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
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,
The lecturers discussed the ideological divide between generations, focusing in particular on the differences in values between the postwar generation (the baby boomers) and their children (Generation X). The conversation ranged from the secularization of mythology and Nietzsche’s idea that “God is dead” to contemporary anime and superhero culture, and the group discussed how works
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
Lecturer Ohtani Guen, Head of the Temple, and Dr. Hirahara engaged in a dialogue on the concept of suffering in Buddhism and its evolution. They discussed the concept of the “Four Sufferings and Eight Sorrows,” particularly the sufferings of birth, aging, illness, and death, as well as the recognition of new forms of suffering among
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
On February 5th, I held a mini-lecture and panel discussion titled “D&I as a Management Strategy: What Silicon Valley Has That Fukuoka Doesn’t” at CIC Fukuoka, a beautiful and functional incubation facility located right in the heart of Tenjin, where my university, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU)’s Fukuoka satellite, is based. Thanks to our two