We, in the Time of Corona

This episode, we interview Shinya Yamanaka, the Nobel Laureate professor who discovered iPS cells.

Media artist and computer scientist Yoichi Ochiai fuses digital technology with the natural world in search of "digital nature." As a creative pioneer he discusses how we can shape our future.

Eddie Jones has been serving as the head coach of many national rugby teams. He speaks about the situation in April while he stayed in Tokyo, and how he sees the future of rugby after recovery.

Stéphane Lambiel, Torino Olympic silver medalist in figure skating, will talk about the current situation of confinement in Switzerland and the future prospect of the figure skating world after Corona.

Amon Miyamoto, a director also active on Broadway talks about the current status of showbiz faced with a serious crisis. We asked about the new project he started while the stay-at-home period.

MIYAVI is known as "Samurai Guitarist" from his incredible techniques. With his experience in refugee relief, he talks about Post-COVID-19 music industry, refugee camps and his hopes for the future.

The Rev. Takafumi Kawakami is a priest in Kyoto Prefecture. He gives a lecture on Zen at Brown University and speaker at TEDxKyoto. During the Pandemic, he is working more actively on sharing the wisdom of Zen.

PANDAID is a collaborative website where users can share strategies for preventing COVID-19. Eisuke Tachikawa, the design strategist behind the project, shares his ideas for building a better future.

How do we deal with the social turmoil and anxiety created by the COVID-19 pandemic? Zen priest and garden designer Shunmyo Masuno shares his ideas on how we can build a better future for ourselves.

Contemporary artist Yanobe Kenji creates sculptures on the theme of "revival." His "guardian beasts" in Kyoto Prefecture are a prayer for world peace. He believes art has the power to inspire a bright future.

How will COVID-19 change the way we live in urban spaces? Naito Hiroshi, one of the architects behind the ambitious regeneration of Tokyo's iconic Shibuya neighborhood, shares his ideas.

Masataka Hosoo, a producer of traditional Kyoto Nishijin textiles, believes that the pursuit of beauty is human nature. Now he's exploring new ways the beauty of textiles can enrich people's lives.

Shigeyama Sengoro, a Kyogen comic actor, believes people need relaxing laughter to get through this crisis. He is exploring streamed performances to perpetuate the 650-year-old performing art.

Born in Kyoto Prefecture, Matsumoto Myokei is a leading Buddhist sculptor in Japan. He believes his mission is to carve Buddhist statues that will soothe people's hearts during this crisis.

Alexis Mena, an urban farmer in Brooklyn organized a food bank to address the food crisis in his community with a "bottom-up" strategy. He is creating a resilient community in this time of hardship.

Professor Warwick McKibbin warned in late February, how human and economic losses would soar if governments didn't react to COVID-19. He addresses cooperation measures to overcome the global crisis.

Meik Wiking of Happiness Research Institute in Denmark shares his insight into the changing concept of "happiness" after the COVID-19 turmoil.

Folding@home led by Dr. Greg Bowman, American molecular biologist, seeks a cure for COVID-19 with distributed computing.

Dr. Rob Gore is fighting the pandemic and healing the community in NY. He shares his thoughts on this agony of modern times.

In 2020, the huge swarms of desert locusts have invaded to the countries in East Africa. Mr. Cressman, Senior Locust Forecasting Officer, talks about the similarities between locusts and the pandemic.

With a long experience of tackling viruses, Rwanda is striving to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Africa. Dr. Vedaste Ndahindwa tells us about the efforts and background of its infection control team.

Minister Audrey Tang's IT measures against COVID-19 greatly contributed to Taiwan's successful containment of the virus. She shares her thoughts on how we should wisely utilize the technology.

Takaharu and Yui Tezuka are architects who focus on human connection, sometimes literally removing walls between us in a bid to change lives and society itself. Explore new lifestyles for a new era.

As the coronavirus strikes the world, South Korea's corona prevention measures are recognized as a success. Professor Ki Moran, the chief of COVID-19 task force shares her scholarships on the issue.

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Dominique Chen, known for his outstanding research in the field of information studies, talks about ways to achieve well-being during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

With amazing economic growth in recent years, Rwanda has been pursuing a progressive ICT policy. The young ICT Minister talks about innovative technologies to combat the pandemic.

Larry Littlebird, a Native storyteller addresses crisis with indigenous wisdom.

Blanche Wiesen Cook is a historian and an author of bestselling biography on Eleanor Roosevelt. Cook keeps educating people to achieve dignity for all by learning from history.

Yoshua Bengio, a global frontrunner in AI research and a recipient of the Turing Award in 2019, talks about how AI can be used to fight the pandemic.

For former astronaut Chris Hadfield, life in self-isolation amid a pandemic is similar to that of an astronaut in space. We asked how he is coping with sequestering during this pandemic.

Successive headmasters of Kyoto's oldest ikebana school honor the spirit of imbuing life into the flowers they arrange. Senko Ikenobo discusses the importance and universality of living with nature.

Osaka University professor Hiroshi Ishiguro, who leads the field of humanlike robots, discusses how living in harmony with remote-controlled robots and avatars in the near future will change society.