This Stuimulus Paper by Dr Jeongyun Lee from the University of Tokyo provides insights into city policy for this initiative, as well as individual initiatives such as the Seoul Citizens College. The focus on the humanities is a point of interest to be noted, while the 2013 reorganisation of lifelong learning promotion under the slogan “happy lifelong learning wake me up and change the world” brings a distinctive note into the initiative. May this happen. [Peter Kearns]