Nov.

In preparation for an interview with Seigo Matsuoka for HOSEI ONLINE, I visited the Kadokawa Musashino Museum in Higashi-Tokorozawa, Saitama Prefecture. Seigo Matsuoka, who participated in the Asahi Education Conference, is the director of the museum, which was designed by Kengo Kuma.
The building is much more powerful than it looks in the picture, and looks like a "block of stone. A brand-new shrine stands in front of it. The presence of this shrine gives meaning to the giant stone or rock as a sacred object.

Once inside, there is a "book forest" called the "Bookshelf Theater. A stroll here requires some "getting used to. For example, when one goes to a place in the Edo period, one observes, "There is this and that. This is the idea of a library classified in an exhaustive field. We must change our way of thinking. What would you do? It is to think, "If it were me. Imagine, "If it were me, I would put this book here and this book there, and make the place like this. This is not "reference" but "play of association and imagination. The forest of books demands that we play with books. It is not a matter of conforming oneself to social norms, but of always thinking in terms of "what I would do.

The Musashino Corridor, which focuses on Musashino, is also very interesting. It is a regional museum built within a museum. Another difference from public libraries and museums is that "people" such as Seigo Matsuoka, Kengo Kuma, Norio Akasaka, Hiroshi Aramata, and others are visible. Usually, unless a facility bears the name of its founder or a so-called "literary museum," you cannot see the face of a person, but rather the face of an institution, such as the national, prefectural, city, or university government. The fact that the museum was created with the involvement of an individual gives rise to the idea of "what I would do. You can find many interesting books that you did not know about. For me, who often buys books through searches and the Internet, "chance encounters" are truly a blessing from the forest of books.

As I have done before at other high schools, I gave an online lecture to students at Denenchofu Gakuen High School about what college is like, and afterwards had a dialogue with some of them. I was asked many questions that I myself would like to answer seriously, such as, "How can I gain a little confidence? It was a very fulfilling lecture and roundtable discussion.

We had a meeting to discuss the HOSEI Museum's events and other matters. After that, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government explained the preliminary screening for the "Women's Activity Promotion Award" by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government. Later, he chaired a meeting of the Public Relations Committee of the Japan University Accreditation Association (JUAA).

The University Newspaper reported on the meeting. The "Daigaku Shimbun" is the media outlet that organized the online lecture and roundtable discussion with Denenchofu Gakuen High School that will take place on November 28. They will combine today's interview, the lecture, and the roundtable discussion into an article. Since high school teachers are our readers, we would like many high schools to know about our university's efforts.
After that, there was a meeting with Nikkei Newspaper regarding the contribution. The Nikkei frequently calls on us. In the past, they asked us to contribute an article on the branding process of our university. This time, they asked us to write about the university and its future prospects in the Corona Disaster.
After that, I had another meeting with Nikkei Newspaper. It was decided that the series will run every Tuesday from January to June. This will bring the number of weekly serials to two newspapers, along with the Mainichi Shimbun. We have to write the article systematically.
After the report from the Internal Audit Office, there was a video shooting of the Hakone Ekiden (relay relay race) cheerleaders, which will be held on the second and third days of the New Year. This year, we will not be able to cheer along the roadside. Therefore, we called on the participants to "cheer together in front of the TV".
After a meeting of the "HOSEI2030 Promotion Headquarters," a recording was made for the "SGU Interim Evaluation. In previous years, I have spoken directly to the evaluators, but this year, since the evaluation will be online, I will provide explanations on PowerPoint images for them to listen to.

The meeting of the Executive Trustee, an extraordinary meeting of the Trustee, a round-table meeting of the Trustee, and a meeting of the Crisis Response Headquarters were also held. This was followed by a round-table meeting between the President, the university's Trustee, and the officers of the supporters' association. Although the first Supporters' Association event since the summer was cancelled, the meeting of branch directors and this round-table meeting were held in person, without food, to prevent infection. I believe that it was very important to talk to the parents face-to-face about the measures the university has taken and its future prospects.

The Japan Association of Private Colleges and Universities held its Trustee meeting and fall general meeting. The annual meeting, usually held in Kyoto, was held in Tokyo and online.

