Research storytelling workshop was organized as part of the OCRD's efforts to support teaching assistant (TA) professional development and strengthen communication in education and research. The workshop was led by Hiroki Ohsawa, a lecturer at Kinjo Gakuin University and a film and commercial director.

The Institute of Science Tokyo has launched a new online course, “Basic Japanese Civil Law 2” available through edX . This course was originally developed by the Tokyo Institute of Technology and has since been revised and relaunched under the Institute of Science Tokyo. Following the success of the previous Basic Japanese Civil Law MOOC, this new course explores contemporary legal issues in Japan related to everyday life. Topics include contracts, intellectual property, i

As part of the TA training program, OCRD staff member Kadomatsu Satoshi led a basic video editing workshop in Japanese at the Ookayama campus.