List of Articles
Society/Life
Rethinking Agricultural “Continuity” and “Sustainability”
October 5, 2015
Continued effort is essential to soil cultivation that nurtures “fertility,” the power of the land which is of paramount importance for agri ...
Society/Life
Introducing a new perspective on the development of renewable energy
September 14, 2015
The development of various kinds of clean, safe renewable energy is currently moving ahead. One of the major issues is the improvement of en ...
Business
The Meaning of the Shift to a Service Economy -The structural transition needed to shift from products to services-
August 24, 2015
People have long spoken of the shift from products to services. While at first glance these words may seem to describe only the shift to a s ...
Society/Life
The Little-known Copyright Issues in TPP Negotiations -Freedom of Expression and Protection of Copyright Holders-
July 4, 2015
The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations are an attempt to establish multifaceted rules intended to promote economic liberalization ...
Society/Life
Japan’s New “My Number” ID Numbering System:Will it be able to balance privacy and the public interest?
June 10, 2015
Japan’s new “My Number” ID numbering system will begin in January 2016. It is likely that many people still are unaware of this fact even th ...
Society/Life
Advice from History for Today’s Society of Increasing Violence -Trends in Society from the Edo Period to the Closing Days of the Tokugawa Shogunateand the Role of Yoshida Shoin-
June 4, 2015
There are various types of violence, from bullying to war. Today, there is a strong tendency among people and society toward violence conduc ...
Society/Life
Civil Partnership Regulations and the Diverse Nation of Japan: Inward-Looking Patriotism is Bad for Japan
May 20, 2015
On April 1, 2015, Japan’s first civil partnership regulation was enacted in Tokyo’s Shibuya Ward (Ordinance for Promoting Respect of Gender ...
Career/Education
The Importance of Testing by External English-Language Certifying Examinations and their Adoption—Training Human Resources Who Can Succeed on the World Stage
May 18, 2015
To people today, living in a global society, learning English or another foreign language is becoming a basic requirement. People need to le ...
Society/Life
Meiji University’s Current Efforts to Support Reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake -Ensuring That Memories of the Disaster Do Not Fade –
April 13, 2015
Post-Disaster Reconstruction Support under the Direct Supervision of the President — Almost 4 years have passed since the Great East...