Society/Life
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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 ...
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Legislation to improve the working environment for minorities
November 9, 2023
The problems arising from labor under an employer’s jurisdiction were once confined to the domestic context. Even the Labor Standards Act, e ...
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Significance of sustaining agriculture in hilly and mountainous areas; it is more than production efficiency
November 6, 2023
Hilly and mountainous areas indicate areas including both mountainous areas and halfway areas connecting mountainous areas and plains. In ot ...
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Potential of EVs to align SDGs with business
October 26, 2023
Now, the world is advancing towards achieving carbon neutrality by 2050. In pursuit of this goal, Japan is swiftly advancing the adoption of ...
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Decentralization and local governments/regions in the post-corona era
October 25, 2023
Decentralization has been promoted in Japan since the late 1990s. On the other hand, the move toward centralization of power as a countermea ...
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Achieving a happy life for people and their pets using intestinal bacteria
September 21, 2023
Owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the amount of time people spend at home has increased over the past few years, which has led to an increasin ...
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Can the economy grow in Japan where the population continues to decline?
September 13, 2023
Japan is currently experiencing rapid depopulation. The population decreased by about 560,000 between October 2021 and October 2022. This nu ...