Society/Life
Society/Life
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 ...
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The Background to the Right to Vote at 18 and the Functional Decline of Representative Democracy: The Qualities Required of Us as Citizens
February 26, 2016
The voting age has been lowered to 18. What kind of aims were behind this decision? And will this curb the alienation of young people from p ...
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Questioning the process of discussions on the Security-related Bills
February 25, 2016
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe intervened in the personnel affairs of the Director-General of the Cabinet Legislation Bureau, something that no P ...
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Putting War Memories to Use for the Sake of the Future
February 24, 2016
With war memories, there is a tendency to pass down only the victim side of the story. It is only when we turn and focus on the whole pictur ...
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Take a Look at the Hidden Risk of My Number
February 23, 2016
The My Number system was implemented in January of this year (2016). There are still arguments for and against it, and the biggest concern i ...
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What is now needed as self-driving cars approach real-world use
February 2, 2016
At motor shows in recent years, various automotive manufacturers have unveiled self-driving concept cars, which have attracted considerable ...
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The TPP should be a catalyst for change through understanding of its essence
December 7, 2015
On October 5, the twelve countries participating in the TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) announced the broad agreement on the negotiations. I ...
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Let’s Have the Deep Discussion Before Full-Scale Restart of Nuclear Power Plants
November 18, 2015
The Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant accident triggered by the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011 caused us to consider nuclear energy ...