The annual Asahi Shimbun newspaper-sponsored "Asahi Education Conference" was held at the university's Sky Hall, and was broadcast remotely in real time (archives will be made available at a later date). This year, Mr. Seigo Matsuoka, Director of the Editorial Engineering Research Institute, and Mr. Kengo Kuma, an architect, visited the conference and gave lectures and trilogies under the title of "Future Universities for Diversity: Places for Reading Many, Meeting, and Reading Together. As universities around the world are undergoing major changes as a result of the Corona disaster, we wanted to convey the message that deepening the language through reading, which is a traditional style of university learning, has the potential to create new types of learning necessary for universities in the future. My keynote speech was titled "Five Things I Discovered at the Corona Disaster. When we look back at what we used to do face-to-face, we find that we exchanged a great variety of information. Looking back at what we used to do with words, it is clear that we were communicating not only the meanings of words, but also various nuances. What was the classroom to the university?" What did time mean to the university?" respectively, and finally, he proposed "What is important? Seigo Matsuoka and Kengo Kuma spoke about "What is reading? Perhaps we should have pursued the question of "what is reading" more in university education, but we have not given it serious thought until now. I was able to confirm that research on the process of "reading" has not progressed in the academic world, and that it should be done. We also discussed the time for learning and the space for learning. I believe that the Corona Disaster allowed us to think about what is important.
We would like to use this opportunity for new developments.

A meeting of school principals and a HOSEI2030 management meeting were held.

We held a dialogue with the President HOSEI ONLINE, which will be published in early December. This time it was with Mr. Masahiko Shimada, Professor of the Faculty of Intercultural Communication Studies and author. I wrote about my thoughts on Mr. Shimada's novels in "Message from President to Everyone" (July 28), so I will not repeat them here. On that day, I had a lot of fun listening to him talk about "Bread and Circus," which is currently serialized in the "Tokyo Shimbun," the TV dramatization of his work in Korea, and the opera he was planning to perform this year. Mr. Shimada is a person of " Practical Wisdom for Freedom," who has thoroughly researched the power structures in Japan and the world, and creates stories based on the assumption of a darknet-like movement that can outmaneuver these structures. In other words, he is a storyteller who creates "stories of resistance. Incidentally, if you thought the "darknet" described in "Snowdrop" was fiction, "Edward Snowden has already created it," he says. I'm intrigued.
Further after that, the University and Affiliated Schools Council and the Dean's Council were held.

The Executive Trustee Meeting, the Budget Planning Committee, and the Crisis Response Headquarters Meeting were held.

With the donation from Ms. Hiroko Niiya, a graduate of the University, the "Emperor Niiya Tadashi Scholarship" will begin operating in the next fiscal year with a rapid change in household finances. Therefore, we held a ceremony to establish the Emperor Shintani Scholarship. Due to family circumstances, Emperor Shintani has had to support his parents financially and his siblings through college since he was young, and he has had a very difficult time. After his marriage, he and his wife enrolled in the School of Correspondence Education university and continued their studies through schooling while working. However, in his 50s, His Imperial Highness was diagnosed with cancer and passed away. Respecting the wishes of His Imperial Highness, who was very fond of the university, Yuko donated money to the university. On the day of the ceremony, a letter of appreciation was read and handed over. It was a touching moment.

Afterwards, I gave a lecture on "Circular Society in Edo," a project of the students of the University's "Extracurricular Education Program. The lecture was given both to some participants in person and via online transmission. I began by giving an overview of Edo (present-day Tokyo) and its circulation practices. The students then took a quiz on "Shokunin Karuta" (artisan cards). The quiz was to find out who were the artisans in the Edo period who recycled and remade things. The students then presented and discussed the recycling of plastic bottles and the problems they face today. Then, in groups, the students made suggestions on how to reduce waste in their daily lives. I was impressed by the many ideas that came up, many of which I would not have thought of easily, and first-year students also participated. They were very happy to be able to participate in such a project. For me, who cannot give classes, it was a great opportunity to learn what students think and what they are looking for in the Corona Disaster.

After attending a management meeting of an outside company, I had a meeting with NHK to discuss a radio program, followed by a meeting to discuss the " Practical Wisdom for Freedom Award. We received 42 applications this year. We are very pleased with the interest. First, we narrowed down the list from among all the applications. From among the finalists, I prepared a list of five candidates and their reasons in writing, which we discussed and decided on the "Grand Prize" and four other prizes. The heated discussions with the staff were extremely interesting. It was a great opportunity for me to learn about the situation in my department. It was a very good opportunity. Please look forward to the results on the day of the event.

