Nikkei featured a research initiative using Fugaku to investigate the societal effects of COVID-19. Led by Nobuyasu Ito at RIKEN, the team examined these effects from multiple perspectives, using the supercomputer to support its analyses. Related article / information
We released a video visualizing the estimated economic effects of a hypothetical lockdown of Tokyo’s 23 wards as a possible measure against the spread of COVID-19. The analysis was presented in a paper in RIETI’s Discussion Paper Series. RIETI is the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, an incorporated administrative agency under Japan’s Ministry...
An article coauthored by Hiroyasu Inoue and Yasuyuki Todo of Waseda University was published in Gendai Business. It discussed, from several perspectives, the potential economic effects of imposing a lockdown on Tokyo’s 23 wards similar to those implemented in Europe and North America. Related article / information
Our paper estimating the economic effects of a hypothetical lockdown of Tokyo as a possible COVID-19 containment measure was published in RIETI’s Discussion Paper Series. RIETI is the Research Institute of Economy, Trade and Industry, an incorporated administrative agency under Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry. Read the RIETI paper
Books&Apps featured our research on the potential economic effects of a hypothetical lockdown of Tokyo’s 23 wards. The article discussed the implications of restrictions similar to those implemented in Europe and North America during the COVID-19 pandemic. Related article / information
The April 1, 2020 evening edition of Yomiuri Shimbun featured our estimates of the economic effects of a hypothetical lockdown of Tokyo’s 23 wards in response to COVID-19. The study considered restrictions similar to those implemented in Europe and North America.
Hiroyasu Inoue was invited to give a seminar at World Bank headquarters in Washington, D.C., on March 28. He presented his research on estimating the effects of negative shocks propagating through supply chains, with particular emphasis on a Nankai Trough earthquake and the search for effective countermeasures. This was his second presentation at the World...
Takumi Hamamoto, a member of the laboratory’s third cohort, completed his master’s degree. His excellent academic performance and research left a strong impression. Although the graduation ceremony was cancelled because of COVID-19, seeing a student move on to the next stage remained a special occasion for the laboratory.
Hiroyasu Inoue’s book, Co-patenting: An Analytic Tool for Cooperative Research and Development, has been published by Springer Nature. The book brings together eight previously published research papers on innovation using patent data, with a particular focus on networks—a research theme he has pursued since the early stages of his career.
The January 5, 2020 edition of Yomiuri Shimbun included a figure from Hiroyasu Inoue’s estimates of economic damage in a feature on a Nankai Trough earthquake.
