The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic
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The COVID-19 pandemic continues to be unpredictable. Meiji scholars have been considering the scientific, technical and medical challenges of the pandemic as well as its social, economic and legal implications.
Meiji University is applying its interdisciplinary expertise in the hopes of ensuring a recovery for all people and offering solutions that can benefit the world.
Society/Life
Japan’s crisis made visible by the economic impact of COVID-19 and its support measures
March 7, 2024
How did COVID-19 impact Japan’s total GDP? And what did support measures taken by the government achieve? Analyzing the impact of COVID-19 o ...
Society/Life
Decentralization and local governments/regions in the post-corona era
October 25, 2023
Decentralization has been promoted in Japan since the late 1990s. On the other hand, the move toward centralization of power as a countermea ...
Career/Education
Literary works depicting infectious diseases resonate with us today
March 29, 2023
The COVID-19 pandemic that began in 2020 often revealed aspects of our society and ourselves that were different from what we had previously ...
Society/Life
Coronavirus pandemic insights become valuable assets for society
January 10, 2023
During the COVID-19 pandemic, we had to grapple for decisions concerning economic policies because the structure of modern society is very d ...
Society/Life
Have the functions of pawnshops been rediscovered during the pandemic!?
December 19, 2022
Although we often used to see pawnshops on the street, we do not see many of them these days. It is said that the use of pawnshops that help ...
Business
Decide what our company should be for ourselves – Brand Purpose
November 2, 2022
Modern society is unstable and complicated, has many vague parts, and has become a society in which unexpected things happen suddenly. In su ...
Society/Life
Can Kabuki based on manga create new entertainment beyond manga?
September 30, 2022
The COVID-19 pandemic, which started in 2020, has generated a situation, which prevents us from doing what we had been taking for granted. E ...
Society/Life
How did Japanese people overcome the pandemic that occurred at the end of the Edo period?
September 27, 2022
There is a saying that history repeats itself. Although it is not exactly the same, when looking back on history, we understand that humanki ...
Society/Life
A new form of “solitary space” emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic
November 24, 2021
Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the number of “ohitori-sama (one person)” products has increased, and they are attracting attention. However ...