International
What Japan can learn from the U.S. presidential election
March 23, 2016
2016 is a presidential election year for the United States of America. The United States has great power of influence worldwide, and the que ...
Society/Life
Collagen makes the skin beautiful – Objection!
March 14, 2016
We often hear that intake of collagen will make your skin beautiful. This claim is sometimes accompanied by the scientific-like explanation ...
Society/Life
Can the Renminbi be Termed an International Currency? – The Need to Strengthen China’s Financial System
March 9, 2016
The decision taken at a meeting of the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) held in November of last year (2015) to incl ...
IT/Science
Omni-channeling for a More Pleasant Shopping Life
March 9, 2016
The development of the internet has changed the way we purchase good and service. And recently, omni-channel system, a fusion of internet sh ...
Society/Life
Use of Separate Surnames by Married Couples, Assisted Reproductive Technology, and Human Rights -Development of the laws needed to guarantee the happiness of diverse families
March 7, 2016
The Supreme Court of Japan will decide the constitutionality of the current laws governing use of same surnames by a married couple and esta ...
Society/Life
What are the Unexpected “Perks” of the Reduced Tax Rate?
March 3, 2016
The consumption tax is scheduled to be increased to 10% beginning April 2017, and along with it is the scheduled introduction of the reduced ...
Society/Life
Let’s Wake Up from the Dream that is Abenomics
March 2, 2016
It has been 3 years since the birth of the Abe administration on November 2012. In that time, an economic policy called Abenomics has been p ...
Society/Life
The birth of a system with a decisive influence on the future of Japanese agriculture
March 1, 2016
With the approach of effectuation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, there were apprehensions regarding the security of Japan ...
Society/Life
The Background to the Right to Vote at 18 and the Functional Decline of Representative Democracy: The Qualities Required of Us as Citizens
February 26, 2016
The voting age has been lowered to 18. What kind of aims were behind this decision? And will this curb the alienation of young people from p ...