Yasuhide Nakayama
As Governor Michael Dukakis wrote in his Opening Remarks at the 4th Shinzo Abe Conference on March 28, 2025, in Tokyo: “I am thrilled that Nguyen Anh Tuan will carry this message forward. His presence at this conference highlights a significant trip to Japan, which began on March 24, 2025, during which he has engaged with government leaders, business visionaries, distinguished scholars, and outstanding students, as well as participated in key political events. The mission of his trip is to advance the AIWS and Shinzo Abe Initiative, fostering deeper connections between Japan and the United States, and amplifying Japan’s vital role on the global stage through the AIWS Government 24/7 initiative.”
As the Representative of the Boston Global Forum (BGF) in Japan and Taiwan, I am deeply honored to have arranged an agenda for Mr. Tuan during his special trip to Japan from March 24 to March 30, 2025.
On March 26, I accompanied Mr. Tuan to visit Ishikawa Prefecture and meet with Governor Hiroshi Hase.
During the meeting at the Governor’s office, when Governor Hase asked him what he intended to achieve with his visit today, I proposed the idea of organizing a conference here. Immediately, in a flash of inspiration, Nguyen Anh Tuan spoke: “The earthquake brought immense pain and loss to Ishikawa, but let us transform this suffering and the devastation caused by nature into new miracles. This will serve as a reminder to humanity to cherish nature, to avoid causing disasters and destruction to both people and the environment ourselves. Here, we will give birth to ideas, initiatives, and creative programs to build a better humanity in the era of artificial intelligence, within the AI World Society (AIWS), ensuring that humanity does not bring about disasters for itself through artificial intelligence.” With that spirit, BGF, together with Governor Hiroshi Hase and the Ishikawa government, will organize a conference in September 2025—not a conference to solicit donations to recover from the 2024 Ishikawa earthquake, but one that uses Ishikawa as a foundation to collaboratively develop action programs to prevent human-made disasters in the AI era.
