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K-POP generation bridges mutual understanding between Japan and South Korea

The fourth Korean wave, including K-pop, is said to have started a boom. On the other hand, some are concerned for the younger generation, w ...

Without trade finance, there would have been no development for risk-abundant trade

In today's increasingly globalized world, international trade has become an indispensable economic activity more than ever. Although finance ...

When you look at the pandemic in terms of human history and politics, what you see is…

It is said that it is necessary to look not only from a medical point of view but also from a social point of view in order to consider the ...

Autophagy: The Unlikely Hero that Balances Zinc and Iron in Plants

Researchers highlight a novel function of autophagy in restoring zinc and iron balance in plants under nutrient stress conditions.

What we need to do in order to make use of unconstitutional rulings

In recent years, there has been an increasing number of cases in which courts have ruled the law unconstitutional. In other words, the laws ...

We have to learn from European experience about foreign workers’ rights

The coronavirus crisis has exposed various distortions in Japanese society. For instance, the reality of Japanese society where we rely on f ...

Local Communities in the Era of COVID-19

The spread of COVID-19 has been difficult to stop. The total number of infected persons is over 150 million (at the beginning of May 2021) i ...

Reform of corporate accounting will create a new social infrastructure in Japan

The coronavirus pandemic has revealed various social distortions in Japan. While politics should redress those problems, one of the fields w ...

What should the relation between experts and politics be – in terms of the study of intelligence?

Various experts are involved in dealing with the problem of the COVID-19 infection. Under these circumstances, a role which experts should p ...