※この絵本は『地球をまもるってどんなこと？　 小学生のわたしたちにできること』の【英語版】です。 Every choice we make in our daily lives has an impact on the environment. As we humans have made our lives more comfortable and convenient, we have also polluted the air, destroyed forests and filled the oceans with waste. The climate is changing too and we are experiencing more natural disasters, such as hurricanes and floods, than ever before. Not only that, there are places on Earth where humans are at war with one another and children are being forced to do unfair work. What will happen if this continues? The Earth may no longer be inhabitable by the time we are adults. In this book, I will share with you my ideas about the actions we can take to make this world a better place.

What is “Ki”? How you can make it yours? ―― It is in “the depth of thought.” Ushiro Shihan has been teaching and coaching a great number of people all over the world using his original method of “Ki” that maximizes our potential ability. Karate and Ki was published in Japanese in June of 2007 and has been highly acclaimed not only Budo readers but also by the Japanese public. "Karate and Ki" is a milestone of life, many readers say. We are very honored to present Ushiro shihan’s point of view and thoughts to an audience not limited only to Japan but on worldwide scales through the English translation of Karate and Ki. The text has been translated as faithfully as possible from the Japanese version and many new photos have been specially added to this English publication. This book consists of 2 parts: The first part explains in detail the principle and theory of "Ki", which is the ultimate form of martial arts Karate. The second explores Mr. Ushiro's "no compromise" thought and philosophy which he developed through his life as a martial artist, electronic engineer and top corporate executive. The "Ki" that Mr.Ushiro describes in this book is totally different from the "Ki" normally thought of in the traditional martial arts and regular world. It is an energy that everyone has, the vitality of people's life. It is the source of everything that supports work, family and daily life. This book has attracted many readers who have read it multiple times and derive new energy from it with every read. Some comments from readers include: "This book is like a mass of energy." "It was moving and gave me the courage to move forward".

Society’s’ rules have changed, and the next to change is you! The world has changed greatly; what was once ‘correct’ is now broken. As youths, what and how should you learn? The way things are now, just memorizing textbooks, is that really ok? Will this allow you to live happily in the future? In this book, in a style like middle school and high school classes, we’ll learn about the ‘five forces’ that are required in order to survive this coming era. １　Simulation ２　Communication ３　Logical Thinking ４　Role Playing ５　Presentation Skills If you acquire these abilities, then with your own hands you should be able to create a new answer. Well now, let’s start the class that will change your future.

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渡辺由佳里主宰のブログ「洋書ファンクラブ」による「これを読まずして年は越せないで賞」の待望の書籍化。電子書籍先行発売。 第一弾は「文芸小説篇」。 権威ある文学賞などとは違って、受賞作の基準は文学的完成度より、とにかく面白いこと。英語学習者にもおすすめ。 このあと「ヤング・アダルト篇」、「大衆小説篇」、「ファンタジー篇」、「ミステリー篇」を予定。 【目次】 ■ 21世紀イチオシ洋書（文芸小説篇）——渡辺由佳里 ■ 洋書の読みやすさ（難易度）レベルについて ■ 2001年はこれを読まなきゃ越せなかった Life of Pi Yann Martel ■ 2002年はこれを読まなきゃ越せなかった Middlesex Jeffrey Eugenides When the Emperor Was Divine Julie Otsuka ■ 2003年はこれを読まなきゃ越せなかった Oryx and Crake Margaret Atwood The Kite Runner Khaled Hosseini The Namesake Jhumpa Lahiri ■ 2004年はこれを読まなきゃ越せなかった Gilead Marilynne Robinson My Sister’s Keeper Jodi Picoult ■ 2005年はこれを読まなきゃ越せなかった Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Jonathan Safran Foer Never Let Me Go Kazuo Ishiguro ■ 2006年はこれを読まなきゃ越せなかった Mister Pip Lloyd Jones The Road Cormac McCarthy ■ 2007年はこれを読まなきゃ越せなかった The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Junot Diaz The Reluctant Fundamentalist Mohsin Hamid ■ 2008年はこれを読まなきゃ越せなかった Olive Kitteridge Elizabeth Strout The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton ■ 2009年はこれを読まなきゃ越せなかった Let the Great World Spin Colum McCann The Little Stranger Sarah Waters Tunneling to the Center of the Earth Kevin Wilson ■ 2010年はこれを読まなきゃ越せなかった Burning Bright Ron Rash Room Emma Donoghue ■ 2011年はこれを読まなきゃ越せなかった 11/22/63 Stephen King The Tiger's Wife Téa Obreht ■ 2012年はこれを読まなきゃ越せなかった The Orphan Master's Son Adam Johnson Where'd You Go Bernadette Maria Semple ■ 2013年はこれを読まなきゃ越せなかった A Constellation of Vital Phenomena Anthony Marra The Narrow Road to the Deep North Richard Flanagan We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves Karen Joy Fowler ■ 2014年はこれを読まなきゃ越せなかった A Brief History of Seven Killings Marlon James Preparation for the Next Life Atticus Lish Station Eleven Emily St.John Mandel The Storied Life of A.J.Fikry Gabrielle Zevin ■ 2015年はこれを読まなきゃ越せなかった A Little Life Hanya Yanagihara Fates and Furies Lauren Groff His Bloody Project Graeme Macrae Burnet The Sympathizer Viet Thanh Nguyen The Tsar of Love and Techno Anthony Marra ■2016年はこれを読まなきゃ越せなかった A Gentleman in Moscow Amor Towles The Nix Nathan Hill They Were Like Family to Me Helen Maryles Shankman The Queen of the Night Alexander Chee ■ 2017年はこれを読まなきゃ越せなかった Exit West Mohsin Hamid Less Andrew Sean Greer Lincoln in the Bardo George Saunders Sing, Unburied, Sing Jesmyn Ward ■ 2018年はこれを読まなきゃ越せなかった Circe Madeline Miller Friday Black Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah Milkman Anna Burns There There Tommy Orange ■ 2019年はこれを読まなきゃ越せなかった Ask Again, Yes Mary Beth Keane Girl, Woman, Other Bernardine Evaristo Nothing to See Here Kevin Wilson Trust Exercise Susan Choi ■ 2020年はこれを読まなきゃ越せなかった Hamnet Maggie O’Farrell Interior Chinatown Charles Yu Shuggie Bain Douglas Stuart

