List of Articles
Society/Life
The AE method, a non-destructive testing technique to encourage objects to say, “Ouch!”
January 25, 2019
Recently, a lot of attention has been paid to the deterioration of infrastructure facilities due to aging. However, it is reported that ther ...
Society/Life
Why is government necessary? We would be lost without government but we must be careful not to depend on it too much
January 16, 2019
There are data telling us that the trust of government in Japan is overwhelmingly low compared to that in foreign countries. What is the cau ...
Society/Life
Would the house you live protect you from earthquakes?
December 21, 2018
Severe earthquakes with magnitudes of around 6 have struck our country several times in 2018. Regarding Kanto and other regions today, peopl ...
Business
The authenticity of the “top brands” as shown at Paris Fashion Week
December 19, 2018
From September 24th to October 2nd, Paris Fashion Week took place, where new collections for spring/summer 2019 were presented. It is an eve ...
Society/Life
Meiji Ishin was accomplished by the painstaking hard work of many Sego-don
December 18, 2018
This year marks the 150th anniversary of Meiji Ishin (literally: “the great renewal of Meiji” ). The Japan Broadcasting Corporation (NHK) ha ...
IT/Science
The number of system engineers in Japan is actually decreasing as computer programming education becomes more widely available!
November 26, 2018
Computer programming education will become mandatory in Japanese elementary schools from academic year 2020. While many people expect that t ...
Society/Life
Financial literacy of general investor and IPO bubble
November 20, 2018
Recently, the opening prices of initial public offerings (IPOs) tend to exceed their public offering prices, and an image of IPOs as a profi ...
Press Releases
The National Palace Museum of Taiwan is currently exhibiting 35 works of visual illusion by Professor SUGIHARA Kokichi, Director of the Meiji Institute for Advanced Study of Mathematical Sciences (MIMS)
November 16, 2018
Events related to the “Betwixt Reality and Illusion – Special Exhibition of Jades from the Warring States Period to the Han Dynasty in the C ...
Society/Life
From the 20th century to comfort of the 21st century: Smart communities are under way
November 13, 2018
Summer in Japan this year was scorching, with new record-high temperatures being set in various parts of the country. Japan was also hit har ...