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Delay in developing legislation on LGBTQ and perspective of the Supreme Court
March 13, 2024
In February 2023, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida made a negative remark about the issue of the introduction of separate family names ...
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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 ...
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Japan leads the world in development of laws related to autonomous driving
March 4, 2024
Over the past 10 years, laws and regulations for autonomous driving have been developed along with its technological developments. With the ...
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Corporate scandal exposed!! But insiders not feeling guilty?
January 22, 2024
In the spring of 2023, wrongdoing related to car certification tests was revealed at Daihatsu Motor. As one of the Toyota group companies, t ...
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The basics of the Constitution that are surprisingly often misunderstood
January 18, 2024
Most people learn the Constitution of Japan in elementary school. We often hear words like “violation of the Constitution” and “constitution ...
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Mechanisms of Japan’s Population Decline Unstoppable despite Countermeasures for Declining Birthrate
January 12, 2024
In early 2023, there has been a notable focus on “unprecedented countermeasures for the declining birthrate” and the establishment of the Ch ...
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Asset building for retirement through investment becoming essential
December 20, 2023
In 2022, the Kishida administration announced the Doubling Asset-based Income Plan in an attempt to shift people’s assets “from savings to i ...
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Future of Mountain Wetlands Predicted by Geomorphology
December 15, 2023
Wetlands that show us biodiversity and natural beauty are abundant not only in water-rich coastal areas but also in inland mountains. While ...
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Understanding yourself through psychology can change your future self
November 14, 2023
Extremely low interest rates have continued for a long time in Japan. One of the intentions behind the financial policy was to encourage a s ...