Commentary
Wrapping Up the JSAI 2021 ……………………………………………………………………………………………… Mitsunori Matsushita 541
Article
In Memory of Prof. Makoto Nagao
─ The Ideal of Researchers and Research Communities ─ ……………………………………………………………………Itsuki Noda 542
In Memory of Prof. Makoto Nagao …………………………………………………………………………………………… Yuichiro Anzai 543
A Person of Genuine and Embracing Intellect ……………………………………………………………………………………Takeo Kanade 544
Prof. Nagao and His Contributions to Natural Language Processing …………………………………………………………… Junichi Tsujii 545
Prof. Nagao: A Pioneer Who Envisioned the Future of Artificial Intelligence ………………………………………………… Hiroaki Kitano 546
Reminiscence of Professor Makoto Nagao ……………………………………………………………………………………Toyoaki Nishida 547
A Complete Gentleman …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Satoshi Sato 548
Insight as an Engineer Is a Guidepost for Research ………………………………………………………………………………Akiko Aizawa 549
Nagao-sensei and Machine Translation ………………………………………………………………………………………… Eiichiro Sumita 550
Mentor Omnipresent …………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Shinsuke Mori 551
Nagao-sensei and Dialogue Colloquium（Taiwa-ken） …………………………………………………………………… Yasuhiro Katagiri 552
Paying It Forward: The Responsibility of Those Who Follow the Paths Paved by Dr. Makoto Nagao …………………… Makoto Okamoto 553
Dear Professor Makoto Nagao, …………………………………………………………………………………………… Kumiko Tanaka-Ishii 554
The Spirit of Pioneering Frontiers ……………………………………………………………………………………………………Yoji Kiyota 555
Special Issue: “Discussions about Avatars Permeating a Society 〜Designing Social Ethics for Avatars 〜”
Editorʼs Introduction to “Discussions about Avatars Permeating a Society ～ Designing Social Ethics for Avatars ～” ……… Yukiko Nakano 556
Ethical Issues of Virtualized Real World with Avatars ………………………………………………………………………… Hiroshi Ishiguro 558
Moral-Computing for Avatar Robots …………………………………………………………………………………………… Takayuki Kanda 564
Identification and Authentication of Cybernetic Avatars
─ The Commencement of Avatar Law for Robot/AI/Cyber-Physical Society ─ ………………………………………… Fumio Shimpo 570
Legal Issues on Cybernetic Avatars and Privacy Protection ………………………………………………………………………… Kaori Ishii 578
Avatars and the Future of Communication ……………………………………………………………………………………… Minao Kukita 585
Special Issue: “JSAI 2020 Completed Organized Sessions”
Editorsʼ Introduction to “JSAI 2020 Completed Organized Sessions”
…………………………………………………………… Yuko Sakurai, Hirotoshi Taira, Takahito Tomoto and Yuya Yoshikawa 593
OS-1 Computational Social Science
…………………… Takeshi Sakaki, Kazutoshi Sasahara, Masanori Takano, Hiroki Takigawa, Fujio Toriumi and Mitsuo Yoshida 594
OS-3 Rethinking of Autonomy, Versatility, and Emergence in AI
Satoshi Kurihara, Hidenori Kawamura, Ichiro Tsuda and Kazuhiro Ohkura ……………………………………………………… 599
OS-4 Design and Practical Challenges for Accelerating Data Exchange Ecosystem ………………… Teruaki Hayashi and Yukio Ohsawa 605
OS-6 Artificial Intelligence Technologies for Decision-Making and Consensus-Building in a Complex Society
………………………………………………………………………………Toshikazu Fukushima, Naoki Fukuta and Takayuki Ito 609
OS-20 Summary of the OS ─ AI Werewolf and Incomplete Information Games
…………………… Takashi Otsuki, Yoshinobu Kano, Daisuke Katagami, Hirotaka Osawa, Claus Aranha and Michimasa Inaba 613
OS-23 Exploring Methodologies of Studies on Practical Wisdom in Field ……………… Masaki Suwa, Haruyuki Fujii and Fumitoshi Kato 618
OS-26 On the Organized Session “AI and Ethics” ……………………………… Nobutsugu Kanzaki, Minao Kukita and Hiromitsu Hattori 623
Lecture Series: “AI Philosophy Map”（4）
Exploring Feasibility of Constructing New Intelligence and Awareness Based on Bergsonʼs “Time Scale”（Part 2）
……………………… Tadahiro Taniguchi, Yasushi Hirai and Yoji Kiyota, Moderator: Youichiro Miyake, Composition: Takako Ouchi 627
Special Issue: “Agent Technology and Its Application 2021”
Editorsʼ Introduction to “Agent Technology and Its Application 2021” ……………………………………Takahiro Uchiya and Takayuki Ito 642
My Bookmark
Dialogue Systems ……………………………………………………………………………………………………… Ryuichiro Higashinaka 644
Global Eye（55）
New York City, Business School, and Pandemic …………………………………………………………………………… Junpei Komiyama 651
Students Forum（107）
Interview with Assist. Prof. Masahiko Osawa “Artificial Intelligence / Robots Learned from Doraemon”
………………………………………………………………………… Takahiro Tsumura, Tatsuya Matsushima and Hiroki Miyamoto 654
Conference Reports
The 28th IEEE Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces（IEEE VR 2021） ……………………………………………………… Nami Ogawa 659
The 20th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems（AAMAS-2021） ……………………… Koh Takeuchi 661
Book Review
Fujio Toriumi, Edited and Writer, Akira Ishii, Isamu Okada, Takashi Kamihigashi, Tetsuro Kobayashi, Takeshi Sakaki,
Kazutoshi Sasahara, Masanori Takano, Hiroki Takikawa, Jun Tsunematsu, Asako Miura, Takayuki Mizuno,
Hitoshi Yamamoto and Mitsuo Yoshida: Introduction to Computational Social Science, pp. 307,
Maruzen Publishing Co.,Ltd.（2021） …………………………………………………………………………………… Youichiro Miyake 663
Gohei Tanaka, Ryosho Nakane and Akira Hirose: Reservoir Computing, pp. 216, Morikita Publishing Co., Ltd.（2021）
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… Youichiro Miyake 664
Makoto Nagao: Information Science Is the Front Line of Philosophy, Library Resource Guide, No. 27, pp. 10-76,
Kyoto University Research Information Repository（2019） …………………………………………………………… Youichiro Miyake 665
Article
Cover Comment: Avatar Animal Athletics …………………………………………………………………………………… Takeshi Sakaki 667