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Jul 5, 2021 TED Talks have been one of the internet’s more positive aspects since they began popping up online, and a format that has been replicated for a variety of situations. In 2011, students at Waseda University created their own version of the Technology, Entertainment and Design conference via a non-profit called TED×WasedaU. It is currently the only TEDx Japan organization that offers presentations in both Japanese and English, a decision that underlines the students’ des...

Jun 28, 2021 The mood on her Twitter feed was dark and full of anxiety, so LaShawn Toyoda, 36, decided to do something about it. “People were really upset, scared and stressed out,” she says. “With the Olympics coming up, worries about the pandemic were exacerbated by the slow rollout of the vaccine and the lack of (English-language) information about the voucher system. They had no idea when they would get one, and resources in languages other than Japanese were scarce.” Toyod...