We have to learn from European experience about foreign workers’ rights

The coronavirus crisis has exposed various distortions in Japanese society. For instance, the reality of Japanese society where we rely on f ...

Local Communities in the Era of COVID-19

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 ...

Reform of corporate accounting will create a new social infrastructure in Japan

The coronavirus pandemic has revealed various social distortions in Japan. While politics should redress those problems, one of the fields w ...

What should the relation between experts and politics be – in terms of the study of intelligence?

Various experts are involved in dealing with the problem of the COVID-19 infection. Under these circumstances, a role which experts should p ...

Thinking about human-to-human communication through human-machine interactions

It has been said that the 2020 coronavirus pandemic has significantly changed the way we communicate. This may continue even after the coron ...

Transitions accelerated by the spread of COVID-19

About transition studies I have been focusing on “transition” as a study of policy processes. In the Japanese language, it...

Will cities become more virtual due to COVID-19 led migration?

In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic has reportedly triggered an outflow of population from Tokyo to other prefectures. Looking at the data, howev ...

COVID-19 and Environmental Issues – Climate Change and Others

Effects of COVID-19 on climate change issues As you know, efforts to control COVID-19 are trade-offs with economic activities. Due...

Songbirds like it sweet: Songbird ancestors evolved a new way to taste sugar

Humans can easily identify sweet-tasting foods – and with pleasure. However, many carnivorous animals lack this ability, and whether birds, ...