CICC TOKYO DAYORI
CICC TOKYO DAYORI vol.101
From January 13th to 18th, 2025, we, CICC, invited key digital strategyfigures from IT-related governments and other organizations from sevenAsian countries - Brunei, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Pakistan, Thailand,and Vietnam - to Japan, and held the "Digital Strategies in AsianCountries" conference on January 16th, which was well received.https://cicc.or.jp/english/20250130-01/ Overall, I got the impression that all seven countries are steadilymoving towards digitalization through their individual policies, underthe vision set forth by their governments. Of course, this was alsobecause each presentation was very well put together.What about the situation in Japan now, on the other hand?The integration of health insurance cards and My Number cards is stillbeing criticized, and more recently, there have […]
CICC TOKYO DAYORI vol.100
February 3 is the first day of spring, according to the old-styleJapanese calendar.In fact, it is cold today far from spring. But Okamezakura, early-blooming cherry trees or SAKURA are preparingtheir buds and begins to bloom from the end of February to the beginningof March near my office in Tokyo. There are many varieties of cherrytrees, and the most famous cherry tree in Japan is the Somei-yoshino.They usually begin booming in late March. According to the cherry blossom Somei-yoshino forecast for 2025announced by a weather information service company at the end ofJanuary, blooming will begin in Tokyo on March 21, followed by Fukuoka,Kochi, Hiroshima, and Yokohama on March 22. After that, […]
CICC TOKYO DAYORI vol.99
How are you all doing? In Japan, the “scorching hot summer” has come to an end and we havesuddenly entered “winter”. Normally, the wonderful season of"autumn" comes between "summer" and "winter", but perhaps due to theinfluence of global warming, this year we skipped "autumn" andwent straight into "winter" unfortunately… BTW, changing the subject, in this essay I would like to share theaftermath of the “series of robberies” that I introduced withTokyo Dayori issued in February 2023.All the members who were directing the robberies and were hiding inManila at that time were arrested.With this, it seemed that the situation had calmed down for the timebeing, but recently, there have been many robberies […]
CICC TOKYO DAYORI vol.98
The LDP held its presidential election on September 27 and a newpresident was elected from among nine candidates. Of the unusually largefield of candidates, the youngest, who was considered a major contender,faltered. Various media have analyzed his failure to win the presidency,and one of the reasons has been pointed out to be his attempt to rapidlypromote the separate surname system for married couples.[1]I am neither for nor against this system. In my case, my fortune wouldbe better if I changed my family name, so I gladly changed it when I gotmarried. If people feel inconvenienced, they should not change theirlast name. What is so wrong with that? I asked my […]
CICC TOKYO DAYORI vol.97
"Improvement of Market Information Stimulates Attraction of Businessfrom Abroad" In order to promote new business, companies in developed countries, not limited to Japan,create a business plan and decide on the allocation of investment and human resourcesafter the settlement of a board meeting.As a necessary part of business plan preparation, "Return on Investment" (RoI) isalways an important criterion.ROI is an indicator that shows how much profit the invested money has generated.The higher the ROI number, the more cost-effective and valuable the investment.Measuring ROI is important because it quantifies how an investment has paidoff in terms of business profits and allows for an accurate determinationof its effectiveness. However, I have rarely seen […]
CICC TOKYO DAYORI vol.96
April to May are months of good weather, and we get outside and becomemore active in Japan. Bears also come out of hibernation and move aroundactively in search of food.In recent years, there have been many reports of bear attacks in variousregions from Hokkaido to western Japan. In FY2023, a record 219 peoplewere affected, with Akita Prefecture having the highest number ofaffected people at 70. In Akita Pref., last month, two police officers,who were trying to transport a man who had entered the mountains to pickbamboo shoots and died after being attacked by a bear, were alsoattacked by a bear and seriously injured.Originally bears were afraid of humans and lived […]
CICC TOKYO DAYORI vol.95
In daily life in Japan, identity verification is required in varioussituations such as payment, point allocation, member confirmation,check-in, entrance and exit, etc.I also use the service using an IC card, smartphone, etc., but everytime I use it, I have to go through the trouble of searching for the app.It's such a waste of time and a pain for me. There is also the risk oflosing my card or smartphone if I carry it around. I believe there isa growing desire to use services more safely and easily. It also takesa lot of work on the part of the store to check.Meanwhile, Hitachi Ltd., one of Japan's leading electronics manufacturers,is proposing […]
CICC TOKYO DAYORI vol.94
There is an athlete who involved Japan into a vortex of enthusiasm last year.His name is Shohei Ohtani, who led the national baseball team of Japanto the victory by beating the world's strongest team “USA” at the finalmatch of the “World Baseball Classic (WBC)”, held March last year where20 national teams had participated from their own countries.He is a real top MLB (Major League Baseball) player in the USA who wonthe MVP award twice and very much famous as the real two-way player inpitching and hitting, and he captivated even people, who had no interestin baseball until the WBC.Since the WBC, Shohei has been featured in the Japanese media almostevery […]
CICC TOKYO DAYORI vol.93
Less than a month remains in this year.As the saying goes, "time flies like an arrow," and as I have gottenolder, I really feel the time passing quickly.Here's a bit of a look back at this year.I think 2023 was the year of AI.AI has been a sophisticated and difficult technology that onlyscientists could handle. Now, however, AI is making inroad into many aspects of ourdaily lives. A news reports showed Japanese companies develop AI system foreducation.An AI-assisted system launched by “A” company in May analyzes theresponses of students using images taken during lessons. It compilesdata on the concentration levels of students based on the direction of theirgaze and the […]
CICC TOKYO DAYORI vol.92
Designing Future Society for Our Lives～Saving Lives・Empowering Lives・Connecting Lives～ Not many may be aware but the phrase spelled out in title aboveis the main theme held up for upcoming World Expo (referred to asthe WORLD’s FAIR) to be held in Osaka, Japan from April 13 throughOctober 13, 2025. It was approved at the General Assembly of theBureau International des Expositions (BIE) back on December 1, 2020.This would be the second time Osaka hosts a World Expo, overhalf century after previously hosting in 1970.World Expo is an international exhibition held every five yearswhere nations showcase their latest and best inventions across awide range of industries, including but not limited to technology […]