List of Articles

Let’s think about the added benefits instead of added burdens caused by a tax increase

Japan’s consumption tax has been raised to 10 percent. Until it was raised, debate on the introduction of a reduced tax rate and reward poin ...

Learning from Shibusawa Eichi: His way of life that leveraged various positions and experiences

Shibusawa Eiichi, Tsuda Umeko, and Kitasato Shibasaburo have been chosen as the faces of three new bank notes that will go into circulation ...

Ancient tumuli (kofuns) in Japan registered as World Heritage sites have a uniqueness we can be proud of

In July 2019, Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun Ancient Tumulus Clusters, including “Nintoku-tenno-ryo Kofun” (Daisen Kofun), which is known as the lar ...

Local governments’ attitude of responding to “the present” and creating “the future” as reflected in their draft budget

Tokyo outstrips New York or London or even Sweden in terms of budget scale. The draft budget of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) amou ...

The mystery of wanting to distinguish between male and female

These days, we increasingly more often come across expressions like LGBT and gender identity disorder in the media. Although it seems as if ...

The advance of Japanese businesses into the Asian market provides an opportunity to reconsider how the Japanese should be

In recent years, “regional business strategy” in the emerging economies of Asia has attracted public attention in business circles. This ter ...

Who will be affected by counterfeits infringing intellectual property?

In recent years, intellectual property issues including piracy have come under focus, and various policies including legal revisions have be ...

How to manage “Organizational Paradox” in the context of globalization

These days, globalization of the business environment has become increasingly prominent; at the same time, countries and regions commonly re ...

Japan’s cooperation to Africa and the future of Japanese economy

The Seventh Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 7) began in Yokohama on August 28 to discuss African economic devel ...