Society/Life

Japan leads the world in development of laws related to autonomous driving

Over the past 10 years, laws and regulations for autonomous driving have been developed along with its technological developments. With the ...

Corporate scandal exposed!! But insiders not feeling guilty?

In the spring of 2023, wrongdoing related to car certification tests was revealed at Daihatsu Motor. As one of the Toyota group companies, t ...

The basics of the Constitution that are surprisingly often misunderstood

Most people learn the Constitution of Japan in elementary school. We often hear words like “violation of the Constitution” and “constitution ...

Mechanisms of Japan’s Population Decline Unstoppable despite Countermeasures for Declining Birthrate

In early 2023, there has been a notable focus on “unprecedented countermeasures for the declining birthrate” and the establishment of the Ch ...

Asset building for retirement through investment becoming essential

In 2022, the Kishida administration announced the Doubling Asset-based Income Plan in an attempt to shift people’s assets “from savings to i ...

Future of Mountain Wetlands Predicted by Geomorphology

Wetlands that show us biodiversity and natural beauty are abundant not only in water-rich coastal areas but also in inland mountains. While ...

Understanding yourself through psychology can change your future self

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 ...

Legislation to improve the working environment for minorities

The problems arising from labor under an employer’s jurisdiction were once confined to the domestic context. Even the Labor Standards Act, e ...

Significance of sustaining agriculture in hilly and mountainous areas; it is more than production efficiency

Hilly and mountainous areas indicate areas including both mountainous areas and halfway areas connecting mountainous areas and plains. In ot ...