The future of content, freedom, education and technology

■The future of content, freedom, education and technologyKickoff of the LDP Intellectual Property Research Council Digital Content Subcommittee @ LDP Headquarters.In the presence of relevant government ministries and agencies, including Takayuki Kobayashi, Takashi Yamashita, Norio Tokai, Taku Otsuka, Taro Yamada, and Ken Akamatsu, they were given the topic of "The Future of Content," and while introducing discussions at the Intellectual Property Headquarters and other organizations, they presented their opinions as follows.Changes in the content...

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Cool Japan: Cold noodles

■Cool Japan: Cold noodlesNHK Cool Japan: "Cold Noodles"Summer in Japan. Udon, soba, somen, and other cold noodles are a symbol of summer.Eating any type of noodles cold is actually a Japanese characteristic.The Japanese culture of surviving the heat by eating delicious cold foods."Chinese food, pho, pasta"In summer, Japanese people eat cold foods to cool their bodies.In winter, we eat hot food to warm our bodies.Change the temperature of your food depending on the season to keep yourself in good health.This is a characteristic of Japan.There are...

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Government Metaverse Conference launched.

 ■Government Metaverse Conference launched.has launched the "Public-Private Partnership Conference on Addressing New Legal Issues Surrounding Content on the Metaverse ."Since it's too long, I'll call it the "Metaverse Conference."I will be chairing the meeting.The purpose of the agreement is as follows: "In light of new trends arising from the development of the metaverse, in order to respond to new legal issues, a coordination meeting will be established consisting of private sector stakeholders, experts, government stakeholders, etc. to...

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Cool Japan: Games

■Cool Japan: Games　NHK Cool Japan is a long-running BS program now in its 18th year. Foreigners discuss what is cool or not cool in Japan, and the discussion is multifaceted and deep, so there's no end to the topics.Let me briefly introduce some of my brief comments as I participate once a month .Game volume.Do you remember the closing ceremony of the Rio Olympics, when former Prime Minister Abe appeared dressed as Mario? In an instant, the whole world understood what it was all about.When you think of Japan, you think of games. They are the heart...

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Literacy policy has finally gone from negative to positive.

■Literacy policy has finally gone from negative to positive.The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications' ICT Literacy Study Group has started. Professor Tatsuhiko Yamamoto of Keio University is the chair, and I am the deputy chair. This is probably the first time that I will be serving as a committee member with Nanako Ishido.The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications has been focusing on safety and security measures for young people, in other words, risk avoidance, and has not done much to promote their use. Measures for adult...

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