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Nanako Ishido

Professor at Keio University; Ph.D. (Policy and Media)
; Director
of B Lab; Chairman
of the Board of the General Incorporated Association for Learning of Tomorrow; Chairman of the Board of CANVAS

After graduating from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo and serving as a visiting researcher at the MIT Media Lab, he founded the NPO CANVAS and the General Incorporated Association Learning of Tomorrow, among others, and assumed the role of representative director.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. He holds a Ph.D. in Policy and Media.
His publications include *Flip the Switch 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,” as well as numerous works with supervision, including “Ah, I See! Programming Education for Parents and Children Through Manga.”

English follows

《Local Government》
・Member, Tokyo Metropolitan Government Advisory Committee on Enhancing the Appeal of Metropolitan High Schools (Nov. 2025–)
・Advisor, Yamaguchi Prefecture “Human Resource Development for a New Era” Initiative (Aug. 2021–)
・Member, Kyoto Prefecture Council for the Promotion of Traditional and Cultural Manufacturing Industries (Sept. 2016–)
・Member, Kanazawa City Digital Transformation Council (Apr. 2022–Mar. 2024)
・Member, Dazaifu City Comprehensive Strategy Promotion Committee (Apr. 2021–Mar. 2023)
・Representative Member, Ichikawa City Future Creation Council (April 2021–April 2022)
・Member, Mie Prefecture Industrial Promotion Vision Advisory Board (March 2020–March 2021)
・Member, Gifu City Education Creation Council (May 2017–December 2017)

《Companies》
・Digital Garage, Inc.: Outside Director (June 2025–)
・Fuji Media Holdings, Inc.: Outside Director (June 2025–)
・Fuji Television Network, Inc.: Outside Director (March 2025–)
・Matsuya Co., Ltd.: Outside Director (May 2022–)
; FiNC Technologies Co., Ltd.: Outside Director (March 2023–March 2025)
; AmuseumParks Co., Ltd.: Outside Director (January 2020–March 2025)
・Gilia Co., Ltd.: Outside Auditor (April 2019–May 2025)
・Mobility Transformation Consortium: Steering Committee Member (September 2017–March 2023)
・Outside Auditor, UEI Co., Ltd. (August 2017–September 2020)
・Director, AZ Holdings Co., Ltd. (July 2014–June 2016)
・Director, Film Art Co., Ltd. (April 2014–June 2016)
・Representative, creative space amu (April 2014–June 2016)・Commentator on the
CX-affiliated program “Tokudane!” (April 2013–March 2018)

《Public Interest Organizations》
・Executive Director, CiP Council (General Incorporated Association) (March 2025–)・Director, Neurodiversity (
NPO) (December 2024–)
Member, Advisory Board, Information Processing Society of Japan (July 2023–)
・Member, Advisory Committee, Next Generation Development Office, Institute of Industrial Science, The University of Tokyo (March 2022–)
・Specially Appointed Professor, Professional University for Information Management and Innovation (June 2021–)
・Director, B Lab (June 2021–)
・Member and Director, Founding Preparatory Committee, Japan Society for STEM Education (September 2017–)
・Selection Committee Member for “DX Stocks 2023,” a joint initiative of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and the Information Processing Society of Japan (June 2023)
・Expert Member, Committee on Common-Purpose Projects, Association for the Administration of Compensation for Public Transmission for Educational Purposes (May 2021–June 2024)
・Vice Chair, NHK Central Broadcasting Program Council (June 2020–February 2022)・Member,
NHK Central Broadcasting Program Council (March 2018–February 2022)
・Member, Urban Development and Sustainability Committee, Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games Organizing Committee (June 2015–September 2021)
・Superhuman Sports Association Academy (June 2015–)
・Member, Advisory Board, Creative City Council (2015–)
・Director, Digital Textbook and Educational Materials Council (April 2014–September 2018)
・Director, Mobile Content Review and Operation Monitoring Organization (2008–May 2018)
・Director, Digital Signage Consortium (2008–)
・Vice Chair,
Public Awareness and Outreach Committee, Council for Promoting a Safe Internet (2012–2018)
; Member, Study Group on Internet Infrastructure Development (July 2018)
; Chair, Applications Subcommittee (2020)
; Endorser and Member of the Steering Committee, Future Learning Consortium (May 2017–December 2020)

