Japan is allocating another ¥1.5 trillion ($9.9 billion) to boost its chip and artificial intelligence endeavors, including moonshot foundry project Rapidus. The government’s extra budget for the fiscal year to March sets aside ¥1.05 trillion to develop and research...
Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Letter Congratulating President Macron
Tokyo, November 23, 2024 His Excellency Emmanuel Macron President of the French Republic Your Excellency, It is with great pleasure that I extend my heartfelt congratulations on your being honored with the 2024 World Leader for Peace and Security Award by the Boston...
Every day a picture to memorialize Abe at AIWS City
Following the Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and Security, many have contacted the Boston Global Forum to confirm their contributions to the Shinzo Abe Initiative. From August 8, 2022 (one month after his assassination), this Abe Hall will start to operate. Former...
The new ‘AI rulebook’ for technology innovation in the UK government
To improve the regulation of Artificial Intelligence, the UK government have put forth an AI rulebook to protect data and promote responsible AI use. These proposals, pitched in the AI rulebook, look toward the future regulation of Artificial Intelligence, and take a...
The Quiet, Compelling Leadership of Shinzo Abe
Roger B. Porter The stunning, senseless death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe by an assassins’ bullet in Nara illuminates the vulnerability of political leaders. Abe’s legacy reminds us of the powerful influence of quiet diplomacy and of how one...
World leaders say farewells to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
The Shinzo Abe Digital Memorial Hall on AIWS City introduces select quotes from world leaders: German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said he was "stunned and deeply saddened" by news that former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe died on Friday hours after he was shot...
Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and Security
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, the first leader who received the World Leaders Award for Peace and Security honored by the Boston Global Forum (BGF) on 12/12/2015, has dedicated to Japan and to world’s peace and security. Prime Minister Abe was senselessly assassinated on...
Building Shinzo Abe Digital Memorial Hall on AIWS City
To honor Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s legacy and to continue his work dedicated to world, the Boston Global Forum has established the Shinzo Abe Initiative for Peace and Security: The Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Digital Memorial Hall on AIWS City (House of Honor Section)...