E-Journal

May/June 2024 Issue

May/June 2024 Issue

Generative AI – Opportunities & Challenges

Publisher's Note
How Do We Interact with AI?
By Masakazu Toyoda
Exclusive Interview
From 30 Years of Stagnation to Sustainable Growth: Economic & Industrial Policies Supporting the Structural Transformation of the Japanese Economy
Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry
Ken Saito
By Naoyuki Haraoka
Cover Lead
Generative AI – Opportunities & Challenges
By Naoyuki Haraoka
Cover Story 1
Roundtable with Dr. Yutaka Matsuo, Akiko Murakami, Chizuru Suga & Masakazu Toyoda(April 4, 2024)
Is AI a Friend or Foe of Humans?
By Japan SPOTLIGHT
Cover Story 2
Interview with Christian Huebner, Konrad Adenauer Foundation
The Merits & Demerits of AI, & Preparing the Way for Its Social Implementation Worldwide
By Japan SPOTLIGHT
Cover Story 3
Interview with Shinichi Yamaguchi, Associate Professor at the Center for Global Communications, International University of Japan
Towards a Balanced AI Strategy That Achieves High Productivity, Creativity & a Just Society
By Japan SPOTLIGHT
Cover Story 4
Interview with Kunihiro Tanaka, Founder & CEO, President, SAKURA internet Inc. (April 9, 2024)
Generative AI at the Core of Japan’s Startup & Growth Strategy
By Japan SPOTLIGHT
Cover Story 5
Interview with Jerry Sheehan, Director for Science, Technology and Innovation, OECD
OECD Supports Hiroshima AI Process to Achieve Better Social Well-Being
By Japan SPOTLIGHT
Special Article 1
Europe-China Relations: Trying to Reconcile Economic & Global Concerns in a Changing Bilateral Context
By Reinhard Drifte
Special Article 2
Indian Jesuits in Japan
By Mukesh Williams
Special Article 3
Taiwan’s Presidential Election & Future World Affairs
By Shingo Ito
Special Interview 1
Interview with Ryuichiro Takeshita, Chief Global Editor of PIVOT (Feb. 7, 2024)
PIVOT – a Japanese Media Startup with Global Ambitions
By Japan SPOTLIGHT
Special Interview 2
Interview with Taizo Ohta, Chairman of the Executive Committee of FactorISM (Feb. 14, 2024)
Local Factories as Magnificent Entertainment Venues
Economic Indictors for Japan
Number of Japanese Permanent Residents Overseas Rising
By Nobuo Iizuka
Contents (#255)
Generative AI – Opportunities & Challenges
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Generative AI – Opportunities & Challenges

Japan SPOTLIGHT