SELECTED WORK
What we implemented. What remains usable.
SEARCHLIGHT works across data collection, analysis, verification, delivery, operation, and the return of findings to practice.
PROJECT / FY2026
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications — Technology development and demonstration for countering false and misleading information online
- Theme
- Narrative analysis across long- and short-form video, together with the development and demonstration of prebunking-content generation.
- Implementation
- Development of Japanese-language technology for analyzing video narratives and generating information designed to strengthen cognitive resilience against false and misleading information.
PROJECT / FY2025
Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications — Technology development and demonstration for countering false and misleading information online
- Theme
- Development and demonstration of technologies that support responses to false and misleading information online.
- Implementation
- Demonstrated verification technology designed for public-policy and operational requirements.
RESEARCH / 2025
Joint research with the Institute for the Next Generation of Journalism and Media, Waseda University
- Theme
- Assessing the transparency of news-site operations and content in order to identify disinformation risk.
- Implementation
- Evaluated and scored approximately 100 news sites across operational and content-related dimensions, with reference to assessment criteria developed by the Global Disinformation Index.
