CREATIVE KIDS TOP Uncategorized The Annual Top 10 Digital News Stories

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2026.02.12
The Annual Top 10 Digital News Stories

Our annual "Top 10 Digital News Stories."

There are 20 nominations this year (2025).

You can vote until tomorrow's Digital New Year's Party, so please do.

・Ayu's anime song performance canceled following a "beheading" post

・Osaka Expo: Packed with Digital Technology

・"National Treasure" and "Demon Slayer": New Records Set by Aniplex and Toho

・Music Awards Hosted by a Coalition of Five Music Organizations

・Switch 2, a global hit

・The Fuji TV Controversy

・100 million My Number cards issued; health insurance cards to be phased out

・Cyberattacks on Asahi and Askul

・The Active Cyber Defense Act was enacted

・Stablecoins Launch in Japan and the U.S.

・World Humanoid Robot Games Held in Beijing

・Smartphone Law Takes Effect Amid Concerns Over the EU Digital Act

・Netflix to Acquire Warner for 11 Trillion Yen

・Gemini and ChatGPT: A Fierce Battle for Generative AI Supremacy

・The explosive growth of AI-generated content and the rise of infringement issues

・AI-driven unemployment is becoming a reality—plumbers are at greater risk than white-collar workers

・AI Regulations: U.S. Withdraws, EU Postpones Implementation; Japan Enacts AI Promotion Act

・Investment boom in semiconductors, data centers, undersea cables, and AI

・Italian Brain Rods are all the rage among elementary school students

・Disney Invests 150 Billion Yen in OpenAI


　

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  • Digital Picture Book Author

    Professor, Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
    Director, B Lab
    Chairperson, Learning of Tomorrow (General Incorporated Association)
    Chairperson, CANVAS

    After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo, he served as a visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab before founding the NPO CANVAS and the Learning of Tomorrow Association, a General Incorporated Association, and assuming the role of representative. He serves as an outside director for Matsuya Co., Ltd., Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., and Digital Garage, Inc.
    He has served on various government committees, including the Information and Communications Council of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, as well as the NHK Central Broadcasting Program Council. He also serves as a director of the Digital Signage Consortium, among other roles. He holds a Ph.D. in Policy and Media.
    His publications include *Turning On Children’s Creativity!*, *What Are Smart Kids Doing on Their Smartphones?*, *The Forefront of Online Education in Japan: Considering Learning in the Post-COVID Era*,“What Is Programming Education? 45 Questions Parents Want to Know,” and “Declaration on Digital Education.” He has also provided supervision for numerous works, including “Ah, I See! Programming Education for Parents and Children Through Manga.”