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“The beginner’s mind is found many times in a lifetime”: the true meaning of Zeami’s words
April 14, 2017
Noh drama is said to have the longest history of any form of traditional theater worldwide which remains in existence, and has been designat ...
Society/Life
Is there an Olympic Movement happening in Japan?
April 11, 2017
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 ...
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The Human Library initiative: Touching on the roots of diversity
April 10, 2017
Recently the term “diversity” has come into common use. Companies are said to be focusing on diversity management. But what kinds of efforts ...
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That forgotten in the 20th century may give us a clue on living in the 21st century
March 14, 2017
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 ...
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Population Decline, a Possible Spur to Economic Growth
January 30, 2017
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 ...
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Problem finding abilities lead to attractive manufacturing
January 25, 2017
In recent years, the media has widely publicized the weakening of international competitiveness of Japanese electronics companies and overse ...
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Saving lives and Protecting livelihoods: a motivation to support each other and preparations for an earthquake, now
January 11, 2017
Whilst pressing ahead with countermeasures against a massive earthquake in the Nankai Trough or earthquakes occurring below the Tokyo capita ...
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Radiation in the Air is Not Transferred to Crops! Harmful Rumors Come from Misunderstandings
December 12, 2016
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 ...
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Building local communities which will resolve the issue of support for the elderly
December 9, 2016
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 ...