Leadership

Various discussions are underway, such as the revision of the Course of Study and the change of English tests in university entrance examinations, but I am concerned about English education. By the way, there is an opinion that solid English ability is cultivated from “reading ability”. Communication with people from all over the world is now indispensable in various scenes, but how can you acquire the solid English skills necessary for that purpose?

While Edge Computing will continue to spread across industries in 2020, there will still be growing pains as organizations learn what types…

Even at this age, I feel that there is still a lot to learn. When you belong to the IT industry, you are often exposed to new technologies and trends, so you have no choice but to feel that way. What I felt I needed to study this time was marketing automation.

As 2019 winds down and we all begin thinking about the future of Edge Computing in 2020, one thing is clear: Edge…

At the time of this writing, the Rugby World Cup qualifying pool is in place. After the opening ceremony, we watched the opening match between Japan and Russia, the match between New Zealand and South Africa, in which the top contenders suddenly clashed, and the match between Japan and Ireland, which was reported in Japan and abroad as “Shizuoka’s Shock”.

I thought a little about the transformation of group sports into professional leagues. The trigger was the concept of a professional league revealed by Mr. Kiyomiya, who became the vice president of the Japan Rugby Union, and the news of Mercari’s transformation of J1 Kashima Antlers into a subsidiary of J1 Soccer announced on July 30.

In my last column, I discussed whether the move toward a consumption tax hike and the Tokyo Olympics would be a trigger to improve the cashless ratio. With the implementation of the consumption tax hike approaching, at last, this time I would like to focus on recent developments other than the consumption tax hike that will affect the future of payments.

If I were to become a new member of society in the age of Reiwa, what would I do? I thought about it for a moment. Although he spent about 30 years each in the Showa and Heisei periods, he certainly had the experience of becoming a new member of society full of hope and anxiety a long time ago.

In my last column, I talked about who could play a leading role in the near future if a payment revolution were to occur in Japan in which the cashless ratio would increase sharply. At the time of writing (3/12), there are almost 200 days left until the consumption tax hike from October, and almost 500 days until the Tokyo Olympics. It is hoped that one event will trigger a significant increase in the cashless ratio.

The other day, I had the opportunity to listen to Mr. Nakanishi, Chairman of Nippon Keidanren at the Foreign Correspondents’ Association 20 About a minute Society 5.0. It was a place to talk about it and hold a question-and-answer session. The first thing that impressed me was Mr. Nakanishi’s ability to respond in English rather than the content.