I greeted the Hosei University Supporters' Association at a round-table meeting of branch managers held at the Ichigaya Campus. After that, I attended the second session of the Hyper-Editing Platform [AIDA], a course for working people hosted by the Editorial Engineering Institute at the Institute. The day included a lecture and discussion with Hiroyuki Ishi, a researcher on environmental issues and author of "The Global History of Infectious Diseases.

A planning meeting of the Japan Association of Private Universities and a meeting of the Executive Trustee Japan University Accreditation Association (JUAA) were held.

The Mayor of Kitsuki City, Oita Prefecture, visited the meeting. This was followed by an interview with the Management Subcommittee of the University Evaluation Committee. Furthermore, the Gender Equality Task Force Meeting, the Crisis Response Headquarters Meeting, and the Information Security Committee Meeting were held later.

The Executive Trustee Meeting, the Trustee Meeting, the Trustee Roundtable Meeting, and the Budget Planning Committee Meeting were held.

The Executive Trustee meeting of the Japan Association of Private Colleges and Universities was held. The selection committee for the Obutsu Jiro Prize was then held at the Asahi Shimbun. Once again this year, the evaluation was divided. After heated discussions, the decision was made.

At the symposium "Human Rights Education and Enlightenment: Current Situation and Future" organized by the Tokyo Metropolitan Human Rights Enlightenment Center at the Tokyo International Forum, I gave a lecture titled "Young People Learning Human Rights to Survive and Thrive in Freedom. The Hosei University Charter, the President Message based on the Hosei University Charter, the Diversity Declaration, and the SDGs Statements are all deeply related to human rights. He also talked about the "Practical Theory for Changing Society," a lecture with the participation of several faculty members in Faculty of Social Sciences, and the book "It's About Time We Talk about Social Movements" (Akashi Shoten), which was published based on the lecture. I have been asked about this book in various places, so I wanted to introduce it here as well. I spoke in particular about Hosei University Charter detail, with the message that human rights should not be regarded as a problem of distant strangers who are discriminated against, but something that one should know in order to live out one's own freedom.

Today, the university festival is being held in person at the Ichigaya and Koganei campuses. I really wanted to go see the festival, but I didn't want to disturb them. The secretary of the President office went to see the festival and reported it to me on line. It seems that each classroom was clearly marked with its capacity, ventilation was provided, plastic partitions were used, and other measures were taken to prevent infections. I was very happy to hear that the students had regained their original way of presenting their extracurricular activities. The best thing is that the students are in good spirits. There were also several appreciative comments from parents.

The President of the Japan Association of Private Colleges and Universities and several Executive Trustee met with the Ministry of Finance to exchange views. Afterwards, they returned to the Office of the President to discuss the serialization of the SMBC newsletter.

The Executive Trustee ' Meeting, the Roundtable Meeting of the Executive Trustee, the Crisis Response Headquarters Meeting, and the Executive Directors' Meeting were held.

He was interviewed by the Kumamoto Nichinichi Shimbun newspaper regarding the publication of "Bitter Sea, Pure Land, and Japan: Ishimure Michiko and the Spirit of God Modae" (Shueisha), which was released in late October. Michiko Ishimure is from Minamata City, Kumamoto Prefecture.

As a project of the Admission Center, I gave a one-hour lecture to the students of Chiba Prefectural Chousei High School, followed by a 30-minute dialogue that went over the scheduled time. As I said, dialogue with students always produces excellent results. I myself become more deeply involved in thinking about how universities should be. This time, too, they asked very deep questions. I am grateful to the Admissions Center for their hard work in organizing this event.

By the way, this was the first time for us to use the Meet system, which is a PowerPoint presentation, but it is difficult to see the speaker's face when the PowerPoint screen is displayed. So, the staff of the Admission Center shared the PowerPoint screen, and I only talked. This trial and error was one of the new experiments in using the remote.

I remotely recorded a 10-minute lecture titled "Edo for Water" for the "Green Infrastructure Japan Network National Conference" to be held on the afternoon of November 7. The video recording had been done with a prompter, but I connected to the other party remotely, and used a PowerPoint presentation with notes on my computer screen, or if there were no illustrations, a draft for the prompter, and used that as a reference while speaking into the camera as much as possible. Having a host allows me to check the quality of the screen and the way the voice comes through. In this case, too, I finished the session by re-telling the parts where my voice had been cut off. The quality of the video is not as good as a professional camera and prompter, but it can be used in a hurry. During the past few months, we have been experimenting with various uses of the remote.