Society/Life
Society/Life
Could you still call our society diverse, if everything is reduced to self-responsibility?
March 23, 2020
Recent years have seen extensive media coverage of bullying, power harassment, and sexual harassment in Japan. One of the many factors invol ...
Society/Life
Knowing the price of fine arts helps increase the level of national culture!?
March 10, 2020
In recent years, the inheritance tax has been gaining attention from the aspect of economic disparity adjustment. An inheritance tax has bee ...
Society/Life
Physical exercise extends the healthspan of not only the body but also the brain
March 3, 2020
Today, Japan has one of the longest life expectancies in the world. A study shows that half of those born in 2007 will live to age 107. Long ...
Society/Life
There are effective support programs preventing people from reattempting suicide
February 7, 2020
According to a report by the World Health Organization (WHO), Japan has the highest suicide rate among seven major developed nations. Suic ...
Society/Life
Will shorter working hours for doctors lead to better health care?
January 21, 2020
Recent years have seen growing efforts to rectify the notorious practice of working long hours in Japan. Yet the Japanese government exclude ...
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 ...
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 ...