Society/Life
Mokuchin (Wooden rental) apartments provide hints for building a future society
June 21, 2022
The number of wooden rental apartments built in large numbers in urban areas after the war has decreased since the 1980s because of the prog ...
Career/Education
Work style reform of local government employees will lead to social reform
June 15, 2022
A survey conducted by the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications (MIC) of Japan has revealed that the work style reform of local go ...
Career/Education
Understanding is enhanced by explaining, not by listening to an explanation
June 8, 2022
Because of the coronavirus pandemic, many schools have introduced online classes. However, there seem to be many people who demand the promp ...
Society/Life
What is the “evaluation” necessary to become a sustainable society?
June 3, 2022
I do not think people have a very good image of being evaluated. However, the evaluation theory developed in the United States is not just a ...
IT/Science
Japanese Origami brings innovation to the world
May 30, 2022
In recent years, 3D printers have increased in popularity, and anyone can easily create a three-dimensional structure. However, in order to ...
Career/Education
Urban agriculture provides an opportunity to get to know the realities of Japanese agriculture
May 25, 2022
Agriculture is important for supporting human food, but the fact is that people’s knowledge and interest in agriculture are low in modern Ja ...
Career/Education
Gentle, soothing humor of kyogen
May 23, 2022
In 2001, nohgaku (noh and kyogen) was added to the UNESCO Intangible Cultural Heritage list. It has been recognized as one of the Japanese t ...
Society/Life
The local producer in Kumamoto Prefecture is also a victim of the problem of asari clams mislabeled as produced in Kumamoto Prefecture!?
May 11, 2022
There is no end to fraudulent claims about origin of agricultural and fishery products. Just recently, asari clams disguised as ones from Ku ...
Media Coverages
Distinguished Professor Emeritus HAGIWARA Ichiro was introduced on Futurities, the Simulation Based Engineering & Science Magazine by EnginSoft, “Origami Engineering: inspired by Japanese folding culture”
May 10, 2022
Origami, the Japanese art of transforming a single sheet of paper into various shapes, is a traditional cultural activity and form of play t ...