Society/Life
Buzzwords Awards reveal tough flexibility of the Japanese language
June 27, 2019
At the end of every year, buzzwords, new words, and kanji of the year are selected, which people pay keen attention to and talk about. These ...
IT/Science
It is entirely up to you as a user whether you are tightly bound by AI or you give guidance to AI
June 24, 2019
Since AI defeated the top professionals of shogi (Japanese chess) and game of go, which made big news, people seem to be harboring some fear ...
International
The power of education is needed to accept more foreign workers successfully
June 18, 2019
The revised Immigration Control and Refugee Recognition Act (“Immigration Control Act”) passed in December 2018 and will come into force in ...
Society/Life
The desired form of graves in the SDGs era
June 12, 2019
In Japan, the high population density in large cities and depopulation in rural areas have caused serious problems in various fields. Furthe ...
Career/Education
Citizenship education in Japan lags more than 40 years behind the world!?
June 4, 2019
In response to the lowering of the voting age to 18 in 2016, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology and the Mini ...
Society/Life
The system of joint custody for the purpose of seeing a child is a mistaken priority
May 13, 2019
It is said that a system of joint custody after divorce has been under discussion in Japan. In western countries, joint custody has been mai ...
IT/Science
AI becomes a business infrastructure
April 24, 2019
In recent years, the business application of AI (artificial intelligence), especially machine learning, has been progressing at a steady pac ...
Society/Life
Co-operatives provide a model for achieving decent life and work
April 23, 2019
Workers’ co-operatives have recently been attracting global attention. Japan is making preparations for enacting a law on workers’ co-operat ...
Career/Education
Compulsory “geography” in high school will no longer be a subject that requires meticulous memorizing, but one that provides a unique pleasure
April 12, 2019
Geography will become a compulsory subject in high school in 2022. Why is this happening? When we think about its meaning and significance, ...