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Übersicht: Deutsche Botschaft Tokyo

Japanische Impfkampagne und Forschung zu SARS-CoV-2

Die Deutsche Botschaft Tokyo hat Informationen zur japanischen Impfkampagne und Forschung zu SARS-CoV-2 zusammen gestellt. Die Übersicht fasst die aktuelle Situation wie folgt zusammen:

Toru Kumagai’s reports on R&D trends in Germany

No more disinterest in Industry 4.0 – Covid-19 pandemic Accelerates Digitalization of German Industry

July 09, 2021 [by Toru Kumagai] The results of a survey published on April 7, 2021 by the German Association for Information Technology (Bitkom) have attracted a great deal of attention in European academic and business circles. This is because the results of the survey clearly showed that the Covid-19 pandemic, which has been ravaging the world since the spring of 2020, has accelerated the digitization of German industry.

Übersicht: Deutsche Botschaft Tokyo

COVID-19: Impfkampagne und Forschung in Japan

Die Deutsche Botschaft Tokyo hat Informationen  zusammen gestellt zu COVID-19: Impfkampagne und Forschung in Japan. Die Übersicht fasst die aktuelle Situation wie folgt zusammen:

Toru Kumagai’s report on R&D trends in Germany

BioNTech Demonstrates German Capacity for Innovation to the World with Development of COVID-19 Vaccine

July 01, 2021 [by Toru Kumagai] BioNTech is an example of one of Germany’s most successful start-up companies, with a record that will go down in history. The company was the first in the world to receive approval for its COVID-19 vaccine, and it is saving millions of lives. BioNTech is a shining example of what in German is known as a Mittelstand, or a medium-sized enterprise. It illustrates how long years of medical research at a university can come to fruition in a venture start-up that will produces a product of vital importance for humanity.

Bericht: Virtuelles Symposium

Die Krise bewältigen – Psychosoziale Auswirkungen der Pandemie

Die Corona-Krise hat die Gesellschaften in Japan und Deutschland in vielerlei Hinsicht getroffen. Neben den gesundheitlichen Folgen bringt die Pandemie auch erhebliche soziale und psychische Auswirkungen mit sich wie Arbeitslosigkeit und wachsende Armut, Depression, Einsamkeit und Konflikte im häuslichen Umfeld.

Toru Kumagai’s report on R&D trends in Germany

The Future of Work: New Technologies and the Workplace

June 16, 2021 [by Toru Kumagai] The ongoing COVID-19 crisis that began in spring 2020 is significantly changing how people work in Germany and Japan. The pace of digitalisation, the shift to working remotely, the spread of artificial intelligence (AI), and the adoption of robots are all accelerating. In particular, in Germany the idea that telecommuting should be retained as one working arrangement even after the COVID-19 crisis is over is a powerful one. Moreover, with the further spread and propagation of the oncoming Fourth Industrial Revolution (the so-called “Industry 4.0”), expanding telecommuting beyond the companies in the financial services and information technology (IT) sectors into manufacturing industry is becoming an important issue.

Toru Kumagai’s report on R&D trends in Germany

The fight of the German government and medical community against the psychological effects of the Corona pandemic

June 08, 2021 [by Toru Kumagai] The Corona pandemic threatens not only people’s physical health, their economic wellbeing (as well as the national economy), but also their mental health. As in Japan, the negative impact of the pandemic on people’s minds has been taken up as a serious issue in German academic circles and discussion forums.