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Guest Lectures at Ritsumeikan University Business School

Mon, 03 Nov 2025 00:00:00 +0000

I delivered three guest lectures titled “The World of Data Visualization” at Ritsumeikan University Business School, Graduate School of Management.

November 3, 2024
November 2, 2025
November 3, 2025

November 3, 2024: The World of Data Visualization | Ritsumeikan University Business School
November 2, 2025: The World of Data Visualization | Ritsumeikan University Business School
November 3, 2025: The World of Data Visualization | Ritsumeikan University Business School

Tama Art University 90th Anniversary — Exhibition: The Information Design Bookshelf

Sat, 18 Oct 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Faculty members from Tama Art University’s Information Design Course each selected and exhibited one book they wanted to share as a way to consider the future of design. I participated as one of the selectors.

Event Announcement

To celebrate Tama Art University’s 90th anniversary, faculty members from the Information Design Course presented books chosen from their individual perspectives as works they wanted to share when thinking about the future of design.

At a time when technology and humanity intersect, the exhibition asked what we have read, considered, and created. The questions and hopes embodied in each selection were intended to create a place for thinking together about the future of design beyond the boundaries of information design.

The university’s 90th-anniversary ceremony was also held on Saturday, October 18, 2025, with full-time faculty present on the Hachioji campus.

Dates: October 17–21, 2025, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.
Closed: Sunday, October 19
Venue: Room 101, Information Design Building, Tama Art University Hachioji Campus
Address: 2-1723 Yarimizu, Hachioji, Tokyo
Organizer: Information Design Course Laboratory

The selectors included Daiya Aida, Ryoko Ando, Takuji Ikeda, Hisao Ise, Yusuke Ichikawa, Tomohiro Uemura, Tomonori Ohata, Kentaro Ochiai, Fusako Kusunoki, Yusuke Goto, Akira Kobayashi, sabakichi, Kazuhiro Shiozawa, Junko Shimizu, Scott Allen, Kenji Suzuki, Hiroyuki Takahashi, Shinpei Takami, Chiemi Taki, Ayumu Nagamatsu, Kohei Nishiyama, Masuho Baba, Takayuki Hamada, Kyotaro Hayashi, Masahide Ban, Jun Fujiwara, Shino Misawa, Yuichi Yazaki, Hideki Yano, Robert Akishi Yamamoto, Takamitsu Yamamoto, and Junichi Rekimoto.

Direction: Shinpei Takami
Art direction and design: Shino Misawa
Planning: Junko Shimizu
Installation support: Bak Misun, Ryoya Suzuki, Yuko Yamaguchi, and Haruto Tokuho
Design assistance: Won Heeyoon
Exhibition setup: Volunteer Information Design students

Scenes from the Exhibition

Information Design Course: Exhibition — The Information Design Bookshelf

Guest Lecture at Kamiyama Marugoto College

Tue, 29 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

I taught a guest class on data visualization at Kamiyama Marugoto College in Tokushima Prefecture.

Kamiyama Marugoto College

Tokyo University of the Arts Interdisciplinary Omnibus Course on Advanced Knowledge

Tue, 01 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000

I taught all four July 2025 sessions of the Tokyo University of the Arts interdisciplinary omnibus course “Encountering Advanced Knowledge.”

Geidai Liberal Arts Guide 2025

Speaking: Japan Management Association Management Seminar

Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Yuichi Yazaki of Notation LLC spoke at a management seminar organized by the Japan Management Association.

Date: Wednesday, February 26, 2025
Organizer: Japan Management Association
Main topics:
- What data visualization is
- Situations in which visualization is useful
- Tips for starting small and making visualization a habit
- Improving the quality of business, organizations and people, and management
Overview: From the foundations of data visualization to concrete use cases and practical approaches for improving organizational and management quality
Attendance: More than 150 participants from a wide range of companies

Opening a New World through Data Visualization — Japan Management Association

Speaking: Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA)

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 00:00:00 +0000

Yuichi Yazaki of Notation LLC spoke to the HID Committee of the Design Division at the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association (JEITA).

Audience: JEITA Design Division, HID Committee
Date: January 31, 2025
Venue: JEITA headquarters, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Program: Lecture for the HID Committee

Rethinking the Emotional Value of Cities — Urbanist Camp Tokyo 2024: Emotional City

Sun, 01 Sep 2024 00:00:00 +0000

In autumn 2024, the urban-experience design studio for Cities and YAU held Urbanist Camp Tokyo 2024 across Tokyo’s Otemachi, Marunouchi, and Yurakucho districts. Under the theme “Emotional City,” the program looked beyond economic measures of urban value and reconsidered the relationship between people’s emotions and the city.

Twenty participants explored the emotions of the city through lectures, fieldwork, and discussion. They created original Emotional City Guides and Emotional City Tours, rediscovering the city through smell, sound, and touch and experimenting with ways to visualize feelings of discomfort or incongruity.

