Society/Life
For future rural communities where women can be more active
October 13, 2017
These days, women active in the field of agriculture have been a hot topic with the development of agriculture into the sixth industry as we ...
Society/Life
Is the conspiracy law full of problems due to the Olympics!?
October 5, 2017
The so-called “conspiracy” bill was railroaded into law in June this year. Although a wide range of discussions took place at that time, eve ...
Society/Life
Significance of the Supreme Court’s Ruling over GPS-Assisted Investigations
October 2, 2017
In March of this year, the Supreme Court decided that GPS-assisted investigations by the police violated the right of privacy and that a new ...
International
Was populism dismissed in the wake of the 2017 French presidential election?
September 27, 2017
On May 7, 2017, voting in the second round of the French presidential election took place, and pro-European Union Emmanuel Macron was electe ...
Society/Life
The importance of understanding Japan’s uniqueness or “society requiring sontaku”
September 20, 2017
Lately the word “sontaku” is used as if it were bad thing. This word originally means surmising others’ intentions or reading between the li ...
Press Releases
Just released: “Incredible Senseis at Meiji University,” a new video series showcasing Meiji’s world-class research!
September 14, 2017
Meiji University has created a series of promotional videos, “Incredible Senseis at Meiji University,” and launched a landing page to tell t ...
Society/Life
Early Enactment of Legislation Regarding Medically Assisted Reproduction Needed for Welfare of Children
August 28, 2017
In 2014, 1 out of 21 children was born as a result of in vitro fertilization (IVF). Medically assisted reproduction such as by IVF is nothin ...
Business
“The distribution crisis is a new business opportunity” from a logistics perspective
August 24, 2017
The distribution crisis has now become a social problem. The number of packages for home delivery in FY2015 was approx. 3.7 billion and that ...
IT/Science
Challenging the wall of 1/100 second, aiming for an effective hearing aid for the elderly
July 20, 2017
Japan is now becoming an aged society, where one in four people is a person aged 65 years or over. Mechanisms to support functions of the bo ...