《Judges》
・Judge for the SoftBank Industry-Academia Collaboration Project AWARD (2024)
・Judge for the “Docomo Future Lab” Programming Contest hosted by NTT DOCOMO, Inc. (2023, 2024)
・Judge for the MM Research Institute Grand Prize (2023, 2024)
・Selection Committee Member for the National Personnel Authority President’s Award (2022, 2023, 2024)
・Judge, Asahi Advertising Awards (2023, 2024)
・Judge, Maejima Hisoka Prize, Communications Culture Association (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation) (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
・Selection Committee Member, U-22 Programming Contest (2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
・Platinum Grand Prize Judge (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017,2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
・Selection Committee Member for the Official Mascot Character of GEEEN × EXPO 2027 (International Horticultural Exposition) (2023)
・Judge for the Digital Agency’s e-Gov Data Contest (2023)
・Member of the JISA Award Selection Committee (2022, 2023, 2024)・Judge,
Wakayama Prefecture “Kino-kuni ICT Programming Contest” (2021, 2022)
・Judge, Japan Game Awards “U18 Division” Finals (2018, 2019, 2020,2021, 2022, 2023)
・Good Design Award: Judge and Focus Issue Director (2015, 2016, 2017)
・100BANCH Mentor (2020, 2021)
・LEGO Education Teacher Award 2018 Judge (2018)
・Amazon Educational and Learning Toys Grand Prix Judge (2017, 2018)
・MESH Project “Designing a ‘Like’ Contest” Judge (2016)
・App Koshien 2016 Judge (2016)
・Microsoft “Imagine Cup 2016” Judge (2016)

"Other"
· "Change Tomorrow" Executive Committee Chair ·
International Digital Ehon Fair Executive Committee Chair ·
Workshop Collection Executive Committee Chair

● Recommendation Blurbs
: “Let’s Play with Biscuits: Programming for Preschoolers and Elementary School Students” (Shoeisha)
; “Exciting Programming for Elementary School Students, Volume 2” (Nikkei BP)
; “Play! Learn! Everyone’s Introduction to Programming: Kids, Gather ’Round!” (Rick Telecom)
; “Children’s UX Design: Digital Experiences for Play and Learning” (BNN Shinsha)
; “Get Started with Exciting Robot Programming Using Studino” (Nikkei BP)
;“Learning Revolution: The ‘$100 PC’ Project from MIT That’s Changing the World” (Eiji Publishing)
• “Exciting Programming for Beginners with Raspberry Pi” (Nikkei BP)
• “Exciting Programming for Elementary School Students” (Nikkei BP)

● Major Awards
: 2018—Parenting Award 2018, “Koto” Category; 2017—
Rakuten Technology & Innovation Award 2017, Concept Award for “Heart” (Human Resources and Education Category)
; 2016—Bungeishunju, *The New Qualities of a Leader*“125 Talented Individuals Revitalizing Japan”
2013: Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award—Commendation for Individuals Contributing to the Promotion of Information Technology (CANVAS)
2013: Good Design Award—Best 100 (Workshop Collection)
2012: Good Design Award (tap*rap Series)
2012: Kids Design Award (tap*rap Series)
2011: Selected as one of “AERA’s 100 People to Rebuild Japan” (AERA)
2007: Kids Design Award (CANVAS)
2002: Received the Hatakeyama Award from the Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers (graduated at the top of the class)

● Major Media
: “Parents Should Try Programming Too: ‘The Act of Learning’ Inspires Children,” *Nikkei* “Ikumu” (May 20, 2024)
; “I Hope They’ll Take on Challenges They Enjoy While Embracing the Changes of This Era of Fluidity,” Nikkei Shimbun Morning Edition “The Nikkei Magazine” (October 20, 2023)
• “Generative AI: Let’s Learn How to Use It Wisely,” Mainichi Shimbun Morning Edition (July 25, 2023)
• “Parents Should Let Go of Outdated Values: An Interview with Nanako Ishido, Chairperson of the NPO CANVAS, on How to Engage with ICT,” Asahi Shimbun Morning Edition, “EduA July Issue” (July 11, 2021)
— “Nurturing Logic, Creativity, and Programming Skills: Nanako Ishido,” Nihon Keizai Shimbun Morning Edition, “Personal Views and Insights” (July 25, 2018)
— “Smartphones and Infants: Is It Okay?”, Asahi Shimbun Morning Edition “Debate” (July 12, 2018)
; Asahi Shimbun GLOBE “The Power to Break Through” (January 7, 2018)
; Asahi Shimbun Morning Edition “People” (January 6, 2015)
; and many others. Please see our Media.
https://creativekids.jp/media/

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Nanako Ishido, Ph.D.