I mentored each team as it visualized research data, focusing on emotional-data visualization and the design of visual expression. This helped make the city’s less visible values perceptible and gave participants a deeper perspective on emotional value in urban environments.

The project offered a meaningful expansion of how cities can be evaluated and demonstrated possibilities for urban design grounded in human experience and emotion.

Citizen-Led Smart Cities #013 — Data Visualization Can Change the World!

Fri, 30 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

I appeared in an event series that discusses and celebrates citizen-led smart-city initiatives, affectionately abbreviated as “Sushi” in Japanese.

Event Announcement

“Conversations on Citizen-Led Smart Cities” is a series about initiatives in which residents take the lead in creating better communities by drawing on local people, characteristics, technologies, and materials.

For the thirteenth event, titled “Data Visualization Can Change the World!”, the guest was Yuichi Yazaki, founder of Data Visualization Japan, associate professor at Digital Hollywood University Graduate School, and founder of Code for Tokyo. Guided by the belief that data visualization lies at the intersection of communication and problem-solving, he works as a data visualization practitioner and teaches at Digital Hollywood University Graduate School, Musashino Art University, and Tama Art University.

His book The Complete Guide to the Fundamentals of Data Visualization was published on August 28, 2024. The book distills and shares the data visualization knowledge he has developed over the years. This event offered an opportunity to hear the story behind its publication.

https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/4798183687

Better data visualization may change how you see your community—and perhaps how you see the world. Both in-person spectators and shared-table guests were welcome.

Date and time: Friday, August 30, 2024, from 8:00 p.m.
Format: Hybrid event held in person and streamed online
- (1) In-person participation
  - Venue: A location in Koenji, Suginami-ku, Tokyo (details provided individually)
  - Fee: ¥5,000 including tax
    - Includes sushi and one drink
    - Cashless payment at the venue only
    - Major credit cards and electronic money accepted; cash and PayPay not accepted
  - Schedule
    - 7:30 p.m.: Reception, seating, and drinks
    - 8:00 p.m.: Public recording and sushi service
    - 9:00 p.m.: Social gathering (not streamed)
    - Around 10:30 p.m.: Close
  - Registration: Peatix
- (2) Online participation
  - Format: YouTube Live
  - Fee: Free
  - Participants supplied their own food—preferably sushi
  - Only the public recording from 8:00 to 9:00 p.m. was streamed; the in-person social gathering was not available online

Participants

Kazuki Sakai (Code for Japan / snack-bar manager)
Reo Maeda (iHub Base technical manager / aspiring sauna enthusiast)
Namiko Kurono (iHub Base general community manager / aspiring artist)
Toshihiro Tsuchiya (Smart City Social Implementation Consortium / sushi master)
Other members of the community

In-person attendees were asked to avoid last-minute cancellations because seating was limited and to contact the organizer if they could no longer attend.

Organizer: Conversations on Citizen-Led Smart Cities

Citizen-Led Smart Cities #013 — Data Visualization Can Change the World! | Facebook

Exploratory Japan #142 — Seminar Introducing The Complete Guide to the Fundamentals of Data Visualization

Thu, 29 Aug 2024 00:00:00 +0000

I joined an Exploratory Japan livestream as a guest.

In a conversation with Exploratory Japan founder Kan Nishida, I introduced my book The Complete Guide to the Fundamentals of Data Visualization and discussed the background behind writing it.

Exploratory Japan seminar announcement on X

Speaking: Lecture for Kazuhiro Obara's Practical Principles of IT Business

Fri, 08 Mar 2024 00:00:00 +0000

I had the opportunity to teach in Kazuhiro Obara’s private program, “Practical Principles of IT Business.”

Because this was paid content, no link to the program materials is provided.

Kazuhiro Obara’s Practical Principles of IT Business community | CAMPFIRE

Training: Internal Program for the Miidas HR Science Institute

Mon, 28 Aug 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Yuichi Yazaki of Notation LLC delivered an internal training program for the HR Science Institute at Miidas Co., Ltd.

Client: Miidas Co., Ltd., HR Science Institute
Date: Monday, August 28, 2023
Format: Two-hour online lecture via Zoom
Program:
- An internal lecture on data visualization
- Methods for creating charts that account for readability and clarity as well as visual design
- Exercises using material on visualizing company characteristics with t-SNE

Online Presentation for FabCafe Bangkok

Sat, 29 Apr 2023 00:00:00 +0000

Yuichi Yazaki of Notation LLC spoke online at “BOOST / PLAY / MEASURE,” an event held at FabCafe Bangkok in Thailand.

Event: BOOST / PLAY / MEASURE (BPM)
Organizers: Creative Economy Agency (Public Organization) and FabCafe Bangkok
Date: April 29, 2023
Venue: FabCafe Bangkok
Talk: Data Visualization to Expand Your Skills as a Creator
Overview: A presentation on using data visualization to broaden creative practice

Okinawa: Data Visualization Workshop — Understanding Data Reveals New Perspectives

Mon, 20 Feb 2023 00:00:00 +0000

February 20, 2023, 1:30–4:40 p.m.
Okinawa Karate Kaikan dojo, Tomigusuku, Okinawa

Event Announcement

This was the second of two seminars intended to encourage data use across industries in Okinawa Prefecture.

