Japan: In March, ten university students from Niigata Prefecture traveled to Texas to explore agriculture and climate change as part of a Japan-U.S. exchange program. During their six-day visit, the Japanese students collaborated with their Texan counterparts. The Texas students are expected to visit Niigata Prefecture this August. This initiative is supported by the U.S.-Japan [...]
Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is gaining significant attention, and there is an increasing interest in harnessing its advantages. However, are there potential risks involved? On March 16, prominent Israeli historian Yuval Noah Harari and Toshikazu Yamaguchi, president of The Yomiuri Shimbun Holdings, talked about the role of newspapers in the age of AI and strategies [...]
How many of you have been on a short-term mission trip? There is a team of long-term workers in Buddhist Cambodia who hosted a short-term team in May. This missionary team has been in Cambodia for years, inviting these Buddhists to consider the claims of Christ. They want to [...]
Japan has much “soft” power, meaning the world loves aspects of their popular culture. All over the globe, people have gained a taste for anime, video games, and martial arts. More recently, the Japanese have added another cultural export: the Shinto religion. In this century, the Internet has provided [...]
