The initiatives of the Social Design Center (SDC) of Eikei University (President: Nobuhiro Arinobu, Naka-ku, Hiroshima City) have been published in the magazine "MIT Technology Review [Japan Edition] Special Edition: Social Design for the Post-Urban Era - Social Implementation City Hiroshima" (released May 29, 2026).

The magazine introduces the potential for innovation leveraging the Hiroshima field and the activities of the SDC aimed at creating value in society.

Additionally, the opening features a dialogue between Professor Yoshinobu Hayata (Director of the Industry-Academia-Government Collaboration and Research Promotion Center) and Katsuhiro Morokomi, Representative Director, President and CEO of Mazda Motor Corporation.

Furthermore, the special website "Local Change Changes Society. Hiroshima Changes Japan. Social Implementation City Hiroshima" offers a video of the dialogue between Professor Hayata and CEO Morokomi, in addition to the magazine content.

Please take a look at the magazine and the special website.

Special Website: MIT Technology Review × Eikei University: Social Implementation City Hiroshima

Release Date: May 29, 2026

Book Title: Mook Magazine: MIT Technology Review [Japan Edition] Special Edition: Social Design for the Post-Urban Era - Social Implementation City Hiroshima (Kadost)

Publisher: Kadokawa ASCII Research Laboratories, Inc.

Contents: [Opening Dialogue] The Winning Strategy for Social Implementation City Hiroshima [Feature 1] 11 Change Agents from Hiroshima Moving Japan [Field Report] Local × Innovation: The Reality of Solving Social Issues [Special Interview] Hiroshima Prefecture Governor Mika Yokota: "Challenge to Become an Innovation Prefecture" Cutting-edge Technology from Hiroshima Attracting Global Attention (Deep Tech) The Frontier of "Co-creative Town Development" Where Government and Private Sector Merge Hub and Platform for Social Implementation: The "Practice" of Eikei University

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