CiP has submitted a new entertainment proposal.

 ■ CiP has submitted a new entertainment proposal. The Liberal Democratic Party's Special Committee for Promoting a Digital Society was held online.The CiP Council recently released a statement about the new content strategy, and based on that, submitted a proposal entitled, "The New Face of Entertainment with the COVID-19 Era."I made a speech at the beginning.CiP is an industry-government-academia collaborative community, that develops national strategic special zones where tech and pop are concentrated together, in Takeshiba, in the Tokyo...

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The CiP Council has released a statement about the new content strategy.

 ■ The CiP Council has released a statement about the new content strategy. The CiP Council, which is currently constructing a Tech/Pop special zone in Takeshiba, in the Tokyo Bay area, has released a "Statement about a new content strategy", for post-COVID-19.It consists of 5 items: 1. Creating a place, 2. New business model, 3. Special zones, 4. Cross-genre, 5. Human resources development.1. Creating a PlaceMany stores have been forced to close their live houses and event spaces that have cultivated the entertainment culture for things like...

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Intellectual property plans, have been decided.

 ■ Intellectual property plans, have been decided. The government's intellectual property plans have been finalized.I agreed with 5 points.At the beginning, there is the outline that is, "New Normal and Strategy for Intellectual Property".These are 4 items, basic recognition, impact of the spread of COVID-19 and social changes, what the intellectual property strategy for the new normal should be, relationship between COVID-19 measures and this promotion plan.The recognition that is the balance of "use" from the state's support for the cultural...

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A report on the regulatory reform of broadcasting was also issued

 ■ A report on the  regulatory reform of broadcasting was also issued. The Regulatory Reform Promotion Council has compiled a report.Radio waves, communication, and broadcasting system reforms are also important items within it.While radio waves and communications are dealt with simply on one page, such as considering the conversion of broadband to universal services, etc., broadcasting has been written about for over seven pages.It overlaps with what I was invited by the Investment WG to talk about, that is, the integration of communications...

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What is the outlook for the broadcasting business? A report on The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has been made.

 ■ What is the outlook for the broadcasting business? A report on The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has been made. A review committee for issues around The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' broadcasting, that is, the "Review subcommittee for strengthening the infrastructure of the broadcasting business", has compiled a report. We have been advancing considerations on strategies for what AM radio should be, and how to strengthen the management infrastructure of local stations. I served as acting chairman.Advertising...

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Consultation about iU and APU working together.

 ■ Consultation about iU and APU working together. APU in BeppuWe talked about cooperating with iU.Half of the 6,000 students are international students.They have come from 92 countries.International students get the Japanese N1 in 2 years.It's not an English-only school, but provides bilingual education.All the students showed us around. It's a useful reference for iU, which mainly focuses on English.With an employment rate of 97%, it ranks 5th for private universities all over Japan, and 1st for private universities in western Japan,...

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Vertical and horizontal digital development indicated by CES

 ■ Vertical and horizontal digital development indicated by CES SALON CiP online.Ms. Kaoru Kato of Hakuhodo DY Media Partners had a discussion with Mr. Masayoshi Sakai of iU, talking about "CES2020".https://youtu.be/-nPQA7doCJMThe Las Vegas CES was held in January, but the Barcelona MWC (Mobile World Congress) in February; the Austin SXSW in March; and the world's largest game expo, the E3 in Los Angeles, were all canceled. So was the Makuhari Interop/DSC in March.So, CES was a valuable opportunity.Ms. Kato organized the horizontal and vertical...

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