Society/Life
Will cheap bioplastics appear before marine pollution reaches the limit?
March 26, 2019
Plastics have been associated with the depletion of oil resources and waste problems for years, and recently, marine pollution caused by pla ...
International
The message contained in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Volunteers
March 25, 2019
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games are now a little over one year away. Amid rising interest in athletes who are expected to do wel ...
Business
Stock Investment is Becoming “Finance with Love”
March 22, 2019
There is an image of stock investment as transactions in which investors, with the goal of making profits, buy and sell stocks on a fairly r ...
International
Does globalization make people free? Does it jeopardize identity?
March 8, 2019
In the wake of the recent global events, including the Brexit vote, neo-liberalism in the US, and the rise of right-wing politics in various ...
IT/Science
“Fake news” is not “false news”
March 1, 2019
Information published by media is sometimes called “fake news” or “post-truth.” Generally, these terms are defined as “false news” and “irre ...
Society/Life
Is user generosity making smartphone fees high in Japan?
February 28, 2019
In August 2018, Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga said mobile phone fees have room for a 40% cut. The reduction of mobile phone ...
Society/Life
What we cannot restore and the hidden Christians did not lose for 250 years
February 25, 2019
On June 30, 2018, Hidden Christian Sites in the Nagasaki Region were registered as a World Heritage. It was recognized for the existence of ...
Society/Life
The AE method, a non-destructive testing technique to encourage objects to say, “Ouch!”
January 25, 2019
Recently, a lot of attention has been paid to the deterioration of infrastructure facilities due to aging. However, it is reported that ther ...
Society/Life
Why is government necessary? We would be lost without government but we must be careful not to depend on it too much
January 16, 2019
There are data telling us that the trust of government in Japan is overwhelmingly low compared to that in foreign countries. What is the cau ...