Professor, Keio University Graduate School of Media Design
; Director, B Lab
; President, Learning of Tomorrow
; President, CANVAS

Nanako Ishido graduated from the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Tokyo and conducted research as a visiting scholar at the MIT Media Lab. Ishido later founded CANVAS and Learning of Tomorrow and served as their president.

She currently serves as an outside director of Matsuya Co., Ltd., Fuji Media Holdings, Inc., and Digital Garage, Inc., and leads the Neurodiversity Project. She has held numerous government and public positions, including membership on the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications’ Information and Communications Council and the NHK Central Program Council. She also concurrently serves as a director of the Digital Signage Consortium. She holds a Ph.D. in Media and Governance.

Her publications include “Children’s Creativity Switch!”, “What Are Smart Kids Doing with Smartphones?”, “The Forefront of Online Education in Japan: Considering Learning in a Post-COVID World,” “What Is Programming Education? 45 Questions Parents Want to Know,” and “Digital Education Manifesto,” among others. She has also edited numerous books, including “Understanding Programming Education Through Manga: For Parents and Children.”

●Public Duties
(Government)
・Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC): Member of the Study Group on Improving Literacy for ICT Utilization (November 2022–)
・Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI): Chair of the Study Group on Digital Skill Standards Review (December 2021–)
・Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT): Member, Expert Committee on School Education Informationization (September 2021–)
・Member, Deliberation Committee of the Consortium for the Promotion of Intellectual Property Creation Education, Cabinet Office (January 2017–)
・Cabinet Office (CAO) Intellectual Property Creation Education Promotion Consortium Review Committee, Committee Member (January 2017–)
・Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC): Public Local Information and Communication Advisor (2007–)
・Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT): Member of the Central Council for Education Temporary Committee (July 2021–March 2023)
・Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), Committee Member for the Future Direction of Digital Textbooks (September 2020–June 2021)
・Expert Committee Member of the Cabinet Office Regulatory Reform Promotion Council (December 2019–July 2021)
・Cabinet Secretariat (CAS) Administrative Reform Promotion Council, Member of the Expenditure Reform Working Group (April 2019–March 2020)
・Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Industrial Structure Council, Committee on Industrial Science and Technology Policy and Environment, Member of the R&D and Evaluation Subcommittee (December 2018–December 2022)
・Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) Commission on ICT Global Strategy in the Digital Transformation Era, Member (December 2018–May 2019)
・Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) National Institute of Science and Technology Policy, Member of the Science and Technology Foresight 2019 ICT & Analytics Subcommittee (November 2018–June 2020)
・MIC Review Meeting on Future L Alerts, Committee Member (July 2018–December 2018)
・Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) 2nd National Conference of UN Wall Newspapers for Elementary and Junior High School Students, Jury (June 2017–)
・Cabinet Secretariat (CAS) Council for the Implementation of Education Rebuilding, Member (November 2016–May 2017)
・Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) Conference on the Promotion of Programming Education, Committee Member (July 2016–March 2018)
・Reconstruction Agency, Committee Member for the “New Tohoku” Project (July 2016)
・Statistics Bureau, Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) “STAT DASH Grand Prix 2016” Application and Idea Contest for Utilizing Statistical Data, Jury Member (March 2016)
・Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) Expert Committee Member for Developing Logical Thinking, Creativity, Problem-Solving Skills, and Programming Education at the Elementary School Level (April–August 2016)
・ METI New Industrial Structure Committee of the Industrial Structure Council, Committee Member (September 2015–June 2017)
・ CAS E-government Open Data Strategist Meeting Working Group on Promoting Usage, Constituent Member (Feb. 2015–Apr. 2016)
・ CAS Council for the Revitalization of the Local Economy: Promoting the Utilization of IT, Constituent Member (Feb.–Jun. 2015)
・ METI Council to Strengthen the Dissemination of Rural Broadcasting Content, Committee Member (December 2014–April 2015)
・ MEXT Research Committee on Programming Education, Committee Member (December 2014–May 2015)
・ METI Seminar: Utilization of Telework and Wi-Fi, etc., to Unlock the Full Potential of Local Regions, Committee Member (October 2014–June 2015)
・ MEXT Council to Promote the Utilization of ICT in Education, Committee Member (April–August 2014)
・ METI ICT Dream School Council, Member (June 2014–March 2015)
・ METI Information and Communications Advisory Board, 2020-ICT Knowledge Infrastructure Policy Special Committee, Basic Policy Committee (March–October 2014)
・METI Committee to Research a Common Framework for Information Dissemination During Natural Disasters, Member (March–July 2014)
・METI Review Meeting to Consider the Modalities of Subtitles, etc., in the Smart TV Era, Committee Member (Jan. 2014–June 2014)
・CAO Program for Impulsing Paradigm Change through Disruptive Technologies (ImPACT), Overview Reviewer (2014)
・CAS: Advisory Panel on the Modalities of Government and Administration, Committee Member (Oct. 2013–Oct. 2014)
・METI Innovation Creation Committee Member (Feb. 2013–Jun. 2014)
・METI Information and Communications Council, Member (2013–January 2021)
・METI Information and Communications Council, Member of the ICT Sectional Committee (2013–January 2021)
・METI Information and Communications Council, Member of the Information and Communications Policy Committee (2013–January 2021)
・METI Information and Communications Council, Member of the Telecommunications Business Policy Committee (2013–January 2021)
・METI Wireless LAN Business Seminar, Committee Member (March–July 2012)
・CAO Frontier Subcommittee of the National Strategy and Policy Council, Koufuku Committee Member (February–May 2012)
・・CAO Specialist Research Committee on Regulations and Institutional Reforms to Utilize Information and Communication Technology, Committee Member (Oct. 2010–Mar. 2011)
・CAS Roundtable of Public and Private Practitioners on Countermeasures Against Illegal and Harmful Information, Constituent Member (2008–)

