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Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University held an experiential event titled “Art and D&I: ‘See, Create, Think.’” In collaboration with Heralbony Co., Ltd., the art NPO BEPPU PROJECT, and others, the university implemented a program that allowed students, faculty and staff, and local community members to experience diversity through art. A total of 45 participants, including students, […]

This conference was held under the theme “We Don’t Need Motivation.” Participants included His Eminence Otani, the Head of the Shingon Sect; Professor Hirahara; and Reverend Nishihara. Reverend Nishihara argued that the concept of motivation is, in fact, unnecessary, citing Aesop’s fable of the three bricklayers as an example to explain how differences in sense

Under the theme “We Don’t Need Psychological Safety,” this conference featured a discussion on the intersection of Buddhism and science. Professor Hirahara explained that the concept of psychological safety is often misunderstood, noting that its original meaning—as proposed by Professor Edmondson—is to foster innovation by allowing for challenges and failures within an organization. The Professor

I was largely delighted that Professor Takahashi from the School of Integrated Psychology at Ritsumeikan University OIC came to visit me “yet once again” (this is the second time in the last 10 days…)! The purpose of this visit was to hold a strategy meeting—with about five of us, including Dr. Mimori, the director of

The discussion focused on emotional dynamics and the use of emotions in marketing, examining the interpretation of emotions and the concept of “emotional pornography.” Professor Hirahara provided a detailed explanation of the history of behaviorist psychology, and participants shared various perspectives on emotional control and the use of emotional pornography. 感情の動きとマーケティングにおける感情の利用について議論が行われ、感情の意味付けと「感動ポルノ」という概念について検討された。平原教授が行動主義心理学の歴史について詳しく説明し、参加者たちは感情の制御と感動ポルノの利用について様々な見解を共有した。

During the meeting, there was a detailed discussion regarding U.S. and Israeli military attacks on Iran, the detention of the Venezuelan president, and the relationship between the AI companies Anthropic and OpenAI. Participants discussed how Anthropic’s AI was used to simulate the operation in Venezuela and the company’s exclusion from the Department of Defense. They