Society/Life

Is there an Olympic Movement happening in Japan?

There have been a variety of gender and sexual related problems in the sports world in recent years. What is behind these problems? And how ...

The Human Library initiative: Touching on the roots of diversity

Recently the term “diversity” has come into common use. Companies are said to be focusing on diversity management. But what kinds of efforts ...

That forgotten in the 20th century may give us a clue on living in the 21st century

In 2016, the number of live births in Japan dipped below one million for the first time since statistics began being collected in 1899. This ...

Population Decline, a Possible Spur to Economic Growth

It is said that Japan’s population will shrink even further as the downward trend in the number of children continues. This is generally vie ...

Problem finding abilities lead to attractive manufacturing

In recent years, the media has widely publicized the weakening of international competitiveness of Japanese electronics companies and overse ...

Saving lives and Protecting livelihoods: a motivation to support each other and preparations for an earthquake, now

Whilst pressing ahead with countermeasures against a massive earthquake in the Nankai Trough or earthquakes occurring below the Tokyo capita ...

Radiation in the Air is Not Transferred to Crops! Harmful Rumors Come from Misunderstandings

Harmful rumors about the accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in 2011 are said to still have a lasting impact. It was recen ...

Building local communities which will resolve the issue of support for the elderly

Japan is now entering the era of a super-aging society (people aged 65 and older make up 26.7% of the total population, and there are more t ...

Is it Acceptable to Lower the Maximum Age for Application of the Juvenile Act?

In response to lowering the minimum age for voting to age 18, it is now being considered to lower the maximum age to age 17 for application ...