Japan’s Legal Community with Delayed Progress in Utilizing AI Could Be Seen as That of a Third-Class Country

AI has been rapidly evolving in the last few years. For example, it is reflected in the overwhelming strength of “AlphaGo” and its evolution ...

There is a big difference between eliminating “obesity” and eliminating “obesity” discrimination

Since the 1960s in the United State there has been a civic movement called the “fat acceptance movement,” which is aimed at eliminating disc ...

Global progress in regulation for comfortable Internet environment

Although the Internet was originally seen as a free, borderless place, countries are now tightening regulations on it. While social digitali ...

What makes music fascinating and interesting is the plurality of its forms

Today, with the development of compact players, ICT, AI, and other technologies, we live in a world where music is always around us. We coul ...

Is philosophy unrealistic?

Many people have the image that philosophy is not useful in the real world. At the same time, an increasing number of people believe that it ...

What does enthusiasm for professional baseball bring to us?

In the world of politics and religion, inciting people to become excited often causes significant incidents and problems. Meanwhile, there a ...

Professor IDA Masamichi, School of Political Science and Economics, commented on KYODO NEWS on Sep. 29, 2021, “FOCUS: Kishida’s longevity as PM hinges on Nov. general election”

Fumio Kishida will not have much time to bask in his victory in the race for leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and, hence, t ...

COVID-19 and Civility

Civility is a term for civil and respectful behavior. To prevent politicians and administrators from surmising someone’s intent and falsifyi ...

Flexibility of former colony Algeria for which “French is a trophy”

In today's increasingly globalized world, multicultural coexistence is said to be an important issue, even in Japan. At the same time, there ...