List of Articles
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 ...
Business
Learning from Shibusawa Eichi: His way of life that leveraged various positions and experiences
November 5, 2019
Shibusawa Eiichi, Tsuda Umeko, and Kitasato Shibasaburo have been chosen as the faces of three new bank notes that will go into circulation ...
International
Ancient tumuli (kofuns) in Japan registered as World Heritage sites have a uniqueness we can be proud of
October 31, 2019
In July 2019, Mozu-Furuichi Kofungun Ancient Tumulus Clusters, including “Nintoku-tenno-ryo Kofun” (Daisen Kofun), which is known as the lar ...