August 2021 Vol. 19 No. 882021

https://www.ntt-review.jp/archive/2021/202108.html

View from the Top
Shinya Tachimoto, Senior Vice President, Head of NTT
Information Network Laboratory Group

Front-line Researchers
Kunio Kashino, Senior Distinguished Researcher, NTT
Communication Science Laboratories and Bio-Medical
Informatics Research Center, NTT Basic ResearchLaboratories

Feature Articles
Initiatives for Smart Agri—Making
Japanese Agriculture a Growing
IndustryNTT’s Vision for the Future of Agriculture—Initiatives for
the Entire Food Value Chain Using IOWN-related
Technologies
Future-oriented Agriculture—Strawberry Plant Factory
Based on Regional Collaboration
Local Food Waste Recycling Solutions for Addressing
the Sustainable Development Goals“Fisheries +d” : NTT DOCOMO’s Solution Co-creation
for the Fisheries Industry
High-quality, High-yield Organic Farming with
BLOFware®.Doctor

Regular Articles
Multi-radio Proactive Control Technology (Cradio®): A Natural Communication Environment whereUsers Do Not Need to Be Aware of the Wireless Network
Local Light Injection and Detection Technology for Optical-fiber Identification

Global Standardization Activities
Standardization Trends in the Disaggregation Technology of Access Systems at the BroadbandForum

Practical Field Information about Telecommunication Technologies
Grounding-system Evaluator for Preventing Lightening Damage to Telecommunications CenterBuildings

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Shinya Tachimoto, Senior Vice President, Head of NTT
Information Network Laboratory Group▼Overview
The NTT Information Network Laboratory Group aims to create a compassionate
and flexible information-network infrastructure that connects everything.
Researchers at the laboratory group are working diligently with pride, joy, andresponsibility in creating technologies that will be implemented in society. We asked
Shinya Tachimoto, senior vice president, head of the NTT Information Network
Laboratory Group, about the capability required of top management of laboratories
and the skills researchers should have in regard to research and development.

Front-line Researchers

Kunio Kashino, Senior Distinguished Researcher, NTT
Communication Science Laboratories and Bio-Medical
Informatics Research Center, NTT Basic Research Laboratories▼Overview

Auscultation (auditory diagnosis) has been used for centuries in the fields of healthscreening and medical care. It has the advantage of being repeatable andnon-invasive while providing immediate results; however, because it is conducted inclose proximity to the patient, it is challenging to perform on patients suspected ofcarrying infectious diseases. We interviewed Kunio Kashino, a senior distinguishedresearcher, who is working on teleauscultation with an eye toward addressing theabove challenge and the future of health management, about the progress of his
research activities and his attitude as a researcher.

Feature Articles
Initiatives for Smart Agri—Making Japanese Agriculture a Growing Industry

NTT’s Vision for the Future of Agriculture—Initiatives for theEntire Food Value Chain Using IOWN-related Technologies▼Abstract
Since 2014, NTT has positioned agriculture as one of its priorities. By using the latest information andcommunication technology and collaborating with industry-leading partners, NTT has carried out
group-wide initiatives to promote Smart Agri to solve problems in the entire food value chain, i.e., fromproduction to distribution, sales, and consumption, in primary industries, such as agriculture, forestry, andfisheries. This article overviews the NTT Group’s initiatives and describes the latest examples of initiatives
that will lead to the digital agricultural revolution.