The second session took the form of a practical workshop. Participants learned foundational data-use knowledge as well as concrete ways to apply data.

Clear explanations and exercises introduced examples suited to different situations, allowing even participants with limited experience to understand basic methods of working with data.

The instructor was data visualization specialist Yuichi Yazaki, author and co-author of books including The RESAS Textbook.

Combining lectures and practical exercises, the seminar introduced different kinds of data—including open data—and methods for using them. Invitations were sent to more than 10,000 people at ISCO member companies and other organizations inside and outside Okinawa. Registration was first come, first served and closed when capacity was reached.

Data Visualization Workshop — Understanding Data Reveals New Perspectives | ResorTech Okinawa

Media Innovators: A Record for Opening the Future

Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000

To commemorate the tenth anniversary of the Japan Center of Education for Journalists (JCEJ), Media Innovators: A Record for Opening the Future was published. I was selected as one of 25 practitioners who helped shape a decade of upheaval in media and appear in two chapters as both interviewer and interviewee.

Official Announcement

JCEJ published Media Innovators: A Record for Opening the Future to mark its tenth anniversary. The book re-edits the month-long relay-talk series “Let’s Create an Illustrated Guide to Journalists,” held in May 2021, and records testimony from 25 practitioners who helped navigate a turbulent decade in media.

Media Innovators: A Record for Opening the Future

In a continually changing environment, 25 leading practitioners interview one another and speak freely about how to approach their work, how to thrive in media, what the future of media may hold, and what it means to be a journalist.

The chapters and contributors are as follows:

Be a “Professional Amateur” (Yoshinori Adachi)
Be Surprised in Order to Surprise (Hiroshi Kainuma)
The Shift from Organizations to Individuals Will Not Stop (Taro Kamematsu)
Work That Makes Someone Happy (Satoko Yonaha)
Moving Between Distribution and Production (Norio Mikazuki)
Consider the Medium Itself (Hideko Ono)
Technology Is the Driving Force (Atsuo Fujimura)
The Internet Tells You Eighty Percent (Makoto Okamoto)
Publish from a Place You Love (Rumi Tomiya)
Facts Before Arguments (Takaaki Yorimitsu)
Toward a Society That Discusses with Data (Yuichi Yazaki)
Those Directly Involved Became the Power (Mana Tamura)
Answering Curiosity with Facts (Satoshi Ishido)
Everyone Encounters a Mission (Hideya Terashima)
I Want to Build a Sustainable System (Masatoshi Yamada)
Filming While Running Alongside (Hirokazu Kishida)
An Engineer Working with Reporters (Yuzo Akakura)
Drawing Gaps to Elicit Honest Feelings (Junko Shimizu)
After Ten Years, I Could Finally Put It into Words (Natsuko Numano)
Is It Reaching the People You Want to Reach? (Arihiro Shinshi)
Updating Reporting Methods (Naoki Inoue)
Sometimes a Stethoscope, Then a Megaphone (Natsuki Yasuda)
Learning Outside the Company Matters (Kayo Mimizuka)
Go Beyond “I Want People to Know” (Terumi Tanaka)
Work for the Future (Hiroyuki Fujishiro)

Training: Internal Data Visualization Program for Nikon Design Center

Tue, 08 Nov 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Yuichi Yazaki of Notation LLC delivered an internal data visualization training program at the Nikon Design Center.

Client: Nikon Design Center
Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2022
Theme: Data visualization
Participants: Approximately 15 user interface and graphic designers
Format: Full-day lectures and exercises, 9:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. (approximately six hours of instruction)
Purpose: A program ranging from fundamentals to practical application, designed to improve knowledge and skills as designers encountered more opportunities to work with data

Executive Data Journalism Training for the Yomiuri Shimbun's Three Head Offices

Fri, 30 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

From July through September 2022, I delivered a five-session data journalism training program for executives from the Yomiuri Shimbun’s three head offices.

The lectures were also provided as video materials for continued learning.

Taito, Tokyo: Operational Support for the Open-Data Ideathon Taito Ideathon 2022

Sun, 28 Aug 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Code for Tokyo supported the planning and delivery of “Taito Ideathon 2022: An Open-Data Idea Contest for Solving Problems,” organized by Taito City in 2022, as the contracted operational-support provider.

The event focused on regional disaster preparedness and digital services for challenges faced by small and medium-sized businesses. It was held via Zoom on August 28 and September 11, 2022, from 1:00 to 5:00 p.m. each day.

We supported residents and businesses throughout the process of developing data-informed ideas to address challenges in Taito’s disaster-prevention and industrial sectors.

