Office closure due to the “Golden Week” holidays in Japan
Please be noted that our office will be closed from the 29th of April to the 7th of May 2023for the "Golden Week" holidays in Japan.We are sorry for any inconvenience that may be caused to you.
Report of CICC Conference on National Digital Policies and Flagship Projects in the New Normal Era
Date Feb. 9, 2023 Place Zoom Webinar Report: In Asian countries including Japan, IT policies and projects for the new normal era have been promoted toward transforming ourselves into a new social economy that makes full use of digital technology. In order to mutually understand its developments and to share such IT expertise among Asian countries, CICC held a conference on "National Digital Policies and Flagship Projects in the New Normal Era" on February 9, 2023, connecting 7 countries online. IT-related government key persons from 6 Asian countries (Brunei, Cambodia, Lao PDR, Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam) with Japan participated this conference and gave presentations on their initiatives. We would like […]
CICC TOKYO DAYORI vol.88
We are currently having the criminal case which is making noise in Japan now.The case has been taken up by Japanese media every day, and the public is closely watching the progress for police investigation.The case is a series of robberies aiming at rich people, especially for seniors.It has occurred widely in Japan, and serious injuries and murders have been occurred due to robbery. The culprit is a special confidence man group, and the number of cases has been increased rapidly.The characteristics of this criminal case are the followings. Criminal groups are composed of “instructors” and “executors”. The “instructors” are Japanese, and said to be outside of Japan (probably in […]
Office closure due to winter vacation(Dec. 29, 2022～Jan. 3, 2023)
Please be noted that our office will be closed from 29th December,2022 to 3rd January, 2023, for the New Year holidays.
CICC TOKYO DAYORI vol.87
The voice recognition systems have become popular. I put "Alexa" at mybedside and every night I ask her by voice what time to wake me up thenext morning. When I first experienced voice recognition, I was surprised anddelighted, as if a fairy tale had come true. Still, I didn't ask sillyquestions like "Who is the most beautiful woman in the world?" The latest AI analyzes not only human voices but also various sounds.AI has made sounds visible to people with hearing impaired. JR East launched the test operation at Ueno Station, a commuter hub inTokyo.I also use Ueno station for my commute. So, I saw what it is reallylike. AI […]
2022 WASEDA - IAC World Digital Government Rankings
The Institute of Digital Government at Waseda University Tokyo, in cooperation with the InternationalAcademy of CIO (IAC) has released the results of its World Digital Government Rankings for 2022.This report represents the 17th consecutive year of monitoring and surveying worldwide digitalgovernment development in 64 countries. Click here
Report of VietNam-Japan Digital Transformation Forum on Inclusive Digital Society
Holding time Oct. 12, 2022 Holding place JW Marriott Hanoi Holding result CICC and MIC (Viet Nam) co-hosted a joint seminar, after three years absence due to COVID-19 pandemic, in Viet Nam/Hanoi on12th October, 2022 under the theme of “Viet Nam-Japan DX Forum on Inclusive Digital Society”. The forum started off with opening remarks by MIC Deputy minister, H.E. Nguyen Huy Dung and by Mr. Koichiro URABE of CICC, and with VIP greetings from Mr. Matsumoto of Embassy of Japan in Viet Nam followed by keynote speeches from MIC (Viet Nam), MIC(Japan), Digital Agency (Japan), and by presentations from IT firms from both countries (4 from Japan and 3 from […]
CICC TOKYO DAYORI vol.86
“Autumn is Around the Corner!” After consecutive brutal heat and humid days (in the 40s with 85%-90%)during this summer season in Japan, another great season to enjoy thenature is around the corner. Yes, “Autumn”.Would assume that Spring season is being well-recognized by peopleworldwide as the best timing to enjoy pink-colored “cherry blossoms”,meanwhile Autumn is another one to enjoy nature of green colored leavesturning into red-and-yellow-in-various-gradations of “Ko-Yo”(Autumnfoliage, if you will) and to enjoy “Momiji-Gari” activities.The Japanese word of “Momiji-Gari” or, "autumn-leaves hunting," cantranslate literally to maple-leaves-hunting. It refers to the activityof viewing the red-and-yellow painted trees while strolling aroundfields through the crisp & fresh autumn air. Mountains are dyed inbeautiful […]
CICC TOKYO DAYORI vol.85
“My heart from the Silk Road country Uzbekistan” This past July I made my first business trip in three years to the SilkRoad country of Uzbekistan in Central Asia.Since my private visit to Uzbekistan in 2014, friendship between Japanand Uzbekistan has been one of my life's work.I have many friends in Uzbekistan.Uzbekistan is one of the most pro-Japan countries in the world.However, 95% of Japanese do not know about Uzbekistan.Uzbekistan is a former Soviet Union country that gained independence in 1991.The Soviet Union forcibly took 650,000 prisoners of war from thedefeated Japanese army in World War II.At the same time, 25,000 Japanese POWs were forcibly taken toUzbekistan, creating a lot […]
Office closure due to summer break
Please be advised that our office will be closed for summer break from 11thAugust to 15th August, 2022.We will resume work on 16th August.