{"id":655,"date":"2026-02-04T13:22:45","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T04:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glocom.ac.jp\/en\/?post_type=activities&#038;p=655"},"modified":"2026-02-04T14:56:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T05:56:32","slug":"publication-ca-economic-white-paper-2025-cybernetic-avatars-shaping-value-in-the-virtual%e2%80%92physical-convergence","status":"publish","type":"activities","link":"https:\/\/www.glocom.ac.jp\/en\/activities\/655","title":{"rendered":"[Publication] CA Economic White Paper 2025: Cybernetic Avatars Shaping Value in the Virtual\u2012Physical Convergence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>RISING is an interdisciplinary research team that takes a measured and empirical approach to understanding how emerging technologies\u2014such as avatars and artificial intelligence\u2014are transforming society, industry, and everyday life.<br \/>\nThe English edition of the CA Economic White Paper has now been released.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glocom.ac.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/CA_economic_whitepaper_2025_EN.pdf\">PDF version (open-access, full text available)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>The paperback POD edition is available for purchase on Amazon.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.jp\/dp\/4295023361\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.amazon.co.jp\/dp\/4295023361<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Cybernetic Avatars (CAs) generated through computer technology reproduce human appearance and movement in virtual spaces. They are already being used across many contexts as a communication infrastructure that links virtual environments with the real world.<br \/>\nThe CA Economic White Paper 2025 systematically examines the economic, industrial, and social potential of CAs. This volume is the English edition of the previously published Japanese version and represents the first annual publication of its kind. Authored by researchers from Japan and the wider Asia\u2013Pacific region, this volume draws on extensive surveys, literature reviews, and case studies. It systematically examines CA applications not only in entertainment but also in education, healthcare, corporate activities, and the metaverse economy, and analyses their social impacts, risks, and institutional and ethical challenges. It also evaluates social impacts as well as associated risks and institutional and ethical challenges.<br \/>\nAt a time when AI, robotics, and the metaverse are converging, this volume offers a comprehensive overview of the emerging avatar economy and serves as an essential reference for envisioning the next generation of the information society.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>Title: CA Economic White Paper 2025: Cybernetic Avatars Shaping Value in the Virtual\u2013Physical Convergence<\/p>\n<p>Contents:<br \/>\nChapter 1 Trends and the domestic market size of CA services<br \/>\nChapter 2 CA usage \u2013 an international comparison<br \/>\nChapter 3 Social transformation brought about by CAs(international comparison)<br \/>\nChapter 4 Use of CAs in companies (international comparison).<br \/>\nChapter 5 CAs and purchasing behavior<br \/>\nChapter 6 Public perceptions of identity in relation to CAs (international comparison)<br \/>\nChapter 7 Copyright system in the metaverse \u2013 copyright exchange<br \/>\n(international comparison).<br \/>\nChapter 8 Development of the elemental technologies of CAs and their potential<br \/>\nChapter 9 Research trends in CAs<\/p>\n<p>Editor and Publisher: RISING (Research group on Information Society Innovation for the Next Generation)<\/p>\n<p>Authors:<br \/>\nShinichi Yamaguchi (Associate Professor, Center for Global Communications, International University of Japan)<br \/>\nHidetaka Oshima (Research Fellow, Center for Global Communications, International University of Japan)<br \/>\nTatsuo Tanaka (Professor, Department of Management and Information, Yokohama College of Commerce)<br \/>\nSatoshi Nakano (Associate Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Chuo University)<br \/>\nTakeyasu Ichikohji (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Economics and Management, Tohoku University)<br \/>\nSotaro Katsumata (Professor, Graduate School of Economics, The University of Osaka)<br \/>\nEri Inoue (Senior Research Fellow, Center for Global Communications, International University of Japan)<br \/>\nShinnosuke Tanabe (Visiting Research Fellow, Center for Global Communications, International University of Japan)<br \/>\nWen Hai (Doctoral Program, Graduate School of Economics, The University of Osaka)<br \/>\nFumihiko Ikuine (Professor, Chuo Graduate School of Strategic Management, Chuo University)<\/p>\n<p>First Printing: January 1st, 2026, First edition (Version 1.0)\n<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":657,"template":"","resercher_tag":[12],"class_list":["post-655","activities","type-activities","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","resercher_tag-shinichi-yamaguchi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glocom.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activities\/655"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glocom.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/activities"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glocom.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/activities"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glocom.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/657"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.glocom.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=655"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"resercher_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.glocom.ac.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/resercher_tag?post=655"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}