
Collective research webinar 2025-2026 (online)
September 9 Introduction – The comparative approach in Innovcare
Speakers: S. Lechevalier, T. Ojima, JM Robine
discussants: O. Giraud, B. Monfort, K. Peres
October 7 WP 1 – investigating the impact of social isolation on life quality of elderly a comparative perspective between Japan and France
Speakers: AL Couderc, Y. Simon, Y. Minagawa
discussants: W. Asato, B. Fernandez
November 4 WP2 – care institutions and policies in Japan and in Europe
Speakers: L. Braverman, O. Giraud, N. Kinoshita, F. Waldenberger
discussants: Q. Danielou, L. Trabut
December 9 Inter WP initiative
R. Alami, M. Chetouani, C. Harzo, S. Lechevalier, M. Mofakhami, H. Sauzéon, Y. Tamaki-Welply
January 6 WP3 – what does technology do to care? Narratives from Japan and France
Speakers: E. Chanial, K. Shimohara Y. Tamaki Welply
discussants: R. Chatila, J. Wright
March 17th WP5 – care technology and auto-determination – a comparative approach
Speakers: J. Deyts, Lucile Dupuy, T. Sugihara
discussants: M. Pino, S. Gai
April 7th Doing field research on care in Japan, Germany, and France
Speakers: L. Trabut, Y. Shimizu, A. Wanka
discussants: C. Humbert, L. Helluin
May 12 National innovation regimes: Science, Technology and Society in France and in Japan
Speakers: S. Shibata (special guest), M. Mofakhami,
discussants: H. Imamura (TBC), S. Lechevalier
June 2 WP4 – innovation in care robots – comparing the Japanese and the French/German approaches
Speakers: R. Alami, T. Dhaussy, T. Shibata, C. Muller,
discussants: M. Chevallier, Takamasa Iio, L. Saint-Bauzel
June 9 Care and technology or care vs technology
Speakers: C. Muller, T. Wakui, C Humbert
Discussants: M. Beghili, B. Hauray
July 7 Economics of ageing – Japan in comparative perspective
Speakers: S. Lechevalier, B. Monfort, JM Robine, F. Waldenberger,
discussants: Y. Nakanishi, S. Sakoda
Séminaire Collectif de Recherche 2024-2025
Mardi de 10h à 12h
En ligne

1. Mardi 1er octobre 2024 | Séance inaugurale – Sébastien Lechevalier
2. Mardi 12 novembre 2024 | Qu’est-ce que l’innovation – Sébastien Lechevalier
Discutant : Hélène Sauzéon, University of Bordeaux, INRIA / Takamasa Iio, Doshisha University
3. Mardi 17 décembre 2024 | Qu’est-ce que l’autonomie – Jean-Marie Robine
Discutant : Yasuyuki Gondo, Osaka University / Olivier Giraud, CNAM, CNRS
4. Mardi 14 janvier 2025 | Qu’est-ce que l’auto-détermination – Hélène Sauzéon & Lucile Dupuy
Discutant.e.s : Anne-Laure Couderc, AP – HM ; Christophe Humbert, PSInstitut
5. Mardi 11 février 2025 | Qu’est-ce que le care I – Louis Braverman
Discutant.e.s : Simeng Wang, EHESS ; Karine Pérès, Université de Bordeaux
6. Mardi 11 mars 2025 | Qu’est-ce qu’un système de soins à long terme ? – Teppo Kröger
Soins informels des personnes âgées aux besoins à long terme en démarche comparative – Giovanni Lamura
Séance tenue et discutée lors des rencontres annuelles d’INNOVCARE
7. Mardi 8 avril 2025 | Trends in Long-term Care in Japan and an Innovative Support Program for Family Caregivers – Tomoko Wakui (Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology)
Discutants: Quentin Danielou (UBO) ; Elisa Chanial, (Université Sorbonne Paris Nord)
Changes in life expectancy, regional disparities, and places of death in Japan between 2015 and 2023 – Yuri Akamatsu (Kyoto University)
Discutants: Jean-Marie Robine (INSERM)
8. Mardi 13 mai 2025 | Qu’est-ce que le vieillissement – Boris Hauray
Discutants: Sébastien Lechevalier (EHESS, DIJ), Brieuc Monfort (Sophia University)
9. Mardi 10 juin 2025 | Qu’est-ce qu’un robot – Mohamed Chetouani & Rachid Alami
Discutants: Tomohiro Shibata (Kyushu Institute of Technology), Katsunori Shimohara (Doshisha University)
2024-2025 Collective Research Seminar
Tuesday from 10am to 12pm
Online

1. Tuesday 1 October 2024 | Inaugural session: Sébastien Lechevalier
2. Tuesday 12 November 2024 | What is innovation: Sébastien Lechevalier
Discussant : Hélène Sauzéon, University of Bordeaux, INRIA / Takamasa Iio, Doshisha University
3. Tuesday 17 December 2024 | What is autonomy: Jean-Marie Robine
Discussant : Yasuyuki Gondo, Osaka University / Olivier Giraud, CNAM, CNRS
4. Tuesday 14 January 2025 | What is self-determination: Hélène Sauzéon & Lucile Dupuy
5. Tuesday 11 February 2025 | 10am-12am European time | Qu’est ce que le care? (What is care?) : Louis Braverman
Discussants : Simeng WANG, EHESS, Karine Pérès, University of Bordeaux
6. Tuesday 11 March 2025 | : “what is a long-term care system?” and “Informal care of older people with long-term care needs in a comparative perspective”
Special guest speakers: Giovanni Lamura & Teppo Kröger
INNOVCARE annual meeting in Bordeaux
7. Tuesday 8 April 2025 | Tuesday April 8th | Trends in Long-term Care in Japan and an Innovative Support Program for Family Caregivers – Tomoko Wakui (Tokyo Metropolitan Institute for Geriatrics and Gerontology)
Discussants: Quentin Danielou (UBO) ; Elisa Chanial, (Université Sorbonne Paris Nord)
Changes in life expectancy, regional disparities, and places of death in Japan between 2015 and 2023 – Yuri Akamatsu (Kyoto University)
Discussants: Jean-Marie Robine (INSERM)
8. Tuesday 13 May 2025 | What is ageing: Boris Hauray
Discussants: Sébastien Lechevalier (EHESS, DIJ), Brieuc Monfort (Sophia University)
Discussants: Tomohiro Shibata (Kyushu Institute of Technology), Katsunori Shimohara (Doshisha University)










