The Graduate Research Faculty of Media and Communication at Hokkaido University will hold a public lecture entitled "Democracy in the Age of AI: How to Reflect Public Opinion."

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[Date and time] October 23, 2026 (Friday) 16:30-18:00

[Location] Room 407, 4th Floor, Graduate Research Faculty of Media and Communication, Hokkaido University

[Moderator] Satoko Watanabe (Associate Professor Research Faculty of Media and Communication)

[Lecturer] Shotaro Miyasaka (Deputy General Manager, Politics and Diplomacy Group, Policy Reporting Unit, Nikkei Inc., and Data and Investigative Reporting Center)

Graduated from Hokkaido University, School of Humanities and Human Sciences in 2005, and joined Nikkei Inc. After working at the Kumamoto Bureau and the Electronic News Department, he moved to the Political Department.

He was in charge of the Prime Minister's Office, served as the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the ruling and opposition parties, and oversaw and served as the desk editor for both the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors elections.
2023: Data Reporting Program, Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, USA.
I was the desk editor in charge of the front-page feature "α - The Future of 2 Billion People" for the New Year's issue of 2026.

For details on how to apply, please see here. *This will take you to the website of the Graduate School of International Public Relations, Media and Tourism, Hokkaido University.