Main Contributions

Ideathon design and operational support: We proposed and coordinated the timetable, Zoom operations, group-work format, and other technical and content details to ensure smooth delivery.
Facilitator recruitment and coordination: We assembled a facilitation team and used rehearsals to establish roles and a shared understanding of the event flow.
A participant-friendly environment: We advised the city on positive, unambiguous language for participation terms and website provisions concerning copyright and portrait rights. Revisions clarified the benefits for participants and helped create an environment conducive to high-quality ideas.

This project demonstrates how expertise in planning and operating municipal open-data events can promote co-creation between residents and government and lead to meaningful outcomes.

Training: Data Visualization Program for NTT Communications

Tue, 01 Mar 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Yuichi Yazaki of Notation LLC delivered data visualization training for the Data Platform Services Department of the Platform Services Division at NTT Communications Corporation.

Client: NTT Communications, Platform Services Division, Data Platform Services Department
Program: Data Visualization Training
Date: Wednesday, January 12, 2022
Format: Full-day program, 10:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m., including a one-hour lunch break
Program content:
- Three hours of lectures on examples, principles, and fundamentals
- Three hours of hands-on exercises
Venue: Otemachi Place West Tower, Otemachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo
Purpose: To combine an understanding of visualization principles with hands-on practice that participants could apply in their work. The first session included approximately 20 people with a mix of coding experience.

NTT Communications’ developer blog published an article in March 2022 on concrete methods for visualizing IoT-device data. I contributed background input.

A Guide to Exploring IoT Data Visualization with Observable

Speaking: Third Place Kanazawa Information Visualization Series, Vol. 5

Wed, 08 Dec 2021 00:00:00 +0000

Yuichi Yazaki of Notation LLC taught an online event organized by Third Place Kanazawa, speaking on data visualization.

Event: About Data Visualization
Date: Wednesday, October 27, 2021
Time: 7:00–8:30 p.m.
Format: Online
Attendance: 45
Overview: From fundamentals to practical application, including choosing charts for different kinds of data and purposes, design considerations, and a question-and-answer session

About Data Visualization | connpass

Tokyo Metropolitan Government: Technical Review Committee Member

Tue, 01 Jun 2021 00:00:00 +0000

For several years, I served as a technical review committee member for major data-use outsourcing projects conducted by the Tokyo Metropolitan Government’s Bureau of Digital Services.

Data Journalism Study Sessions for 500 NHK Staff across Japan

Mon, 21 Dec 2020 00:00:00 +0000

I delivered internal study sessions for 500 NHK staff members from across Japan.

December 15, 2020
December 21, 2020

The sessions covered a wide range of topics spanning television, the web, smartphones, and short-form video, and required substantial preparation.

Data Journalism Study Session at the Ryukyu Shimpo

Fri, 13 Dec 2019 00:00:00 +0000

I held a study session on data journalism at the Ryukyu Shimpo newspaper.

December 13, 2019

Speaking at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference 2019

Sat, 28 Sep 2019 00:00:00 +0000

Yuichi Yazaki of Notation LLC spoke at the Global Investigative Journalism Conference 2019 in Hamburg.

Event: Global Investigative Journalism Conference 2019
Date: September 28, 2019
Session: Lightning Round: New Digital Tools
Venue: Atrium, Der Spiegel headquarters
Co-presenter: Yuko Ryu, then of Waseda Chronicle
Presentation:
- Project: JUDGIT!
- Overview: A presentation of JUDGIT!, a website for searching and visualizing Japanese government program budgets, as an example of a new digital tool

Global Investigative Journalism Conference 2019

Lightning Talk at Eyeo Festival 2019

Thu, 06 Jun 2019 00:00:00 +0000

In 2019, I spoke at Eyeo Festival — Converge to Inspire, an international conference for creative coding and data visualization held in Minneapolis.

In the Lightning Talk session, I presented “Open Data Day Logo Generator.” The talk introduced the development of an automatic logo-generation tool for Open Data Day and explored a creative approach combining data and design.

The presentation is available below.

Training for Kyoto Shimbun Holdings

Fri, 15 Feb 2019 00:00:00 +0000

I delivered an employee training program at Kyoto Shimbun Holdings.

Using examples from data journalism, the training supported idea generation for both content and business development.

Nakano, Tokyo: Presenting Visualization Methods at an Open-Data Study Session

Thu, 24 Jan 2019 00:00:00 +0000

On January 24, 2019, I taught the third session of “Using Open Data for Residents and Government,” a study series co-hosted by Nakano City Office (NAS) and the local Code for Nakano community.

The session, titled “Visualizing Open Data and the Means to Do It,” explained effective ways to use open data to discover and address local issues.

Main Topics

The presentation focused on concrete methods for making open data valuable to both residents and government.

Practicing data visualization: I shared ways to visualize open data so that local conditions and issues could be communicated accurately and compellingly.
Introducing practical methods: I presented specific tools and approaches that participants could use even without technical expertise, helping them take their first step toward working with data.

The session brought local government and the civic-tech community together to share knowledge for resident-led digital development.

