Dealing with the Brussels Effect: How should Japanese companies prepare for the EU-AI Act? 5 - 東京カレッジ

Dealing with the Brussels Effect: How should Japanese companies prepare for the EU-AI Act? 5

When:
2025.07.08 @ 03:13 – 04:13
2025-07-08T03:13:00+09:00
2025-07-08T04:13:00+09:00
Dealing with the Brussels Effect: How should Japanese companies prepare for the EU-AI Act? 5
Zoom Webinar
Date(s) Monday, 28 July 2025, 12:00-13:00 JST
Venue

ZOOM Webinar (Register here)

Registration Pre-registration required (If you cannot attend on the day but would like to be informed of the YouTube link later, please register.)
Language Japanese only
Abstract

The EU-AI Act, passed on May 21, 2024 and to be entered into force on August 1, 2024 in EU, is a comprehensive regulation on the development and use of AI technologies. This Act will be gradually implemented until December 31, 2030, and will apply to all entities involved in the development, provision, and distribution of AI systems (including research institutions and the development community since the Act will apply to free provision).

 

Approximately 1,000 people from generic AI model providers, industry, civil society, and academia in the EU and abroad have gathered to discuss a “Code of Practice (CoP)” for AI, and the final version of CoP will be released in July 2025. The new CoP will become effective on August 2, 2025, and it is imperative that Japanese companies and organizations understand the impact of this regulation.

 

We look forward to the participation of companies, research institutions, and development communities involved in the development, provision, and distribution of AI-related technologies as an opportunity to deepen understanding of the “Brussels Effect” brought about by EU regulatory trends and its impact on Japan.

Program

12:00-12:05
Opening remarks
IIDA Yoichi (Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications of Japan)

 

12:05-12:30
Overview of the CoP and its key points for Japanese companies to note
KUDO Fumiko (Osaka University)
JITSUZUMI Toshiya (Chuo University)
NEMOTO Muneki (NTT)

 

12:30-12:55
Panel discussion and Q&A
Panelists
KUDO Fumiko (Osaka University)
JITSUZUMI Toshiya (Chuo University)
NEMOTO Muneki (NTT)
FURUKAWA Naohiro (ABEJA)

Moderator
EMA Arisa (Tokyo College, The University of Tokyo)

 

12:55-13:00

Closing remarks

MURAKAMI Akiko (The AI ​​Safety Institute)

Organized by Tokyo College; The University of Tokyo; Institute for Future Initiatives, The University of Tokyo
Supported by The University of Osaka Research Center on Ethical, Legal and Social Issues; Japan Deep Learning Association
Contact tg-event@tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp
Tokyo College and Institute for Future Initiatives collect personal information from all attendees, but this information will not be disclosed to any third parties.

Upcoming Events

Ecosophy: Multiple Perspectives and Its Roles in Planetary Health (Lecture by Dato’ Seri Ir. Dr. Zaini Ujang)

イベント予定講演会/Lecture

Friday, 11 July, 10:30–12:00 JST

Achieving planetary health requires not only scientific solutions but also fundamental cultural and behavioral transformations. This lecture will present a comprehensive approach that addresses both individual values and social systems. Through examples from Japan and Scandinavia, it emphasizes the importance of integrating eco-sophy—ecological philosophy—into policy and societal frameworks. Furthermore, it highlights the crucial roles of non-state actors, including NGOs and academic institutions involved in the water and energy sectors, alongside governments, in addressing climate change challenges.

Envisioning the Japan–Korea Intellectual Community (Lecture by Prof. YANG Ilmo)

イベント予定講演会/Lecture

Wednesday, 16 July, 15:00–16:30 JST

Since the Edo period, intellectual exchange between Japan and Korea has continued in a sustained manner. Despite the colonial rule in the 20th century, intellectual interactions became even more active. This lecture revisits several cases of such exchange between Japanese and Korean intellectuals, such as Fujiwara Seika and Gang Hang, Yamazaki Ansai and Yi Hwang, the Kogaku school and Jeong Yakyong, and Fukuzawa Yukichi and Yu Giljun, to explore the potential for a future Japan-Korea intellectual community. While past attempts to make an East Asian community have often faced the “East Asian paradox”, namely, the reinforcement of nationalism, this lecture is also an attempt to seek clues for overcoming such challenges.