《Local Government》
・Committee Member, Kanazawa City Digital Transformation Conference (April 2022–)
・Advisor for Human Resource Development for a New Era, Yamaguchi Prefecture (August 2021–)
・Member, Dazaifu City Comprehensive Strategy Promotion Committee (April 2021–March 2023)
・Member, Kyoto Prefecture Council for the Promotion of Traditional and Cultural Manufacturing Industries (Sept. 2016–)
・Representative Member of the Ichikawa City Ichikawa Future Creation Conference (April 2021–April 2022)
・Member of the Mie Industrial Promotion Vision Advisory Board (March 2020–March 2021)
・Committee Member of the Gifu City Education Creation Council (May 2017–December 2017)

《Public Organizations》
・Information Processing Society of Japan, Member of the Advisory Board (July 2023–)
・The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI), in collaboration with the Tokyo Stock Exchange and the Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA), “DX Stocks 2023” Selection Committee Member (June 2023)
・Professional University of Information and Management for Innovation, Specially Appointed Professor (June 2021–)
・B Lab, Director (June 2021–)
・Society for the Administration of Remuneration for Public Transmission for School Lessons (SARTRAS), Expert Member of the Common Purpose Project Committee (May 2021–)
・Japan Society for STEM Education, Member and Organizer of the Foundation Preparatory Committee (September 2017–)
・NHK Central Broadcast Programs Council, Vice Chairman (June 2020–February 2022)
・NHK Central Broadcast Programs Council, Committee Member (March 2018)
・The Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games, City Development and Sustainability Committee, Committee Member (June 2015–September 2021)
・Superhuman Sports Society, Director (June 2015–)
・Member of the Creative City Council Advisory Board (2015–)
・Content Evaluation and Monitoring Association, Commissioner (2008–May 2018)
・Digital Signage Consortium, Commissioner (2008–)
・Japan Internet Safety Promotion Association “Awareness Building & Public Relations Committee,” Vice Chair (2012–2018)
・Japan Internet Safety Promotion Association “Study Group on Internet Infrastructure Improvement,” Committee Member (July 2018–)
・Japan Internet Safety Promotion Association, Chairperson of the Application Subcommittee (2020–)
・Mirai no Manabi Consortium, Advocate & Member of the Management Meeting (May 2017–December 2020)

