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2026.09.14
Learning of Tomorrow News

・Reading Comprehension Among Teens at Lowest Level This Century; Smartphone Use Cited as Cause—OECD Survey (Reuters)

• How Can AI Be Used in Learning, Inquiry, and Career Planning? A University of Tokyo Professor Offers Guidance to High School Students (Children and IT)

・One-size-fits-all instruction has its limits! Children leaving the classroom… Learning about “the qualities of a principal” from a public school that drastically reduced school refusal 19 years ago through “inclusive diversity” (Toyo Keizai Online)

・Debate on “Ministerial Guidelines” for Digital Textbooks Nears Conclusion; Focus Shifts to Grade Levels and Subjects for Implementation… Parliamentary League Calls for “Paper-Based” Learning (Yomiuri Shimbun Online)

• “I wondered what I’d do if I died.” The option to skip school: A hospital-run alternative school that helps children who refuse to attend school (Nippon TV News)

・Japanese High School Freshmen Use Social Media Sparingly; Rank Last in AI Learning Frequency—OECD Survey (Jiji.com)

・Kyoto Bunkyo University, where over 14% of students come from correspondence schools: “Special Admissions,” “No Required First-Period Class Due to Health Considerations,” “A High School on Campus”… Why the Support Is So Extensive (Toyo Keizai Online)

・The World's Smartest Tutor Doesn't Know His Student Is Only 7 Years Old (Forbes JAPAN)

• First-of-its-kind "Baccalaureate Program Taught in Japanese" at a Tokyo Metropolitan High School… Tokyo Metropolitan Board of Education’s Major Reform to Transform "Under-enrolled Commercial High Schools" Set to Launch in the 2028 School Year into Colleges Preparatory Schools (Toyo Keizai Online)

・Ami Town, Shimane Prefecture: Following “Island Study Abroad,” “Adult ~,” and “Parent-Child ~,” the next initiative is Japan’s first <town-run correspondence high school>… The mayor of this remote island town says, “It will be a place where students from diverse cultural backgrounds can learn from one another” (Yomiuri Shimbun Online)

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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.”