Event: Using Open Data for Residents and Government, Session 3: Visualizing Open Data and the Means to Do It
Date: January 24, 2019
Co-hosts: Nakano City Office (NAS) and Code for Nakano

Speaking: Data Visualization Lecture at Sony Creative Center

Mon, 19 Nov 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Yuichi Yazaki of Notation LLC delivered a lecture on data visualization at Sony Corporation’s Creative Center.

Client: Sony Corporation Creative Center
Date: Monday, November 19, 2018
Time: 1:00–2:30 p.m., including lecture and Q&A
Attendance: Approximately 40 participants
Title: Data as a Dynamic Interface

Speaking at IxDA Tokyo #3 Community Talk

Thu, 15 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000

Yuichi Yazaki of Notation LLC spoke at IxDA Tokyo #3 Community Talk, organized by the Tokyo chapter of the nonprofit Interaction Design Association.

Event: IxDA Tokyo #3 Community Talk
Date: May 2018 (publication date of the event report)
Venue: Yahoo! JAPAN LODGE
Theme: Dissolving Boundaries, Building Connections
Overview: Beginning with the fundamental question “What is data visualization?”, I introduced selected work and discussed the importance of understanding a work’s role in society and consciously approaching people with different attributes and perspectives.
Participants: Designers from consultancies and operating companies, as well as independent designers

IxDA Tokyo #3 Community Talk event report | Yahoo! JAPAN Tech Blog

Aizuwakamatsu, Fukushima: Data Visualization Talk at Open Café Aizu

Tue, 06 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000

In March 2018, I spoke at Open Café Aizu, an industry–academic event held by Open App Lab, a joint initiative of the University of Aizu and Aizuwakamatsu City.

Under the theme “What Does It Mean to Use Data?”, practitioners and researchers discussed data use with a particular focus on data visualization.

Main Presentation

Title: Data Visualization Connecting Global and Individual Optimization, Objectivity and Subjectivity
Content: For participants working on regional data use and problem-solving, I discussed the practical role of visualization beyond simply turning data into charts: connecting global and individual views and objective and subjective perspectives to support concrete decisions and changes in behavior.

Alongside experts including Fujio Kojima of Pirika Inc. and Professor Yosuke Kira of the University of Aizu, the event presented locally grounded examples such as a POS-data analysis project in Fukushima and public-asset management for municipalities.

The event offered a place to share practical knowledge about data science and community innovation in Aizu.

Event: Open Café Aizu: What Does It Mean to Use Data?
Date: March 6, 2018
Venue: 3D Theater, University-Business Innovation Center, University of Aizu
Organizer: Open App Lab, University of Aizu and Aizuwakamatsu City

Open Café Aizu: What Does It Mean to Use Data? | Facebook

Shiga: Workshop Using Open Data to Address Local Challenges

Sat, 27 Jan 2018 00:00:00 +0000

In January 2018, I lectured and served as a mentor at Code for Shiga’s “Workshop to Build Useful Web Services with Data: Services for International Residents,” held at the Ima Plus coworking space in Konan, Shiga Prefecture.

The workshop focused on challenges such as language and cultural barriers faced by approximately 25,000 international residents in Shiga. Participants used open data and other materials to develop web services intended to make daily life more accessible.

Main Contributions

Development instruction: I provided technical instruction on building simple web services from data so that people without prior service-development experience could participate, and helped participants turn ideas into working concepts.
Supporting locally focused service development: After participants learned about the realities international residents face in Shiga, I guided them from ideation through development so they could create more practical services grounded in data and design thinking.

The workshop was a concrete example of civic tech: residents, developers, and designers collaborating on locally rooted challenges using open data as shared infrastructure.

Event: Workshop to Build Useful Web Services with Data (Services for International Residents)
Date: Saturday, January 27, 2018
Venue: Ima Plus coworking space, Konan, Shiga
Co-host: Ima Plus coworking space
Theme: Developing services that make life in Shiga easier for international residents

Workshop to Build Useful Web Services with Data | Facebook

National Diet Library Digital Library Café: Visualizing Bibliographic Data

Wed, 29 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

On November 29, 2017, I taught a session at the NDL Digital Library Café, organized by Japan’s National Diet Library.

The event provided a forum for discussing and practicing ways to use the library’s diverse datasets. My presentation focused on data visualization.

Main Topics

I introduced practical examples of analysis and visualization using National Diet Library data.

Theme: Building on a visualization of the previous year’s Web Archiving Project (WARP), I explained the creation and analysis of a work visualizing recent trends and changes in publishing using National Diet Library bibliographic data such as subject areas and publication years.
Hands-on contribution: Participants explored a prototype that allowed multidimensional browsing of bibliographic data by NDC classification, price, publication location, and other facets.
Role: From the planning stage, I advised on data-extraction requirements and technical implementation and helped share knowledge through visualization.