With rapid advancement in development of artificial intelligences (AIs) and robots in the current world, some people predict that a society where robots and human beings coexist is approaching in the near future. However, I simply wonder if we could actually get along with robots in this world, where we cannot accept diversity even among the same human beings. If we had robots in this deeply divided world, would not it merely end up causing even greater chaos? I recently started researching on morality engine to control behavior of robots. Simply put, I study how to make robots distinguish good and evil by themselves for the upcoming future when robots and human beings coexist. The concept of morality for robots is not anything new. Back in 1940s, for example, an American science fiction writer Isaac Asimov started introducing his famous Three Laws of Robotics in his novels. The Three Laws are very well known, and some people even treat them like golden rules for robots to observe. However, to me, these Laws seem to hold significant problems and therefore to be unsuitable for practical purposes. As you read this book, you will be able to figure out the fundamental defect in the Laws. In order to study the moral engine with which to regulate robots, we need to first describe the moral framework of human beings. We can make possible such an attempt to model an abstract concept, by using an engineering way of thinking as a tool. In this book, I would like to think about this framework together with you, using as simple and easy words as possible. If we can model human morality, we will be able to install it onto brains of robots. If we can build a moral system that robots and human beings – mutually different existences – can share, it will in turn help us to overcome divisions resulting from differences in standpoints among human beings, and to further develop an inclusive and diverse society. Using such a new moral system, I would like to establish alternative principles to Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics and to think about the possibility of a society where human beings and robots coexist. Morality and robots may seem to have nothing in common — but by looking at the point where these two areas actually cross, we will be able to see principles of a future society that we human beings should aim at. Throughout this intensive seminar, we are going to freely and widely develop our arguments. I plan to also provide you with a summary and practice exercises at the end of each session to help deepen your understanding. Let us make ourselves ready for thinking outside the box, digging deep into our imagination. Contents Introduction Session 1. Is the “You Shall Not Kill” Rule Universal? Session 2. Classifying Prior Moral Thoughts Session 3. You Shall Not Kill… Whom? Session 4. Modeling the Basic Principle of Morality Session 5. Classifying Hierarchy of Morality Session 6. Installing Morality onto Robots Afterword Hints for Practice Exercises References

In January 20 2009, the day of inauguration of the United States President Obama, 4 months later from Lehman Shock, one Japanese economic sultant sent him the important letter with specific proposal to solve the American economy. The copies were also sent to Benjamin Bernanke, governor of FRB and other top authorities of US government. The proposal indicated the necessity to solve serious gap of rich & poor and to introduce medical care for all people of the United States. Due to the controversial contents in part, there are no responses from US government authorities, and this proposal has been sealed in his hand since then. Now he decided to disclose the proposal for other problem nations in economy. The proposal shows how to solve the huge debt of government and stimulate the gloomy economy. We believe that the new concept of “Social Capitalism” in this proposal would help world economy in future.