activities

One of the students in my senior-year seminar is from Gunma, and his father is Professor Omori, the current president of Kyoai Gakuen Maebashi International University. Through this connection, I was invited by the Gunma Association of Corporate Executives—of which Prof Omori is a senior member—to give a lecture. The event consisted of a 90-minute […]

The main topic of the discussion centered on the findings of social science research to date regarding “basic income/BI,” including reports that a two-year experiment in Finland resulted in an increase in the employment rate and a decrease in the number of people leaving their jobs. Professor Hirahara noted that, within the research communities of

This seminar centered on the themes of “reputation economics” and “a world without money,” with discussions focused on the “evaluation economy” as explained by Toshio Okada and Elon Musk’s vision for the future. The panelists examined the possibility of a transition from a monetary economy to a credit-based economy, and ultimately to an economy based

The main purpose of this salon, held under the theme “Passion and Business: What’s Wrong with Making Money?,” was to discuss the relationship between business and money from a Buddhist perspective. At the beginning of the seminar, Mr. Nishihara discussed the meaning of profit in the context of passion and business, as well as giving

A discussion on the future of physical AI and manual labor was held between His Eminence Otani Guwen, Head of the Hongwanji Sect, and Professor Hirahara. Professor Hirahara described physical AI as “the fusion of robotics and AI” and discussed the background behind the development of robotics such as Aibo and Asimo in perspective. During

In the main session of the seminar, Professor Hirahara spoke on the topic of how to develop an “artistic vision” for business, while Monk Nishihara explained the importance of having a vision and the need to break away from the status quo to aim for tenfold growth. Professor Hirahara touched on the relationship between art

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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