A Sensory Theory of Environmental Justice (Lecture by Prof. Mukul SHARMA)

イベント予定講演会/Lecture

Wednesday, 23 July, 15:00–16:30 JST

Human senses—sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch—shape how we perceive and interact with the world, influencing environmental experiences and cultural practices. Yet sensory politics—the social organization of touch, smell, and taste—often reinforces hierarchies, marginalizing certain groups as environmental ‘others.’ This lecture examines the ‘environmentality’ of the senses, focusing on their role in perpetuating inequalities within discriminatory social structures. By interrogating how sensory norms sustain injustice, I argue for a new environmental justice vocabulary—one that integrates sensory and social dimensions to address the entangled relationships between environment, power, and lived experience in caste-based societies.

Coffee, Sustainability and Climate Change (Lecture by Prof. Catherine TUCKER)

イベント予定講演会/Lecture

Wednesday, 30 July, 15:00–16:30 JST

Coffee is one of the world’s most popular beverages, associated with sociality, alertness, and productivity. Over time, coffee production has contributed to environmental degradation, rural poverty, and societal inequities. Currently, its production is threatened by climate change, market volatility and economic uncertainties. Drawing on longitudinal research with coffee producers in Central America, this talk will examine coffee producers’ efforts to improve their coffee quality, socioeconomic well-being, and environmental sustainability in contexts of extreme weather events and myriad insecurities. The discussion also will consider consumer roles, the impacts of certifications, and approaches for supporting climate resilient coffee production.

Previous Events

Discourses about Environment and Nature in the Hebrew Bible (Lecture by Prof. Thomas RÖMER)

イベント予定講演会/Lecture

Thursday, 22 May, 13:00–14:30 JST

This lecture will argue that the Hebrew Bible contains different views on nature and the environment, especially in relation to the destruction of the kingdom of Judah and its capital Jerusalem in 587 BCE. This event triggered different discourses of crisis management that will be analyzed with the help of a German sociologist Armin Steil who distinguishes three attitudes toward crisis also found in the Hebrew Bible: 1) The prophetic attitude: belief that crisis will lead to a new creation with harmony between humans, nature, and animals; 2) The mandarin attitude: view of disasters as divine punishment without much interest in the environment; and 3) The priestly attitude: construction of a mythic past that offers rituals for the present with interest in the place of humans in their environment. The last discourse offers an important reflection about a possible harmony between all beings.

Beyond World Literature (Lecture by Prof. Wiliam MARX)

イベント予定講演会/Lecture

Thursday, 8 May, 10:30–12:00 JST

World literature has been a reality since at least the nineteenth century. Texts travel across continents and cultures, translated from every language, taught in universities worldwide, and forming an emerging global canon. Never before have we been so free to read whatever we wish, from anywhere. Or so it seems. But is this true freedom, or merely a comforting illusion? What are the boundaries of this seemingly limitless literary exchange? This talk aims to explore those limits and propose a new approach to literature—a different way of reading texts, one that is either entirely new or, perhaps, simply old and forgotten. Welcome to the world library!

Equal Rights, Unequal Reality: Law and Gender Equality in Japan (Lecture by Prof. Frank UPHAM)

イベント予定講演会/Lecture

Wednesday, May 7, 2025 10:30-12:00 JST

Japan outlaws gender discrimination in virtually the same terms as every equivalent country and yet it ranks 118th out of 146 countries, 111 notches below Germany, 103 below the US. Why? Is it that Japanese culture demands women remain meekly at home? If so, why do women graduate from universities at a higher rate than men? Why do they participate in the work force at a high rate? Why do they bring – and win - employment discrimination suits? This lecture will explore these questions and offer tentative – extremely tentative – observations on the reasons.

Designing and Scaling up Nature-based Markets (Lecture by Prof. Beatrice WEDER DI MAURO)

イベント予定講演会/Lecture

Wednesday, April 23, 2025 15:00-16:30 JST

Carbon and nature markets are struggling with low trust, high costs, and limited scale—falling far short of what’s needed. In this lecture, Professor Weder di Mauro presents a new market design co-developed with Estelle Cantillon and Eric F. Lambin. Jurisdictions offer large-scale projects; investors buy shares that yield carbon and biodiversity “dividends” without conferring land ownership. Market prices reveal demand and support liquidity. Compared to credit-based systems, this approach cuts costs, boosts credibility, and supports long-term commitments. It tackles the core problems holding back today’s markets—and offers a credible path to scale with real environmental impact.


TOP