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2026.08.31
Learning of Tomorrow News

• From creating teaching materials to guiding students: How can we make smart use of AI in the classroom? (MIT Technology Review)

・One in five young people “never read” even manga or textbooks… A University of Tokyo research lab’s study reveals the close relationship between the “brain” and “reading and writing” (Toyo Keizai Online)

・AI App Specialized for Education: Ministry of Education to Develop It; Pilot Study to Be Conducted During FY27 (Asahi Shimbun)

・Can be incorporated into “Information I” and “Inquiry” courses; the Matsuo Lab at the University of Tokyo is recruiting schools to implement its AI curriculum (Children and IT)

・Why Is It So Hard to Pass Down Knowledge About Game AI Development? Yoichiro Miyake of Tokyo University of the Arts and Others Discuss a Systematized AI Education Curriculum [CEDEC 2026] (Game Business.jp)

・Digital Addiction from Digital Textbooks? South Korea’s “AI Digital Textbooks” Were Discontinued After Just One Semester; A Lesson from Risky Politically Driven Initiatives (JBpress)

• The “invisible strengths” possessed by children who will “improve academically” in the future—strengths that “test scores” alone cannot reveal… Can they develop through encouragement from teachers? A look inside the survey (Toyo Keizai Online)

・University Science and Engineering Transition Fund to Receive 110 Billion Yen in Additional Funding; Waseda, Keio, and Sophia Universities Intend to Utilize It (Asahi Shimbun)

• The Claim That “Overusing AI Makes You Stupid” Is True: MIT Proves the Horror of “Cognitive Debt” That Doesn’t Disappear Even After a Month (Toyo Keizai Online)

・Turning the Digital Deficit Around in the Age of AI: A Strategy Outlined by a Former Entrepreneur and METI Bureaucrat (Michitaka Tsuda) (Forbes JAPAN)

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    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.”