Bookstores are in steady decline worldwide, and Japan is no exception. According to the Research Institute for Publications, the number of bookstores in Japan has almost halved in two dec...
Under the overarching theme Next Frontiers for Growth, from the 25th to 27th June 2024, the World Economic Forum will convene the 15th Annual Meeting of the New Champions in Dalian, Peopl...
We are only at the start of the artificial intelligence (AI) revolution. So how can we get past the hype and start to understand the opportunities and risks of this transformative technol...
文化遺産は、人類が共有する歴史の重要な一部であり、インスピレーション、革新、創造の朽ちることのない源泉です。文化多様性の本質的な部分であり、過去、現在、未来をつなぐ架け橋となっている文化遺産は、私たちの社会を形作ってきた多様な伝統、信念、慣習を理解し、尊重する機会を提供してくれるものです。これこそが、文化遺産の保全・活用が極めて重要である理由です。
El patrimonio cultural es una parte vital de nuestra historia humana colectiva y una fuente perpetua de inspiración, innovación y creación. Forma parte intrínseca de nuestra diversidad cu...
Cultural heritage is a vital part of our collective shared human history and a perpetual source of inspiration, innovation and creation. It is an intrinsic part of our cultural diversity,...
“AI can be beautiful but AI can be diabolical, just like people,” says veteran musician and producer Nile Rodgers, “I think that any tool that allows an artist to create is an amazing thi...
“There’s no doubt about it that the ‘manosphere,’ as it’s termed, is a growing and worrying situation… I think they are outriders but there’s too many of them to just let it go and not be...
It is important to recognize the value of art in addressing and responding to situations of crisis, both on an individual and collective level. By embracing art as a means of expression a...
As China is facing a crisis of rising seas on a level unseen by any nation in the world, the country has been employing creative policy solutions to combat the issue. Since 2014, the Chin...
As the world becomes increasingly globalized, the need to conserve the social histories of its diverse communities is more urgent than ever.
A record 100 million people are displaced worldwide as they flee conflicts or the effects of climate change. Of these, 32.5 million are refugees and many are under 18. Migration and displ...
Now in its 29th year, the Crystal Award honours exceptional artists and cultural leaders whose important contributions to society have made a tangible impact on improving the state of the...
As summer sizzles in the northern hemisphere, you might be looking for a good book to take on holiday, or to help you travel in your imagination.
A highpoint of every World Economic Forum Annual Meeting is the official concert which this year was performed by Yo-Yo Ma and Emanuel Ax. While the musicians played a Catalan folk tune a...