《Jury》
・NTT Docomo Future Lab Programming Contest, Jury (Oct. 2023–)
・GREEN×EXPO 2027 (International Horticultural Exposition) Official Mascot Character Selection Committee Member (Sept. 2023–)
・Digital Agency e-Gov Data Contest, Jury Member (Sept. 2023–)
・MM Research Institute Award 2023, Jury (June 2023–)
・National Personnel Authority Award, Selection Committee Member (December 2022–)
・Asahi Advertising Award, Jury (September 2022–)
・JISA Award, Selection Committee Member (2022–)
・Wakayama Prefecture Kinokuni ICT Programming Contest, Jury Member (Jan. 2021–)
・Tsushinbunka Association Mitsu Maejima Awards, Jury Member (Dec. 2019–)
・Japan Game Awards U18 Division Finals, Jury (September 2018–)
・U-22 Programming Contest, Jury (April 2017–)
・Platinum Award, Jury (2014–)
・Good Design Award, Jury (April 2015–December 2017)
・100BANCH Mentor (July 2020–)
・LEGO Education Teacher Award 2018, Jury (March 2018)
・Amazon Educational and Learning Toy Awards, Jury (Oct. 2017–Oct. 2018)
・MESH Design Contest: Designing the “Like,” Jury (July 2016)
・Teens Apps Awards 2016, Jury (July 2016)
・Microsoft Imagine Cup 2016, Jury (April 2016)

《Private Corporation》
・FiNC Technologies Inc., Outside Director (March 2023–)
・Matsuya Co., Ltd., Outside Director (May 2022–)
・AmuseumParks Inc., External Director (Jan. 2020–)
・GHELIA Inc., External Auditor (Apr. 2019–)
・Mobility Innovation Consortium, Steering Committee Member (Sept. 2017–Mar. 2023)
・UEI Corporation, Outside Auditor (August 2017–September 2020)
・Association of Digital Textbook & Teaching, Director (April 2014–September 2018)
・AZ Holdings, Inc., Board Director (July 2014–June 2016)
・Film Art, Inc., Board Director (April 2014–June 2016)
・Creative Space Amu, President (April 2014–June 2016)
・CXTV “Tokudane!” Commentator (April 2013–March 2018)

