Society/Life
Society/Life
Did the “majority” make LGBT as “others?”
October 26, 2018
In recent years in Japan more and more municipalities have instituted a system officially allowing same-sex marriage. Some view that an unde ...
Society/Life
Is a legal framework needed to prevent damage from torrential rains!?
October 19, 2018
CO2 emissions reduction has been a global issue. Japan set a goal to cut emissions by 26.0％ by 2030 from its 2013 level by ensuring emission ...
Society/Life
Declining marriage and ever-increasing childlessness – Japan’s future will be lost if nothing is done
October 3, 2018
Japan’s very low fertility has entered a new phase. The annual births in 2016 were 977,000, a decrease of 29,000 from the previous year, goi ...
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Can Japan break away from being an “underdeveloped country” in women’s political participation?
September 27, 2018
In May 2018, the “Act on Promotion of Gender Equality in the Political Field ,” which aims to achieve gender parity in the number of candida ...
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Democracy and Militarism: Can they coexist?
July 23, 2018
This April, a major of the Joint Staff Office in the Ministry of Defense used abusive language against a member of the Diet on the street. T ...
Society/Life
Does insurance save small and medium-sized enterprises in the disaster-prone country of Japan?
June 28, 2018
Studies to verify the reconstruction have advanced as seven years have passed since the Great East Japan Earthquake occurred in 2011. Among ...
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Almost half of the cancer risk factors can be prevented: Be aware of this fact!
June 26, 2018
Since 1981, cancer (malignant neoplasm) was the leading cause of death in Japan. Cancer tends to be considered an illness that leads to deat ...
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“Kawaii” is the mainstream of Japanese aesthetics; encompassing a nuance of grotesque and infiltrating the surroundings
June 25, 2018
“Kawaii” has become an internationally accepted Japanese word. Because this adjective is frequently used by Japanese teenage girls, it is of ...
Society/Life
Let’s start a philosophy that changes the pathetic to humorous
April 23, 2018
Philosophy seems to be attracting some attention these days. The rapid development in AI and IT has transformed our society, while simultane ...