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The most effective measure against the declining birth rate is to create a gender-equal society
August 22, 2016
It has been some time since people began calling for measures against the declining birth rate. According to the 2015 Vital Statistics (anno ...
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Reading literary texts of Natsume Soseki from the viewpoint of “urban space” on the centennial of his death
June 27, 2016
The year 2016 marks the centennial of the death of Natsume Soseki, a literary legend. Soseki wrote many literary texts on the subject of rom ...
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What is Seen from the “Back Side” of Nuclear Lawsuits
June 17, 2016
In 2016, different decisions were made in two lawsuits for the suspension of nuclear power plants. One of them is a temporary injunction iss ...
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Collagen makes the skin beautiful – Objection!
March 14, 2016
We often hear that intake of collagen will make your skin beautiful. This claim is sometimes accompanied by the scientific-like explanation ...
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Can the Renminbi be Termed an International Currency? – The Need to Strengthen China’s Financial System
March 9, 2016
The decision taken at a meeting of the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) held in November of last year (2015) to incl ...
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Use of Separate Surnames by Married Couples, Assisted Reproductive Technology, and Human Rights -Development of the laws needed to guarantee the happiness of diverse families
March 7, 2016
The Supreme Court of Japan will decide the constitutionality of the current laws governing use of same surnames by a married couple and esta ...
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What are the Unexpected “Perks” of the Reduced Tax Rate?
March 3, 2016
The consumption tax is scheduled to be increased to 10% beginning April 2017, and along with it is the scheduled introduction of the reduced ...
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Let’s Wake Up from the Dream that is Abenomics
March 2, 2016
It has been 3 years since the birth of the Abe administration on November 2012. In that time, an economic policy called Abenomics has been p ...
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The birth of a system with a decisive influence on the future of Japanese agriculture
March 1, 2016
With the approach of effectuation of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, there were apprehensions regarding the security of Japan ...