Archive for the ‘ Global and Local ’ Category
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How will the world look now?
As Joe Biden is about to be inaugurated as the US President, while Covid-19 is still raging throughout the world, what will the world look …
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Many signs of the global risk reported… but little action?
As I prepare the outline and slide for the upcoming seminars, I looked back what I discussed at the similar seminars last year around the sa…
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Your experience shapes your perception/impression?
As I follow social media etc. on the US Presidential election, I find our own tendency for selective perception (not quite sure whether this…
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Talk & Q & A at Kyushu Region Policy Design School
This afternoon, I was given the opportunity to give a talk online at Kyushu Region Policy Design School. At their request, I discussed Talp…
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Diversity, what it means in Japan and elsewhere?
I wrote commentary on Diversity on the Opinion column of the Japan Times. The online version is already available as below, but the print ve…
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Labor market disruption? Not likely, given the mindset?
My article on the Labor market in Japan and how people view "work" is now available on the Japan Times Opinion page. The Innovative City he…
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Business as usual? back in Tokyo…
After 6 solid hour sleep last night, skipping dinner at home, I felt refreshed and ready to go back to "business as usual." today. I starte…
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Interview on SDGs…
On Friday, April 12, we hosted SINCA practice session with over 30 participants. As before, team of students at KIT led us to play the SDGs…
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Reiwa, name of new era and welcome ceremony…
Today marks the beginning of the new month, April and marks the start of several important events such as government calendar, fiscal year …
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Following SINCA, Upcoming events..
Successfully finishing SINCA launch (photo on the left is of panel), the month of October has come with typhoon and we are back into the bu…