●Publications
: Disney-Pixar: Programming for Beginners (Kodansha) (April 2022)
; Computer & Programming Character Illustrated Book: Fun and Easy to Understand! Makes You Want to Try It! (Kumon Publishing) (March 2022)
・Daily Training: Programming for Beginners (Gakken Plus) (February 2022)
・Daily Training: Programming (Gakken Plus) (February 2022)
・Nikkei Premier: What Smart Kids Are Doing with Smartphones (Nikkei Premier) (July 2021)
・Detective Algo’s Fun and Useful Programming Introduction for Classroom and Self-Study: (1) Programming with Regular Polygons: Programming with Arithmetic (Chobun-Sha) (March 2021)
・Detective Algo’s Fun and Useful Programming Introduction for Classroom and Self-Study: (2) Programming with Automatons and Machines: Programming in Science (Chobun-Sha) (March 2021)
・Detective Algo’s Fun and Useful Programming Introduction for Classroom and Self-Study: (3) Creative Exploration: Programming in Japanese, Social Studies, Arts and Crafts, Music, and Home Economics (Chobun-Sha) (March 2021)
・Kumon STEM Navi Programming Series: Find Out with the Web “The Origins of the Internet” (Kumon Publishing) (January 2022)
・Kumon STEM Navi Programming Series: Chip Explains “The Role of Hardware” (Kumon Publishing) (January 2021)
・Kumon STEM Navi Programming Series: Stack Discusses “The Importance of Data Structures” (Kumon Publishing) (January 2021)
・Kumon STEM Navi Programming Series: Flow Shows “How Control Flow Works” (Kumon Publishing) (January 2021)
・Kumon STEM Navi Programming Series: And and Or Tell Us “How to Use Logical Operations” (Kumon Publishing) (January 2021)
・Kumon STEM Navi Programming Series: Challenges with Bug “How to Debug” (Kumon Publishing) (January 2021)
・Kumon STEM Navi Programming Series: Zero and One Introduces “Various Programming Languages” (Kumon Publishing) (December 2020)
・Kumon STEM Navi Programming Series: Thinking with AI “What Is an Algorithm?” (Kumon Publishing) (December 2020)
・Gakken Science Picture Book, December “Let’s Make Pancakes with Robots” (Gakken) (December 2020)
・The Forefront of Online Education in Japan – Considering Learning in a Post-COVID World (Akashi Shoten) (September 2020)
・Programming Girls! Series Volume 4: Erin: Search for Talented People (Kaisei-Sha)(March 2020)
・Understanding Programming Through Pictures for Beginners (Gakken Plus) (February 2020)
・Understanding Programming Education Through Manga: For Parents and Children (Impress) (February 2020)
・Programming Girls! Series 3: Maya, Make the Dance Party More Exciting (Kaisei-Sha) (January 2020)
・Programming Girls! Series 2: Sophia, Entering the Robot Race (Kaisei-Sha) (November 2019)
・Programming Practice Notebook for Developing Logical Thinking Skills (Gakken Plus) (September 2019)
・Programming Girls! Series 1: Lucy, Search for the Mysterious Message (Kaisei-Sha) (June 2019)
・My First Coding Book (Japanese) (Gakken Plus) (March 2019)
・Look Inside: How Computers Work (Japanese) (Gakken Plus) (November 2018)
・What Is Programming Education? 45 Questions Parents Want to Know (Jam House) (October 2018)
・Picture Book Adventure: Enjoy with “Pictures” and “Words” (Film Art, Inc.) (June 2018)
・Enjoy Learning While Playing! Scratch Programming for Elementary School Children (Natsumesha) (May 2018)
・Illustrated Book to Help You Understand Programming Education (Kodansha) (July 2017)
・Children’s Creativity Switch! Children’s Fort to Play & Learn – CANVAS’s Practice (Film Art, Inc.)
・Digital Education Manifesto – The Future of Children Playing & Learning with Smartphones (KADOKAWA EPUB Anthology)
・Do Children Dream of Digital Sheep? [1] Digital Education Starting at Age 0 (Book Walker)
・Do Children Dream of Digital Sheep? [2] Digital and Online Technologies Shaping Tomorrow’s Education (Book Walker)
・Do Children Dream of Digital Sheep? [3]Read & Write with Programming (Book Walker)
・How to Find Your Own Learning Style (Interview Article) (Film Art, Inc.)
・The Digital Textbook Revolution (Collective Work) (SB Creative Corp.)
・The Digital Signage Revolution (Collective Work) (Asahi Shimbun Publications Inc.)
・Next-Generation Media Moving Japan ~ Digital Signage Strategy, Front-Line Digital Signage (Collective work) (ASCII Media Works)
・Educating in the Arts: “The Power of Creation and Expression in Digital-Age Children” (Chapter 11) (Springer)

●Recommended Books I’ve Contributed To
: *Let’s Play with Biscuits! Programming for Preschool and Elementary School Students* (Shoeisha)
; *Exciting Programming for Elementary School Students 2* (Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.)
; *Playful! Understandable! Introduction to Programming for Everyone: Children, Gather!* (Ric Telecom)
・UX Design for Children – Digital Experiences of Play and Learning (BNN Shinsha)
・Exciting Robot Programming with Studuino (Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.)
・Learning Revolution: The $100 PC Project from MIT to Change the World (Eiji Shuppan)
・Exciting Programming with Raspberry Pi (Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.)
・Exciting Programming for Elementary School Students (Nikkei Business Publications, Inc.)

●Major Awards
2018 Parenting Award 2018 Koto Category
2017 Rakuten Technology & Innovation Award 2017 Concept Prize: Heart (People and Education)
2016 Bungei Shunju: “Conditions of a New Leader: 125 Exceptional People to Energize Japan”
2013 Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications Award, Award for Individuals, etc., Contributing to the Promotion of Computerization
2013 Good Design Award・Best Practice 100 (Workshop Collection)
2012 Good Design Award (tap*rap series)
2012 Kids Design Award (tap*rap series)
2011 AERA’s Selection of 100 People Who Will Revive Japan (AERA)
2007 Kids Design Award (CANVAS)
2002 The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers, Hatakeyama Award (Graduated at the top of the class)

●Media
CANVAS