Video Report: Traditional Sake Making Added to Intangible Cultural Heritage List! Protecting Traditional Culture and Passing It On to the Next Generation（①Shuso Imada, General Manager, Japan Sake and Shochu Information Center ②Tatsuya Ishikawa, Head Brewer, Tsukinoi Sake Brewery/Chair, Japan Toji Guild Association/Vice-chair, Preservation Society of Japanese Koji-based Sake Making Craftmanship）

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March 18, 2025

Video Report: The Seventh Strategic Energy Plan (Ms. Yukari Takamura, Professor, Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo)

March 4, 2025

Video Report: Will Gen Z’s Oshikatsu Be the Key to a Recovery of Consumption? (Mr. Yohei Harada, Professor, UX Course, College of Design Engineering, Shibaura Institute of Technology)

February 27, 2025

Video Report: The Second Trump Administration and the Future of Japan-US Relations (Dr. Takayuki Nishiyama, Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Seikei University)

February 19, 2025

Video Report: Expanding Possibilities for Education with Metaverse Classes (Vice-principal and Metaverse Students, Yushi International High School)

February 18, 2025

Video Report: Healthy Elderly Persons Working in the Era of 100-Year Life Expectancy (Dr. Shinya Ouchi, Professor, Graduate School of Law, Kobe University)

February 5, 2025

Video Report: Connecting the World: The Road to Expo 2025（Mr. Hiroyuki Ishige, Secretary General, Japan Association for the 2025 World Exposition）

February 4, 2025

Video Report: Outlook for Politics in 2025: The Future of Political Parties（Dr. Yuri Kono, Professor, Department of Political Science, Faculty of Law, Hosei University ）

January 15, 2025

Video Report: Global Economic and Financial Trends and Japan in 2025 (Dr. Sayuri Shirai, Professor, Faculty of Policy Management, Graduate School of Media and Governance, Keio University）

January 10, 2025

Video Report: Outlook for Japanese Diplomacy in 2025: Stabilizing the Asia Pacific Region 80 Years After World War II（Dr. Taizo Miyagi, Professor, Faculty of Law, Chuo University）

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