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 […]
【Science, Technology, and Innovation in the Foreign Policy of the US and Japan】 The 56th Mumei Juku (Online) 2021/05/21 Speaker: Dr. William E. Colglazier, Editor-in-Chief, Science & Diplomacy , Senior Scholar of AAAS, Ex. Science Advisor, U.S. Secretary of State, and the UN Secretary-General’s 10-member Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (co-chair), ex. CEO […]
Theme: Japan’s Role in the Changing World: Speaker: Ambassador Shinsuke Sugiyama (Formar Ambassador to the United States) <Excerpt from the opening remarks of Dr. Takeda, Head of Mumeijuku> On March 13, the first Quad Summit was held. Quad means “four” in English, and it is a forum for the leaders of Japan, the United States, […]
Theme: How to deal with present China: Speaker: Dr. Chisako Masuo (Associate Professor, Kyushu University Graduate School) International politician, Specializes in political diplomacy in China <Excerpt from Takeda’s comment> In the United States, a new administration will finally start on January 20, 2021.In the Biden administration, Antony John Blinken, who knows Japan well, is scheduled […]
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