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Here you will find a variety of articles and analyses of contemporary issues that represent our professors’ specialized knowledge and original perspectives.

Latest Articles

Can anyone create a masterpiece painting using AI?

In recent years, the use of AI to generate images has become a realistic and accessible means of creating art. AI-generated images have attr ...

Won’t Japan’s current system eliminate wrongful convictions!?

The Hakamada case, a robbery, murder, and arson case in 1966, resulted in a death sentence in 1980. In December 2020, the Supreme Court reve ...

Clues for sustainable agriculture can be found in Inner Mongolia

In 2022, inflation progressed not only in Japan but also worldwide. One of the major factors was hitting crop production caused by climate c ...

Innovation is born out of technology, knowledge, and human nature

The presence of Japanese companies is considered to be declining in the global economic environment. Why is the presence of Japanese compani ...

What the media can do to resolve the war in Ukraine

Nowadays from Japan we are able to know about various events in the world. This is thanks to international reporting. So, what can we learn ...

Red Queen competition that promotes corporate growth has its pitfalls

The Red Queen competition is a form of competition in which companies compete with rivals in the same field and grow together. It was this t ...

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Improving Fiscal Democracy in Japan: Tax Lessons from Denmark–by KURACHI Shintaro

How Globalization Affects Manufacturing Organizations and Employment Practices –by SUMI Atsushi

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The Museum: A Place Full of Discovery and Wonder –by INOUE Yuka

Simulation Technology for Better Environmental Quality in Buildings –by HIYAMA Kyosuke

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Japan: A Society with an Excessive Residential Supply -by NOZAWA Chie

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Featured Articles

Interview with the CEO of Volvo Car Japan:
Future of the Automotive Industry and the Importance of Branding

The automotive industry, which has been leading Japanese industry, is now undergoing a drastic change amid the surge of globalization. The Japanese automotive industry has led the world with its exceptional technology, but now it is facing a turning point that superior manufacturing technology alone is not enough to survive in the global market.

Let’s think about the realization of a smart society

At present, the aim is to realize a smart society utilizing digital technologies such as AI and IoT. To this end, however, we have come to understand that we have some familiar problems.
This series of three articles explains familiar problems and provides tips for thinking about the realization of a smart society in the future.

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be unpredictable. Meiji scholars have been considering the scientific, technical and medical challenges of the pandemic as well as its social, economic and legal implications.
Meiji University is applying its interdisciplinary expertise in the hopes of ensuring a recovery for all people and offering solutions that can benefit the world.

Consideration of COVID-19 Infection in Terms of Public Policy

The spread of the COVID-19 infection, which is a global crisis, is seriously affecting our lives. We need to cope with the global spread of new infectious diseases in the future too. So, it seems that the post-COVID-19 society will not be exactly the same as the society before COVID-19. People are advancing coexistence with COVID-19 and a new lifestyle. In this situation, the professors at the Graduate School of Governance Studies, who aim for the fusion of theory and practice, think about what our society is going to be in the future and what public policies should do, from their respective experts’ standpoints.