Society/Life
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
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 ...
Society/Life
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 ...
Society/Life
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
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 ...
Society/Life
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 ...
Society/Life
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
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 ...
Society/Life
April 13, 2018
Today, “Internet addiction disorder” is said to be a serious problem. While it has been pointed out that absorption in the Internet can caus ...