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 ...
IT/Science
What should the relation between experts and politics be – in terms of the study of intelligence?
July 28, 2021
Various experts are involved in dealing with the problem of the COVID-19 infection. Under these circumstances, a role which experts should p ...
Society/Life
Thinking about human-to-human communication through human-machine interactions
July 26, 2021
It has been said that the 2020 coronavirus pandemic has significantly changed the way we communicate. This may continue even after the coron ...
Society/Life
Transitions accelerated by the spread of COVID-19
July 20, 2021
About transition studies I have been focusing on “transition” as a study of policy processes. In the Japanese language, it...
Career/Education
Will cities become more virtual due to COVID-19 led migration?
July 16, 2021
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has reportedly triggered an outflow of population from Tokyo to other prefectures. Looking at the data, howev ...
Society/Life
COVID-19 and Environmental Issues – Climate Change and Others
July 14, 2021
Effects of COVID-19 on climate change issues As you know, efforts to control COVID-19 are trade-offs with economic activities. Due...
Press Releases
Songbirds like it sweet: Songbird ancestors evolved a new way to taste sugar
July 12, 2021
Humans can easily identify sweet-tasting foods – and with pleasure. However, many carnivorous animals lack this ability, and whether birds, ...