List of Articles

“Japan’s move toward a diverse and inclusive nation?” by YAMAWAKI Keizo, Professor of School of Global Japanese Studies – The Japan Times

2019 must be remembered in Japan as the year when the Heisei Era ended and the era of Reiwa started, but the buzzword of the year was defini ...

Museums are full of new discoveries and wonderful encounters

In September 2019, Kyoto hosted the general conference of the International Council of Museums (ICOM). The agenda item that attracted specia ...

Do koji molds that produce Japan’s unique fermented foods exist only in this country?

Today, many fermented foods are around us in Japan. They include miso (fermented soybean paste), shoyu (soy sauce), natto (fermented soybean ...

Can speech synthesis technology produce a “voice that surpasses humanity”?

Recent years have seen astonishingly rapid progress in speech synthesis technology. This technology helps to make our lives easier, but it i ...

Unraveling the cause of infertility by genome editing

The declining birth rate has become a social issue in Japan today. There are various causes, and it is said that infertility is one of them. ...

The SDGs question the significance of the corporation’s existence in society

In recent years, with the increasing recognition of the value of sustainable development goals (SDGs), more and more corporations have been ...

Unique artificial bone development technology leading to the advancement of regenerative medicine

In recent years, research on artificial bone has been gathering attention and expectations. Behind it is the fact that Japan has become a su ...

“Communicating with foreign residents in ‘plain Japanese’” by YAMAWAKI Keizo, Professor of School of Global Japanese Studies- The Japan Times

With the December 2018 amendment to the immigration control law,the government created anew visa category to admit more foreign workers.

For the increasing numbers of elderly persons living alone to enjoy life

In April of 2019, the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research announced that the number of households in which the hea ...