International
High time to review concept of multicultural coexistence in Japan
September 13, 2021
A commercial released by a sporting goods maker in November 2020 came up in discussion, as it took up the issue of racial discrimination in ...
International
K-POP generation bridges mutual understanding between Japan and South Korea
September 8, 2021
The fourth Korean wave, including K-pop, is said to have started a boom. On the other hand, some are concerned for the younger generation, w ...
Business
Without trade finance, there would have been no development for risk-abundant trade
August 24, 2021
In today's increasingly globalized world, international trade has become an indispensable economic activity more than ever. Although finance ...
Society/Life
When you look at the pandemic in terms of human history and politics, what you see is…
August 20, 2021
It is said that it is necessary to look not only from a medical point of view but also from a social point of view in order to consider the ...
Press Releases
Autophagy: The Unlikely Hero that Balances Zinc and Iron in Plants
August 18, 2021
Researchers highlight a novel function of autophagy in restoring zinc and iron balance in plants under nutrient stress conditions.
Society/Life
What we need to do in order to make use of unconstitutional rulings
August 17, 2021
In recent years, there has been an increasing number of cases in which courts have ruled the law unconstitutional. In other words, the laws ...
International
We have to learn from European experience about foreign workers’ rights
August 6, 2021
The coronavirus crisis has exposed various distortions in Japanese society. For instance, the reality of Japanese society where we rely on f ...
Society/Life
Local Communities in the Era of COVID-19
August 3, 2021
The spread of COVID-19 has been difficult to stop. The total number of infected persons is over 150 million (at the beginning of May 2021) i ...
Business
Reform of corporate accounting will create a new social infrastructure in Japan
July 30, 2021
The coronavirus pandemic has revealed various social distortions in Japan. While politics should redress those problems, one of the fields w ...