List of Articles
Society/Life
Museums are full of new discoveries and wonderful encounters
December 24, 2019
In September 2019, Kyoto hosted the general conference of the International Council of Museums (ICOM). The agenda item that attracted specia ...
Society/Life
Do koji molds that produce Japan’s unique fermented foods exist only in this country?
December 13, 2019
Today, many fermented foods are around us in Japan. They include miso (fermented soybean paste), shoyu (soy sauce), natto (fermented soybean ...
IT/Science
Can speech synthesis technology produce a “voice that surpasses humanity”?
December 9, 2019
Recent years have seen astonishingly rapid progress in speech synthesis technology. This technology helps to make our lives easier, but it i ...
IT/Science
Unraveling the cause of infertility by genome editing
December 4, 2019
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. ...
Business
The SDGs question the significance of the corporation’s existence in society
November 18, 2019
In recent years, with the increasing recognition of the value of sustainable development goals (SDGs), more and more corporations have been ...
IT/Science
Unique artificial bone development technology leading to the advancement of regenerative medicine
November 13, 2019
In recent years, research on artificial bone has been gathering attention and expectations. Behind it is the fact that Japan has become a su ...
Media Coverages
“Communicating with foreign residents in ‘plain Japanese’” by YAMAWAKI Keizo, Professor of School of Global Japanese Studies- The Japan Times
November 12, 2019
With the December 2018 amendment to the immigration control law,the government created anew visa category to admit more foreign workers.
Society/Life
For the increasing numbers of elderly persons living alone to enjoy life
November 12, 2019
In April of 2019, the National Institute of Population and Social Security Research announced that the number of households in which the hea ...
Society/Life
Let’s think about the added benefits instead of added burdens caused by a tax increase
November 6, 2019
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 ...