- Book Publication: Kurieitibu Shiti-Shin Kontentsu Sangyo no Soushutu (Creative City – Creation of The New Content Industry: February 28, 2007)
- Coauthored by Chief Fellow, Izumi Harada and published by NTT Publishing.
- Minna no Inochi o Sukuu – Saigai to Joho Akuseshibiriti (Saving Every Life – Disaster and Information Accessibility: October 30, 2006)
- Coauthored by Research Analyst, Kazuko Yuma and published by NTT Publishing.
- Book Publication: Internet ni okeru Gengo to Bunka-juyo (Language and Cultural Acceptance on the Internet ; December 26, 2005)
- Coauthored by Senior Fellow Izumi Harada and Published by NTT Publishing. Analyzes and examines the influence of globalization on language and culture from a variety of perspectives. A network-based examination of the changes being brought about by the Internet-created society.
- Book Publication: Konputa ga Keisan-ki to Yobareta Jidai (When Computers Were Called Adding Engines; December 4, 2005)
- Senior Fellow Izumi Harada was one of the editors of this work published by ASCII Corporation. Tracks the evolution of Japanese computers through a wealth of photographs.
- Book Publication: Shimin ni Yasashii Jichitai Webu Saito – Kouchiku kara Unyou made (User-Friendly Web Sites for Local Governments -- From Page Design Through Operation ; December 2, 2005)
- Coauthored by Research Analyst Kazuko Yuma and Published by NTT Publishing. There is an urgent demand for Web site accessibility from Japan’s local governments, as they increasingly shift their means of providing information to constituents from printed materials such as newsletters, to Web sites. This work gives a step-by-step explanation of the requirements for creating more accessible, easy-to-use local government Web sites, providing examples of pioneering local government sites.
- Book Publication: Joho Sekyuriti de Kigyo wa Mamorerunoka? -- Kigyo Kiki Kanri Manyuaru (Can Information Security Protect Businesses? -- A Business Crisis Management Manual; March 25, 2005)
- Joho Sekyuriti de Kigyo wa Mamorerunoka? (Can Information Security Protect Businesses?), written by Senior Fellow Izumi Harada and others and supervised by IISE, was published from NTT Publishing. This publication was also supervised by the Crisis Management and Preparedness Organization.
- Book Publication: Netto Shakai no Jiyu to Anzen Hosho -- Saiba Wo no Kyoi (Freedom and Security Assurance in a Networked Society -- The Threats of Cyber Wars; March 22, 2005)
- Netto Shakai no Jiyu to Anzen Hosho (Freedom and Security Assurance in a Networked Society), written by Senior Fellow Izumi Harada and Professor Yasuhide Yamanouchi, Tama University and supervised by IISE, was published from NTT Publishing. This publication was also written by researchers from RAND Corporation of the United States and China Institutes of Contemporary International Relations.
- Book Publication: Joho Akuseshibiriti -- Yasashii Joho Shakai e Mukete (Information Accessibility -- Toward a Friendly Information Society; March 19, 2005)
- Joho Akuseshibiriti -- Yasashii Joho Shakai e Mukete (Information Accessibility -- Toward a Friendly Information Society) by Research Analyst Kazuko Yuma and others, was published from NTT Publishing. In this book, experts from various fields promote the fundamental knowledge concerning accessibility, explain its current situation in the world, and propose policies toward .the embodiment of information accessibility.
- Book Publication: Dejitaru Tsunagari (Digitally Connected; October 22, 2004)
- Burodobando Kokka Senryaku (National Broadband Strategy), coauthored by Senior Fellow Izumi Harada and Research Analyst Kazuko Yuma, was published from NTT Publishing. This book focuses on how various communities are established on the Internet in a manner or form that is different from what we saw in the past -- in the process of the transition from personal computer communications to the Internet, the rapid popularization of the Internet, the extension of broadband networks, and the permeation of computer networks into the society.
- A party in celebration of Mr. Tadahiro Sekimoto's reception of the IEEE Medal of Honor was given. (July 14, 2004, the Tokyo Prince Hotel)
- On Wednesday, July 14, 2004, a party celebrating Chairman Sekimoto's reception of the IEEE Medal of Honor was organized by promoters including Mr. Akito Arima, Professor Emeritus of the University of Tokyo and ex-member of the House of Councillors, and Mr. Leona Esaki, President of the Shibaura Institute of Technology, at the Tokyo Prince Hotel.
- The IEEE Medal of Honor, the highest of the commendations by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), was awarded to Mr. Tadahiro Sekimoto, Chairman of IISE. (June 19, 2004, Kansas City, Missouri, the United States of America)
- An awards ceremony was held by the IEEE, where the IEEE Medal of Honor, the highest of its commendations, was awarded to Mr. Tadahiro Sekimoto, Chairman of IISE.
- Book Publication: Nijuisseiki Hokuto Ajia Sekai no Tembo (Outlook of the Northeast Asia in the 21st Century; April 15, 2004)
- Nijuisseiki Hokuto Ajia Sekai no Tembo, edited by Mr. Yuji Masuda, the Economic Policy Institute for Quality Life, was published from Nihon Keizai Hyoron Sha. Senior Research Fellow Izumi Harada contributed to Chapter 4 "New Aspect of International Specialization Centered Around the IT industry in Japan, China, and South Korea."
- Book Publication "National Broadband Strategy" (Published October 16, 2003)
- National Broadband Strategy, edited by the Institute for International Socio-Economic Studies, was published and is sold by NTT Publishing. Senior Fellow Izumi Harada was a co-author.
- Book Publication "Will the Network kill the newspapers?" (Published September 25, 2003)
- Will the Network kill the newspapers? - The Changing Face of the Mass Media, edited by the Institute for International Socio-Economic Studies, and published for sale by NTT publishing. Co-authored by Senior Research Fellow Nissho Aoki.
- Book Publication "Information Accessibility and Universal Design" (Published March 11, 2003)
- Information Accessibility and Universal Design, edited by the Foundation for C&C Promotion, was published and is sold by ASCII Corporation. Research Analyst Kazuko Yuma was a co-author.
- Book Publication: Structure and Problem of the Digital Divide(Published August 13, 2002)
- Structure and Problem of the Digital Divide, edited by the Foundation for C&C Promotion, was published and is sold by NTT Publishing. Izumi Harada, Senior Fellow and Kazuko Yuma, Research Analyst was a co-author.
- Tsutomu Senda, President of the Institute for International Socio-Economic Studies received the Award of Distinction by the Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry (Oct. 1, 2001)
- The distinctions were presented at the IT Month Commemorative Ceremony held in the ANA Hotel Tokyo on October 1 (Tuesday) and the distinguished laureates received the prize directly from the Minister Hiranuma of Economy, Trade and Industry.
