Author: Daniel Bugan The cooperative relationship between Japan and South Africa came under the spotlight during a lecture by His Excellency Mr Shigeru Ushio, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan to South Africa, Eswatini and Lesotho. The lecture was hosted by Stellenbosch University’s Japan Centre on 18 October 2024. In his presentation entitled “Japanese Diplomacy…
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Author: Inge Odendaal In 2023, Prime Minister Kishida’s cabinet, along with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT), and the Council for Future Studies, unveiled an ambitious plan to boost student mobility.[1] This plan aims to increase the number of Japanese students studying overseas while also attracting international students to Japan, hoping…
Author: Inge Odendaal The launch of ChatGPT, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool, has been a watershed moment.[1] In just two months after its release in November 2022, it attracted over 100 million users, propelling generative AI into the mainstream and expanding accessibility.[2] This impact extends to Japan, where its influence on society has been…