Society/Life
A Mindset for “Creating new society without intergenerational dependency” will make it possible to overcome the impasse of the public pension system
March 10, 2018
I very often hear the argument that Japan’s pay-as-you-go public pension system is at the end of its rope, due to the declining birthrate an ...
Society/Life
Flaming of commercial messages is another fad phenomenon. What can be seen from it is…
March 9, 2018
The “Shingo Ryukogo Taisho (New Words and Buzzwords Awards)” is now an annual year-end event. Of course, fads not only involve words but tak ...
Society/Life
“Okinawa promotion budget,” a misleading name
March 6, 2018
Around 70% of the U.S. military facilities and areas in Japan are concentrated in Okinawa, and the prefecture has been roiled by issues such ...
IT/Science
Introduce healthy analogue tendencies into the digitalized every day
February 19, 2018
With the spread of electronic books and the increased online sharing of video contents, the cultural lives of us users are abruptly changing ...
Society/Life
Now, focusing on public libraries, which have been changing as a feature of regional revitalization
February 17, 2018
Public libraries have image as a place to borrow hobby and educational books or for students to study. Some of them have recently become a k ...
Society/Life
Scenario to invigorate local towns through sports: Social innovation
January 30, 2018
Policymakers advocate regional revitalization, and people are enthusiastic about invigorating and revitalizing their towns and communities. ...
Society/Life
People believe what they want to believe, so they are manipulated by fake news
January 29, 2018
In the 2016 US presidential election, then candidate Mr. Trump frequently used Twitter during his campaign, and this new campaign strategy r ...
Career/Education
Can Japan, with the Asia’s lowest TOEFL Speaking Score, change?
December 18, 2017
Under the English educational reforms set to take effect in the 2020 academic year, English language will become a compulsory subject beginn ...
IT/Science
Is your smartphone working as a spy to collect your information?!
December 13, 2017
With higher AI technology of computers and development of IT, our daily lives appear to be becoming more convenient and comfortable every ye ...