Society/Life
Does insurance save small and medium-sized enterprises in the disaster-prone country of Japan?
June 28, 2018
Studies to verify the reconstruction have advanced as seven years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred in 2011. Among ...
Society/Life
Almost half of the cancer risk factors can be prevented: Be aware of this fact!
June 26, 2018
Since 1981, cancer (malignant neoplasm) was the leading cause of death in Japan. Cancer tends to be considered an illness that leads to deat ...
Society/Life
“Kawaii” is the mainstream of Japanese aesthetics; encompassing a nuance of grotesque and infiltrating the surroundings
June 25, 2018
“Kawaii” has become an internationally accepted Japanese word. Because this adjective is frequently used by Japanese teenage girls, it is of ...
IT/Science
“Fermentation-aged meat,” developed by industry-university collaboration, would make high quality aged meat familiar
May 28, 2018
Recently, “fermentation-aged meat” has been in the news. In fact, the meat was created using a new aging method developed by collaboration b ...
IT/Science
The new currency competition brought on by virtual currencies
May 24, 2018
Virtual currencies, which have been attracting attention as a new financial asset, have caused scandals where they were either lost or drain ...
International
How could we continue to place information of Muslims in the “unwanted box?”
May 21, 2018
Since the September 11 attacks and the Islamic State’s killings of Japanese hostages, Japanese people have an image that Islam is a terrifyi ...
Media Coverages
Master of illusion: SUGIHARA Kokichi’s ‘impossible’ objects
May 16, 2018
kokichi Sugihara specializes in the impossible. He creates mind-bending physical objects that look and behave in incredible ways when seen f ...
Business
Japanese companies will survive by means of “inner globalization”
May 14, 2018
Some people contend that as the birthrate continues to fall and the population continues to age in Japan, a contraction of its market will b ...
Business
Mitigation of disparities between regular and non-regular employees and “Equal Pay for Equal Work” principle
May 8, 2018
Recently, the mass media has widely reported about court cases in which fixed-term employees seek mitigation of disparities between the work ...