Stepping Down as Chairperson of the Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters Committee - Part 1

 ■Stepping Down as Chairperson of the Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters Committee - Part 1 The Intellectual Property Strategy Headquarters Committee underwent a renewal. I will continue to serve as a member of the committee, but I am stepping down as Chairperson. This comes after serving as the Chairperson for 10 years.10 years ago, I wrote, “Although the cultural abilities (expressive abilities) that Japan excels in, along with technical abilities, are recognized around the world as “Cool Japan,” our latent potential on the industrial...

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National Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan Online Digital Strategy 2019

 ■National Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan Online Digital Strategy 2019 I will serve as the chairperson for the Online Digital Research Society for the National Association of Commercial Broadcasters in Japan.The report for this fiscal year has been put together, and I wrote the foreword.--------------------------------For last year’s foreword, I wrote, “The fishy wind of politics is blowing.” This was to cast doubt on the principles of the administration to review broadcasting regulations and the radio wave system. The discussions...

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Plans, Execution, and the Other Side

 ■Plans, Execution, and the Other Side ●Plans　I call myself a policymaker because all I do is draft policies. However, this is a concept I came up with, and “social entrepreneur” is the closest title among those that are commonly used in society. 20 years have passed since I left public office to go to university when I was almost 40 years old, and I have started over 20 social businesses, such as public service corporations and projects.　Let’s promote entrepreneurship. Let’s lower the threshold. iU aims for everybody to start a business and...

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Sharing Economy Report Summary

 ■Sharing Economy Report Summary The Cabinet Secretariat “Sharing Economy Evaluation Meeting” that I participated in put together a secondary report.The mid-term report from 2 years ago was held up by the pillars of:1) Securing safety and reliability through voluntary rules2) Efforts to clear up gray zones3) Establishing and sharing leading best practices through municipalitiesBelow are the results of these efforts.1) Service popularization: Recognition increased by 11.8% in a year to 42.4%2) Market size expansion: 50.3 billion yen in fiscal...

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I Learned About Cutting-Edge AI and IoT at Super University

 ■I Learned About Cutting-Edge AI and IoT at Super University Super University was a 3-day course held at the Learning of Tomorrow Association to discuss cutting-edge technologies that will nurture next-generation leaders, hold workshops, and develop a community to break down the walls of universities.There were tens of participants, including young proprietors and potential executives at major companies.Professors Yutaka Matsuo and Noboru Koshizuka from the University of Tokyo spoke about AI and IoT.Mr. Matsuo: “The Future of Artificial Intelligence:...

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The Intellectual Property Plan Somehow Came Together

 ■The Intellectual Property Plan Somehow Came Together The Intellectual Property Plan was finalized during a council at the Prime Minister’s Office, which the Prime Minister and cabinet members attended.This is the 10th plan since I was appointed Joint Chairperson.Since Japanese clothes became mandated as part of the Cool Japan policy during the first round, this means that 10 years have passed since Japanese clothes became required.First, the 3 pillars of “beyond average,” “fusion,” and “empathy” were established to achieve the “Value Design...

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Discussion in the House of Representatives Regarding Deliberation on the Broadcast Act - Part 2

 ■Discussion in the House of Representatives Regarding Deliberation on the Broadcast Act - Part 2 ○Ideas behind a common platform・Preparation can be expected for a platform that handles common issues, such as transmission bases, apps, and rights processing.・Next-generation media measures, such as IP cloud and data analysis, can also be expected.・Cooperation with the communication and IT industries would be preferable, instead of only working within the broadcasting industry.○Copyrights issues・Under the Copyright Act, records and productions...

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Discussion in the House of Representatives Regarding Deliberation on the Broadcast Act - Part 1

 ■Discussion in the House of Representatives Regarding Deliberation on the Broadcast Act - Part 1 Having been invited as a witness to the House of Representatives’ Committee on Internal Affairs and Communications regarding the revised Broadcast Act that would clear the path for NHK to simultaneously transmit their regular programming on the internet, I received questions regarding all aspects from Diet members from all parties.○Why regular simultaneous transmission?・As the internet becomes infrastructure, being able to receive signals at anytime...

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Revisions Enacted to the Broadcast Act with Approval of Simultaneous Transmission by NHK - Part 3

 ■Revisions Enacted to the Broadcast Act with Approval of Simultaneous Transmission by NHK - Part 3 Now I would like to touch on this revision to the law.I do not have much of an opinion on the enhancement of governance over NHK, duty of loyalty for executives, and the disclosure of information because they are a matter of course, but there is hope that NHK will finally be able to carry out simultaneous transmission.In addition to the approval of standards for execution and checks in the form of the requirement to submit plans, NHK will be...

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