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2023.05.15
B Lab Newsletter, Vol. 11

EMAIL NEWSLETTER Vol. 11 (May Issue)

◆ Featured Project: 

B Lab Nagasaki Launches Community Center Workshop: “First-Time Filmmaking for Seniors”!
Starting in April, a filmmaking workshop utilizing iPads available at the Sanwa Community Center in Nagasaki City has begun. The 12 participants are residents in their 60s through 80s who feel anxious or hesitant about using digital technology. Over the course of four sessions, they will take on the challenge of creating films based on their hobbies, memories, and the local natural and cultural landscapes.
Read more here
◆ Introducing
a B Lab Researcher

Taisho Saito / CEO, Steins Co., Ltd.
B Lab researchers are active at the forefront of various industries. This month, we spoke with Taisho Saito, who earned a master’s degree in physics from Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia’s national university, and currently serves as CEO of Steins Co., Ltd.
Read more here
◆ What’s New! for Each Project

As part of TBS’s SDGs Week initiative, “Make the Earth Smile Week,” we’re holding a Future Chart Workshop on May 18 and 19 at TBS’s “Make the Earth Smile Plaza”! Children will take on the role of future Minato Ward Mayors, gain an understanding of social issues, and work together to develop policy proposals.

Neurodiversity Project
We’re working to raise awareness about brain diversity and help people understand that, even in the same environment, individual characteristics can make life easier or more difficult for different people! As the first step in our activities, we’ve decided to hold an exhibition titled “The World in Our Minds” and held a kickoff meeting with all participating members!

On Tuesday, May 30, at 5:00 PM, we will host a public recording session at iU for Fuji TV’s official YouTube program, “#Shigotozuki: Leaders’ Ways of Thinking [Introductory Edition].”The theme this time is the much-discussed “ChatGPT.” Along with a lecture on how ChatGPT works and its applications in the business world, we’ll hold a presentation contest where iU students will share their ideas for using ChatGPT. We hope you’ll join us.

We are introducing “Statista,” a world-class global database, to all students and faculty members. We are working to create a campus environment that uses data science to support and enhance entrepreneurs’ creativity and proposal-making skills, as well as to promote and raise awareness of this approach. Furthermore, by sharing this with educational institutions across Japan, we aim to promote and raise awareness of the use of data infrastructure in Japanese education.

KINIX is developing and promoting a new sport that fuses indoor cycling with esports. We have begun activities toward implementing “KINIX in iU.”


◆ B Lab Chapter News: B Lab chapters are spreading across the globe, both virtually and in person. This month, we bring you updates from two chapters: B Lab Dhaka and B Lab Singapore♪
◎ B Lab Dhaka Hello
, everyone. My name is Sharif Uddin Ahmed Rana. I have been working as an academic, researcher, and business consultant for over 10 years, specializing primarily in sustainability in the areas of people, projects, and policy analysis.
Read more here

◎ B Lab Singapore
One&Co Singapore, home to B Lab Singapore, has expanded to the 10th floor. Moving forward, we will continue to grow and excel in both our services and our environment while evolving as a platform that connects business opportunities between Japan and Singapore. We’ll keep providing inspiration based on the concept of bridging the gap “from minus one to zero.”

◆ Announcements
from Partner Organizations and Researchers
● “Global Job Hunting & Career Change Strategies” on sale May 24!
(Study Abroad Sommelier Co., Ltd. / Shoichi Okawa)
IBC Publishing is releasing a book that explains “global-standard job-hunting” methods—essential knowledge for college students in these uncertain times. Be sure to check it out at bookstores nationwide and on Amazon.
⇒ For details, click here

● Pearl Seminar Announcement
(RSE Laboratory Co., Ltd.)
We will hold a seminar on June 30 to help you thoroughly master the basics of pearls and develop the skills to observe and identify various pearl materials. Even if you’re new to pearls, you can start with the introductory session, so please join us.
⇒ Click here for details

● “web3BB Tokyo 2023”—a summit where companies from Japan and abroad gather to discuss the future of Web3 and AI—is coming!
(Pivot Tokyo)
This summit focuses on web3—a topic that has recently garnered significant media attention—from a corporate perspective. You’ll gain insight into the latest information and case studies from Japan and abroad regarding this new technology, whose potential is expanding even further through integration with AI.
⇒ For details, click here
● [
Metaverse Summer Festival! Meta-Matsuri 2023 Summer Edition] Part 1 Confirmed! Exhibition fees waived for up to 120 booths
(Vma plus Co., Ltd.)
Open your own store in the metaverse! The metaverse summer festival “Meta Festival 2023: Summer Campaign” is officially confirmed! Shop at the booths and enjoy live performances by top artists and popular VTubers on a giant live screen using your avatar!
⇒ For details, click here

● We’ve released a press release announcing the prototype of the financial education service “Moneychat”!
(Steins Co., Ltd. / iU Visiting Professor / Taisho Saito) This is Japan’s first “point-earning” financial education service where users learn about
money through quizzes and, by solving them, can earn “FSCC,” a cryptocurrency developed by FISCO Co., Ltd.
⇒ Click here for details
● The activities of the
VR art museum were featured in a book!
(Steins Co., Ltd. / iU Visiting Professor / Taisho Saito)
In the new book *How Our Communication Will Change in the Metaverse*, to be released on April 28, the activities of the VR art museum “WESON MUSEUM”—a collaboration between myself, Saito, and artist Uemura—were featured.
⇒ For details, click here

● We held a seminar on “Common Mistakes in Mid-Career Hiring and Tips for Dealing with Recruitment Agencies”!
(Vibes-Jobs)
We held an online seminar covering key points to keep in mind when hiring mid-career professionals, including what you can reasonably expect from recruitment agencies and common pitfalls to avoid. We have a wealth of know-how on successful mid-career hiring!
⇒ Click here for details

● [10 Years Since the Rana Plaza Collapse] A collaborative campaign between the slow fashion brand “Enter the E” and the social contribution app “actcoin” has launched!
(Daichi Usui, Social Action Foundation)
It has been 10 years since the “Rana Plaza” collapse in April 2013. While the public has come to recognize the deep-rooted problems of fast fashion, no viable alternatives have yet emerged.Enter the E, a brand dedicated to ethical fashion, has launched the “TEN” project. Based on the concept of creating new styles and values in fashion, it offers basic items that are “cool enough to wear for 10 years.” This project is collaborating with the social contribution app “actcoin” to run a giveaway campaign for users.
⇒ For details, click here

● Online Symposium
(Learning of Tomorrow)
An online symposium will be held during lunch hour (12:00 PM – 12:55 PM). We look forward to your participation.
・May 24 (Thu) “ Educational Transformation in the AI Era”
by Yukio Noguchi, Professor Emeritus, Hitotsubashi University ・June
7 (Wed) “ Implementing Inclusive Education: What We Can Do in Regular Classrooms Right Now” by
Shingo Aoyama, Associate Professor, Department of Child Studies, Faculty of Human Life Sciences, Notre Dame Seishin Women’s University / Director, Center for Inclusive Education Research
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May 2023, Vol. 11
Publisher: Nanako Ishido
Editor: Chika Masuda
Address: 1-18-13 Bunka, Sumida-ku, Tokyo
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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.”