NDL Digital Library Café | National Diet Library

Reconstruction Agency Event: Co-Creating a Regional Information Platform for Coastal Fukushima

Sat, 18 Nov 2017 00:00:00 +0000

In November 2017, I spoke as an expert at the Reconstruction Agency’s seventh Fw: Tohoku co-creation event in Iwaki. Its theme was “A Regional Information Platform That Creates Livelihoods and Vitality, Considered from Coastal Fukushima.”

In coastal Fukushima, where the earthquake, tsunami, and nuclear accident created overlapping challenges, the event aimed to discuss and co-create a regional information platform that could provide objective, real-time understanding of current conditions and changes in reconstruction.

Main Contribution

Focusing on digitizing and opening regional information, I provided material for discussion among business owners, government staff, support organizations, residents, and other participants.

The project helped identify concrete ways to confront the urgent task of reconstruction through data, technology, and co-creation.

Event: Reconstruction Agency: A Regional Information Platform That Creates Livelihoods and Vitality, Considered from Coastal Fukushima
Dates: November 18–19, 2017
Organizer: Reconstruction Agency
Venue: Iwaki Yuttarikan Health and Welfare Plaza, Iwaki, Fukushima

Training: Internal Study Session at Shiseido Japan

Wed, 25 Oct 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Yuichi Yazaki of Notation LLC contributed to an internal study session primarily for members of the Market Intelligence Office in the Business Strategy Department at Shiseido Japan Co., Ltd.

Client: Shiseido Japan Co., Ltd.
Department: Business Strategy Department, Market Intelligence Office (Shopper Knowledge Group)
Date: Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Venue: Meeting room PIT, first floor of the Shiodome office
Theme: Introduction to data visualization
Participants: Approximately 15–20 members of the Market Intelligence Office and related internal departments
Purpose and response:
- To broaden specialist knowledge and improve capability among people working with information such as marketing research by introducing the foundational concepts, benefits, and potential applications of data visualization
- Participants showed strong interest in a subject—visualizing data—that they rarely had an opportunity to consider in depth

Nagareyama, Chiba: Code for NAGAREYAMA Statistical-Chart Workshop for Elementary School Students

Sat, 29 Jul 2017 00:00:00 +0000

I participated as a facilitator in a workshop organized by Code for NAGAREYAMA in Nagareyama, Chiba Prefecture.

Event Overview

Announcement

Data visualization has attracted a great deal of attention, but it can feel difficult to begin. This workshop introduced data visualization methods that even children could use. Children could apply them to summer projects, while adults could develop useful business skills. The instructor was Yuichi Yazaki, founder of Data Visualization Japan.

After seven years as a designer and art director at Business Architects Inc., Yazaki became independent in 2008. He has since worked extensively in the practice and promotion of data visualization and is a co-author of The RESAS Textbook.

Slides

Student Presentations

Shiga: Data Visualization Course for Regional Creators with a Co-Author of The RESAS Textbook

Sat, 15 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

In April 2017, I spoke at “Tips for Designers Working with Data, with a Co-Author of The RESAS Textbook,” an event for regional designers and creators held at Tonarimachi Parlor near Maibara Station. It was organized by the International Affairs Office of Shiga Prefecture’s Department of Commerce, Industry, Tourism and Labor.

The event focused on the Regional Economy and Society Analyzing System (RESAS), an important resource for regional revitalization, and the growing field of data visualization.

Main Topics

Foundations of data use: Practical advice on creating, preparing, and handling the data behind a visualization.
The nature of data visualization: Discussion of how it differs from infographics and the value visualization can bring to a region.
What makes RESAS interesting: Insights into the system’s possibilities, informed by my experience as a co-author of The RESAS Textbook.

The event coincided with the establishment of Shiga University’s Faculty of Data Science and contributed to improving regional data literacy and encouraging data use in creative practice.

Event: Tips for Designers Working with Data, with a Co-Author of The RESAS Textbook
Date: Saturday, April 15, 2017
Venue: Tonarimachi Parlor, Maibara, Shiga
Theme: Data visualization and the use of RESAS
Speakers: Yuichi Yazaki and others

Event page | Facebook

Nagareyama, Chiba: Open-Data Course for Residents

Sat, 28 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000

On Saturday, January 28, 2017, I was invited to teach the “Open-Data Use Course” at Nagareyama Lifelong Learning Center as the representative of Code for Tokyo.

The course aimed to help Nagareyama residents understand how to use open data and deepen their interest in the community.

Main Topics

Theme: Discovering Local Conditions through Open Data
Content: Concrete examples demonstrated a central idea of data visualization: visualization allows people to see the same data from multiple perspectives rather than merely collecting it.
Examples: Engaging visual examples included a chart counting appearances of Kumamon on other prefectural and municipal websites using National Diet Library data.
Tools: I introduced analytical tools such as the Regional Economy and Society Analyzing System (RESAS), along with Code for Tokyo’s activities.

The course helped communicate the value and enjoyment of using data to the general public, not only to technical specialists, as part of a municipal open-data initiative.

