Celebrating Japan Digital Days.

■ Celebrating Japan Digital Days.October 10th.Digital Day.The DIGITAL DAYS SUMMIT was held.100,000 people viewed the event on Nico Live, Youtube, and other platforms.Thank you very much.In conjunction with the Digital Agency’s “Digital Days ONLINE EVENT,” the CiP Council, of which I am a representative, explored the future of “entertainment x digital.”Kyary Pamyu, Hachioji P, Ichiro Yamaguchi of Sakanaction, and Magical Lovely sent their messages of support.The opening session was a discussion of the Digital Agency, hosted by Karen Makishima, the...

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Kyoto International Film and Art Festival

■ Kyoto International Film and Art FestivalLike a film festival, but not a film festival. It looks like an art exhibition, but it is not. When I asked what it was all about,“It’s all about film, art, and everything else,” was what I got in return. This is the Kyoto International Film and Art Festival.The festival was held without incident. As the chairman of the executive committee, I would like to express my gratitude.For two consecutive years since the Pacific War, the Gion Festival had to cancel the Yamahoko Junko procession.However, in...

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COVID-19, decluttering, Kyoto.

■ COVID-19, decluttering, Kyoto.A young acquaintance of mine has recently taken to decluttering.She says she is going to get rid of things, become minimalist and live lightly. She will move to a smaller place where she can live within easy reach of things.She says, “when you lose weight, you become healthy, and when you become light, you can travel. From objects to intangible things; eco-friendly and nomadic.All I need exists digitally.”That’s right.She also “decluttered” people by cutting them off. She said, “My main customer service...

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Introducing two punk films.

■ Introducing two punk films.Here are two punk music films I watched during the COVID pandemic.First is “AMERICAN UTOPIA,” a collaborative effort between David Byrne and Spike Lee.Love it.Love it.Love it.The Broadway production is 107 minutes long with 21 songs.Most of that time I spent crying.Am I a rare case because the live show I saw 40 years ago is ingrained in my mind and body?Not at all. Young people who see it for the first time will be shaken it by it.It was the best.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hB7Wl4BNSkThe stage and costumes are...

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Theory of JIZAI Body

■Theory of JIZAI Body“Theory of JIZAI Body” written by Masahiko Inami et al.The “Inami JIZAI Body Project” is led by Professor Inami, our boss at the University of Tokyo’s Institute for Advanced Study and the co-chairman of the Superhuman Sports Society.I was drawn in by the self-introductions by young scholars of brain, science, psychology, information engineering, mechanical engineering, information engineering, mechanical engineering, and media design, who gather under the umbrella of body informatics.In the modern era, technologies of transportation,...

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