March 8, 2023 Takeda visited Ohio State University(OSU)*1 to discuss industry-academia cooperation with Japan with executives of OSU in digital data science and quantum information science . (Takeda graduated from OSU with a Ph.D. in physics) OSU is collaborating with other U.S. universities, NASA, the State of Ohio, and U.S. industry to establish a ground-based […]
In addition to the U.S.-China trade friction and the new Corona (COVID-19), there is also the unforeseen invasion of Ukraine by Russian’s Putin. As we are in the year 2023, the world is experiencing even greater upheaval. However, this does not mean the end of the world. Rather, it should be seen as the dawn […]
Theme:The Truth about the Abe Administration as Seen from the Fourth Floor of the Prime Minister’s Office Guest speaker: Dr. Tomohiko Taniguchi, Professor of Keio University <Opening remarks from Dr. Takeda> We would like to introduce Ⅾr. Taniguchi, who was a speechwriter for former Prime Minister Abe. After a 20-year career at Nikkei Business, he […]
Workshop on U.S.-Japan Digital Innobation and Adbanced Technology Date: November 1-2, 2022Venue: IDEA Factory, University of Maryland, College Park University of Maryland, College Park Maryland After COVID-19, finally Takeda visited Washington, DC in November、2022.The main purpose for this trip was to participate in the Workshop of US-Japan Digital Innovation Hubto be held at the University […]
Theme: Trends in global geopolitics and science and technology research Lecturer: Kyosuke Nagata, President , University of Tsukuba ◆ Opening Remarks by Shuzaburo Takeda ◆ I am pleased to have President Nagata of the University of Tsukuba, who has taken time out of his very busy schedule to speak to us today. Generally speaking, people […]
Theme: Current Issues in Japan Lecturer: Former Ambassador to the U.S. Shinsuke Sugiyama ◆ Opening remarks by Shuzaburo Takeda Since the COVID-19 infection spread, Mumei-juku has been held online. However, online communication alone has its limitations, so we decided to hold this meeting a face-to-face meeting for the first time in two and a half […]
Theme: China’s Digital Platforms and Policies: Advantages and Task of the Chinese Model 【Takeda’s Opening Remarks】 Has A New Era of Common Sense Arrived Next week, it will be three months since the Russian invasion of Ukraine. We tend to focus on the cruelty of the attack and whether Ukraine can win the war. There […]
Theme: Meteorology in the New Era: From Prediction to Control <Opening Remarks by Dr. Shuzaburo Takeda, Head of Mumei-juku> It seems that we have entered a period of upheaval rarely seen in human history.I believe that the reason for this lies in the struggle between tyrannical and democratic ideologies that is taking place in the […]
Theme: AI Ethics – Taking Cues from Dynamic Harmony – Speaker: Prof. Shoko SUZUKI (Kyoto University, Faculty of Education), Team Leader for RIKEN Center for Advanced Intelligence Project Artificial Intelligence Ethics and Society Team <Opening Remarks by Dr.Takeda, Head of Mumei-juku> In the last Mumei-Juku held in September, Dr. Tagui Ichikawa of Hitotsubashi University gave […]
Theme: Japan’s digital innovation systems -Structural Issues for Japanese Firms and Government from the Perspective of Comparative Institutional Analysis of Digital Innovation Systems- Speaker: Prof. Tagui ICHIKAWA (HITOTSUBASHI UNIVERSITY, Institute of Innovation Research) [Excerpts from the comments by Takeda, Head of Mumei-Juku] Former Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida was chosen yesterday to be the next president […]