Event: Nagareyama Open-Data Use Course
Date: Saturday, January 28, 2017
Organizer: Nagareyama City

Nagareyama Open-Data Use Course | Nagareyama City

Tachikawa, Tokyo: Flat Place Tamaniwa #16 — Tangible Visualization: What Is Data Visualization?

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 00:00:00 +0000

I taught a session for Flat Place Tamaniwa, an independent study group organized by volunteer staff at Tachikawa City Office.

Event Announcement

Terms such as big data and open data are now widely familiar. Public- and private-sector initiatives continue to develop new ways to put data to use.

Big data is already used extensively for recommendations, while government bodies publish many resources as open data. Yet much of this information remains underused. Simply looking at a large or open dataset does not make its characteristics easy to understand, and even people who can analyze data may struggle to communicate their findings effectively.

This is where data visualization comes in. The session welcomed Yuichi Yazaki—representative of Code for Tokyo and founder of Data Visualization Japan and Visualizing.JP—to introduce the field.

Date and time: Friday, January 13, 2017, 6:30–8:30 p.m., followed by an informal gathering at another venue
Venue: Meeting Room 101, Tachikawa City Office
Capacity: 40
Fee: ¥200
Registration: Through the Facebook page or by email with name and affiliation

Flat Place Tamaniwa #16 — Tangible Visualization | Facebook

Saga: Code for Saga × Saga University Workshop on Solving Local Issues through Data Visualization

Fri, 28 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000

I gave a presentation at the first “Workshop on Solving Local Issues through Data Visualization,” the inaugural collaboration between Code for Saga and Saga University.

Scenes from the Workshop

Workshop on Solving Local Issues through Data Visualization, Session 1 — Code for Saga

Aomori: Judge for the Aomori Tourism App Development Contest

Tue, 04 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Aomori Prefecture held a residential hackathon at Hoshino Resorts Aomoriya. Over three days and two nights, participants developed apps that communicated the appeal of Aomori through the theme of tourism. I spoke at the preliminary event and served as a hackathon judge.

Event Overview

October 4, 2016: Preliminary event
November 18–20, 2016: Hackathon development
November 19, 2016: Presentations and award announcements

Scenes from the Event

Slides

Tourism Data Analysis with RESAS | Speaker Deck

Judges

Award-Winning Teams

Event Operator

Aomori Tourism App Development Contest — H-tus

Participant Reports

Co-Authoring a Practical Guide to Japan's Regional Economy and Society Analyzing System (RESAS)

Mon, 05 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000

I co-authored The RESAS Textbook: RESAS Guidebook, published by Nikkei BP in September 2016.

Subtitled Why Does That Town Thrive? Data Accelerates Regional Revitalization, the book explains how to use the Japanese government’s Regional Economy and Society Analyzing System (RESAS) and presents practical applications.

As data-informed policymaking and business development became increasingly important to regional revitalization, the book served as a practical guide for local-government staff and regional business professionals across Japan seeking to make full use of RESAS.

Through the book, I helped share methods for discovering and solving regional challenges with data.

Title: The RESAS Textbook: RESAS Guidebook
Publisher: Nikkei BP
Publication date: September 2016
Co-authors: Nikkei Big Data Editorial Department, Yuichiro Kotani, Mami Enomoto, Yoshiaki Matsuura, and Yuichi Yazaki

Nanto, Toyama: Talk at the Urban Data Challenge 2016 Public-Facilities Ideathon

Sat, 20 Aug 2016 00:00:00 +0000

I spoke at the “Urban Data Challenge 2016 in Nanto: Public-Facilities Ideathon” in Nanto, Toyama Prefecture, on using public data and building consensus.

The event addressed Nanto’s urgent need to reduce its stock of public facilities by approximately fifty percent. By visualizing and using public data, it aimed to help residents understand the situation, treat it as their own concern, and develop solutions.

Presentation

Speaker: Yuichi Yazaki (representative of Code for Tokyo / founder of Data Visualization Japan)
Title: “Energizing Consensus Building through Data Visualization”

I discussed the importance of data visualization as a way to raise public interest and encourage constructive dialogue around the complex and consequential issue of reorganizing public facilities. Presenting data clearly helps each participant understand the structure of the problem quickly, exchange views from multiple perspectives, and work toward more effective consensus.

Event Information

Event: Nanto City and Code for Nanto: Reconsidering Nanto’s Public Facilities through Public Data and Data Visualization (Urban Data Challenge 2016 in Nanto Public-Facilities Ideathon)
Date: Saturday, August 20, 2016
Venue: Nanto Creator Plaza

Urban Data Challenge 2016 in Nanto: Public-Facilities Ideathon

Speaking at the Bookshop B&B Event Latest Developments in Data Visualization

Thu, 21 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Yuichi Yazaki of Notation LLC joined medical journalist Mamoru Ichikawa and Shinji Ikemiya of Yahoo Japan for a talk event at Bookshop B&B.

