourism"

Date

Saturday, November 1, 2025, 9:45 am – 4:30 pm *Registration begins at 9:30 am ~

Program (Click to open the program page.)

Venue

[In-Person] 4th Floor, Wakayama-Jo Hall
                       Address: 25-1, Nanabancho, Wakayama-city, Japan

[Online] Via Zoom Webiner
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Languege

Japanese and English *Simultaneous interpretation will be arranged.

Registration

Please click each link below to register for in-person or online attendance.

Register for In-Person Attendance / Register for Online Attendance (Zoom)

*In-Person Attendance:
・Deadline: Monday October 27, 5:00 PM (Japan Standard Time, UTC+9).
・Capacity: 60 participants. Registration will close once the limitation is reached, even if it is before the deadline.

*Online Attendance:
・Capacity: 450 participants. Registration may close even if capacity is reached.

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Keynote speeches

Part 1　10:00 AM ~ “Gaining hope from connections with nature” Prof. Graham Miller (NOVA School of Business and Economics, Portugal; Visiting Professor, Wakayama University, Japan）

Part 2　1:30 PM ~  “Beyond boundaries: How GenAI can reimagine tourism knowledge” Prof. Mingming Cheng (Curtin University, Australia)

Part 1　11:15 AM ~ Panel Discussion “Tourism Education and Ethics” Moderator: Prof. Etsuko Higashi (Wakayama University, Japan)
Assoc.Prof. Abror Juraev (Bukhara State Univesity, Uzbekistan)	Prof. Sotaro Sasaki (Wakayama University, Japan)	Prof. Honggang Xu (Sun Yat-Sen University, China)	Commentator: Prof. Graham Miller

Part 2　2:45 PM ~ Panel Discussion “Tourism and Digital Technology" Moderator: Prof. Kaede Sano (Wakayama University, Japan)
Mr. Yoshihiko Katagiri (Ashibi Conmany）	Dr. Masaaki Mochimaru (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)	Mr. Masanari Shiomi（Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau）	Ms. Saki Yamamoto (For sisters. LLC)	Commentator: Prof. Seul Ki Lee (Sejong University, Korea)

Organizer

Center for Tourism Research, Wakayama Univeristy

Contact

Center for Tourism Research, Wakayama University

Sakaedani 930, Wakayama-city 640-8510, JAPAN

E-mail： *Click here to the Contact page.