Members — Articles
English introductions to the institute’s research, essays, and archived publications. Japanese originals and downloadable materials are linked from each entry.
Research Papers in the Journal of the Infosocionomics Society
Yasuhide Yamanouchi introduces two papers: one on power laws and stable distributions in the linguistic space of social networking services (2016), and another on changing conceptions of modern humanity in the world system (2017). The Japanese post supplies the original references.
Institute for HyperNetwork Society: Appointment Announcement
Izumi Aizu reports that he stepped down as chair and director of the Institute for HyperNetwork Society at the end of March 2015 and became principal researcher. The announcement thanks colleagues and describes the transition to his successor. The original page’s publication date and the dates stated in its text differ.
Interviews in Keizaikai
A three-part interview series with Yasuhide Yamanouchi, reprinted from Keizaikai beginning with issue No. 1003. It examines cyberattacks as a security challenge, the responsibilities of governments and companies, and the implications of Japan–US cooperation on cyber defense.
Izumi Aizu: Extended English Biography (2016)
An extended English biography as of January 2016, covering community networking, Internet development, international governance, publications, and professional activities. Historical appointments are preserved as part of that record; the current institute title is Professor.
Social Systems Theory: Course Materials for 2012
Reference materials for the 2012 Tama University course on social systems theory. The original Japanese page links to the course document.
An Imagined Interview: The Information Society and WikiLeaks
This essay uses an imagined interview to explore WikiLeaks, the circulation of information, and the changing relationship between state power and networked society. It presents a discussion of information politics rather than a transcript of an actual interview.
The Information Society and the World System: Locating Modernization
A paper by Yasuhide Yamanouchi on the place of the information society within the world system and modernization. The Japanese archive links to the original document.
Security Legislation and Collective Security
Yasuhide Yamanouchi discusses Japan’s security legislation, collective self-defense, deterrence, and the realist perspective in international relations. This is a historical opinion essay, and its original wording and chronology are retained on the Japanese page.
The Information Society Today: Draft Manuscript
An archival announcement of draft chapters circulated for comment in 2010. A later note states that draft publication ended after the completed book was issued as The Information Society Today: To New Netizens by NTT Publishing in 2011.
Beyond Network Neutrality: Paper
Izumi Aizu introduces a paper co-authored with Judit Bayer and published in the July 2009 issue of the Telecommunications Journal of Australia. The existing English introduction and the paper link are retained.