Event: Yuichi Yazaki × Mamoru Ichikawa × Shinji Ikemiya: Latest Developments in Data Visualization
Date: July 21, 2016
Venue: Bookshop B&B
Overview: Three practitioners working in journalism and government discussed how data visualization can make big data and social issues understandable.
Topics:
- The speakers’ previous work
- Why data visualization was gaining momentum
- The people and roles required for visualization projects
- Impressive examples and disappointing failures
- Effective visualization and chart design

Speaking at the Digital Constitution Forum Observer Talk Session

Thu, 21 Jul 2016 00:00:00 +0000

Yuichi Yazaki of Notation LLC spoke at the Digital Constitution Forum, organized by the Youth Democracy Promotion Organization.

Event theme: The Constitution and the Future of Local Communities in the Digital Age, Considered with Digital Natives
Role: Speaker in the observer talk session
Session theme: The Future Society We Imagine
Affiliation used: Representative of Code for Tokyo / co-author of The RESAS Textbook
Overview: Ahead of Constitution Memorial Day, young people, working adults, and invited experts discussed the nature of constitutional governance and the future of local communities in the digital age.
Venue: Surugadai Hall, Digital Hollywood University Graduate School

Digital Constitution Forum official site

U.S. Embassy and Women Who Code Tokyo: Make Your Favorite Music Move with Data Visualization and p5.js

Thu, 17 Dec 2015 00:00:00 +0000

I helped plan and teach a women-only data visualization workshop co-hosted by the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo.

Event Overview

Date and time: Thursday, December 17, 2015, 6:30–9:00 p.m.; doors opened at 6:00 p.m.
Venue: American Center Japan, 8F NOF Tameike Building, 1-1-14 Akasaka, Minato-ku, Tokyo
Capacity: 45
Fee: Free
Instructor: Yuichi Yazaki
Audience: Women interested in learning data visualization. Beginners were welcome, though experience using a text editor and installing a computer application was recommended.
Registration: Through Meetup, with all required details completed for building entry
Technology: p5.js
What to bring: A laptop computer—the exercises did not run on tablets—and a willingness to have fun
Organizer: Women Who Code Tokyo
Co-host: U.S. Embassy Tokyo
Support: Data Visualization Japan and LinkData Association

Speaking at the International JAPAN–BALTIC DESIGN WEEK Conference

Sat, 24 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000

In 2016, I spoke at JAPAN–BALTIC DESIGN WEEK, an international design event focused on the cultures and design of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.

In a session introducing Japanese design and creative initiatives, I presented “Creative City Yokohama: Yokohama-Born Design Recognized by the World.” Examples from Yokohama illustrated Japan’s creative ecosystem and its international recognition.

The presentation contributed to cultural exchange through design between Japan and the Baltic states.

JAPAN–BALTIC DESIGN WEEK archive

Training: Lecture for the Research Division at Shimizu Corporation

Mon, 05 Oct 2015 00:00:00 +0000

Yuichi Yazaki of Notation LLC delivered a lecture on using data and design for the research division at Shimizu Corporation.

Client: Shimizu Corporation research division
Theme: Data use and design
Participants: 100
Overview: A specialist lecture for research staff on the use of data and design

Training: Lecture for a Data Exchange Consortium Working Group

Wed, 19 Nov 2014 00:00:00 +0000

Yuichi Yazaki of Notation LLC delivered a lecture for a Data Exchange Consortium working group.

Client: Data Exchange Consortium working group
Overview: A lecture on topics related to data visualization

Participating and Speaking at FAN1, Asia's First FabLab Conference

Wed, 07 May 2014 00:00:00 +0000

In May 2014, I participated in FAN1 — FabLab Asia Network 1st Conference, Asia’s first FabLab network conference, held on Bohol in the Philippines, and spoke in a Lightning Talk session.

The conference brought FabLab communities from across Asia together to discuss the spread of digital fabrication and the potential to address local challenges through making.

Main Activities

At a local FabLab, I used digital fabrication to prototype a giant bubble-making device. I presented the process and results in a Lightning Talk and exchanged technical knowledge with other participants.

The event contributed to forming a stronger FabLab network in Asia and encouraging international collaboration through making.

Event: FAN1 — FabLab Asia Network 1st Conference
Location: Bohol, Philippines
Date: May 2014
Activities: Prototyping a giant bubble-making device and presenting a Lightning Talk

Prototype

Presentation

FAN1 — FabLab Asia Network 1st Conference

Speaking at the Visualization: Possible or Impossible? Event Celebrating Visual Complexity

Wed, 27 Jun 2012 00:00:00 +0000

Yuichi Yazaki of Notation LLC spoke at “Visualization: Possible or Impossible?”, a talk event celebrating the publication and reprinting of Visual Complexity: Mapping Patterns of Information.

Event: Visualization: Possible or Impossible?
Date: June 2012
Venue: amu, Aoyama, Tokyo
Overview: A discussion of the possibilities and limitations of visualization centered on Visual Complexity, a collection of international examples in information design and data visualization

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