Economic Policies under Japan’s New Cabinet: Wish List and Prospects
イベント予定パネルディスカッション/Panel discussion共催/Joint EventFriday, 8 November 2024 8:00 - 9:15 JST
Japan had two elections—LDP President (September 27) and House of Representatives (October 27)—that elected a new prime minister. During the two elections, many economic policy proposals were presented and debated. The webinar will discuss economic policies that are likely to be adopted and those that are unlikely to be adopted but desirable for the Japanese economy.
Towards Building Multicultural and Multilingual Safe Large Language Models
イベント予定講演会/LectureMonday, 11 November 2024, 10:00-11:00 JST
As generative AI becomes more widely used, it is crucial for AI models to accurately reflect cultural and linguistic risks in different regions. Identifying harmful content specific to each culture must be continuously updated. This requires collaboration between AI researchers, social scientists, policymakers, and practitioners to form a global community for ongoing discussions. This event will discuss frameworks to sustain such communities, welcoming those interested in AI safety and governance.
From Competitors to Partners: Banks’ Venture Investments in Fintech (Lecture by Prof. Manju PURI)
イベント予定講演会/LectureTuesday, 12 November 2024 10:30-12:00 JST
Prof. Manju Puri has hypothesized and found evidence that banks use venture investments in fintech startups as a strategic approach to navigate fintech competition. She first documented that banks’ venture investments have increasingly focused on fintech firms. She found that banks facing greater fintech competition are more likely to make venture investments in fintech startups. Banks target fintech firms that exhibit higher levels of asset complementarities with their own business. Finally, instrumental variable analyses showed that venture investments increase the likelihoods of operational collaborations and knowledge transfer between the investing bank and the fintech investee.
Individualism in Japanese Life (Lecture by Prof. John LIE)
イベント予定講演会/LectureTuesday, 26 November 2024, 13:00-14:30 JST
We have been repeatedly told that Japan is a "collectivist" or "group-oriented" society, in contradistinction to the United States and other Western countries, which are said to be "individualist." The argument strikes me as wrong, at best. After briefly rebutting the received view, I trace the genealogy of the mistaken idea and explain its cogency.
From Invisible to Visible Genders (Lecture by Prof. Tricia OKADA)
イベント予定講演会/LectureFriday, 6 December 2024, 15:00-16:30
This lecture will cover ethnographic research on Filipino trans women or transpinay before, during, and after migration in Japan from the 1980s to the early 2000s. Drawing from an intersectional invisibility (Purdie-Vaughns & Eibach, 2008) framework, it will relate the Filipino trans women’s migration experiences to the cases of current issues transgender migrants are facing. This talk will also explore how social media and films create spaces to show and negotiate the (in)visibility of genders.
Environmental Problems in Developing Countries: What Role for Taxation? (Lecture by Michael KEEN, Ushioda Fellow)
イベント予定講演会/LectureWednesday, 11 December 2024 10:30-12:00 JST
Many low income countries face severe environmental problems. They also face an urgent need for tax revenue to finance social needs and economic development. Can environmental taxes provide a way to meet both objectives? Drawing on a recent book, this lecture will take stock of the most pressing of the many environmental challenges faced by low income countries—including in air quality, waste management, soil quality, deforestation, congestion, adaptation to climate change—and consider to what extent improved tax policy can simultaneously help address them and raise a significant amount of tax revenue.
A Conversation with the Ambassador of Georgia to Japan “Japan viewed from inside and outside”
イベント予定対話/DialogueAvailable from Friday, 13 December 2024 17:00 JST
H.E. Mr. Teimuraz LEZHAVA, Ambassador of Georgia to Japan, who has deep knowledge and insight into Japanese culture and business practices, and Professor SHIMAZU Naoko, a global historian who has studied Japan from an external perspective, will explore one of Tokyo College’s key research themes, “Japan viewed from the inside and outside.”
We invite you to join us for this insightful and engaging discussion.