What does the future hold for funerals in Japan?
Interest in “death in the first person” Shimada Hiromi: In January this year, I published Zero-so: Assari shinu (Zero funeral: How to die a simple death). It advocates “zero funerals,” whereby the...
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Information Triage: Prioritization of The Social Media Society Following...
Social media, which has drawn attention as an important information infrastructure at the time of natural disasters, may stop functioning properly. In the Great East Japan Earthquake, the information...
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The Tenno Emperor—A Constant and Time-Honored Symbol
Posterity and the Power of the Monarch Yamazaki Masakazu, playwright, critic It seems absurd, but where do you think the largest monarchy in the world is found today? It is in China. Of course, there...
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“Abdication” Is Not Easy
If it is the Emperor’s intention, it is extremely exceptional Hara Takeshi HARA Takeshi (HT): I was literally astonished at the news “Emperor Intends to Abdicate.” When the news was aired on NHK at 7pm...
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New Plan for Reforming the Japanese ArchipelagoPlan for Remodeling a...
YAMAMOTO Kazumune, chief producer of News Division at Yomiuri Telecasting Corporation Shuttered shopping streets have become known as a symbol of a declining regional economy. During the period of high...
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Internationalization at Universities – True or FalseThe Emptiness of “Global...
The Advancing “All Japan” Initiative YOSHIDA Aya, Professor at the Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, Waseda University “Global human resources”—It’s now become a household phrase,...
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When Idols Shone BrightlyDevelopment of Japan, the Idol Nation, and the...
Japan, the Nation of the Idol SAKAI Masayoshi, Visiting Researcher, Center for Global Communications, International University of Japan In 2013, the NHK morning drama Amachan and the TBS drama Hanzawa...
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Japan as a Society Dependent on Convenience Stores What Attracts Me to...
Thinking about American Culture from an Outside Perspective Gavin H. Whitelaw, Sr. Associate Professor, International Christian University I am a cultural anthropologist and my research focuses on...
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Primatology (ape studies) and DNA research unlock the answers…Where Do Human...
Racial discrimination, sex, the aging population… Watching gorillas gives us insight into the future of human society Yamagiwa Juichi, President of Kyoto University Fukuoka Shin-Ichi, Biologist...
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Shock of a “Nation of 50 Million People”
The Rebuild Japan Initiative Foundation (RJIF) hosted a symposium in October examining the impact of a declining population on society and businesses. In 2014, the Japan Policy Council, a private think...
View ArticleWhat does the future hold for funerals in Japan?
Interest in “death in the first person” Shimada Hiromi: In January this year, I published Zero-so: Assari shinu (Zero funeral: How to die a simple death). It advocates “zero funerals,” whereby the...
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Information Triage: Prioritization of The Social Media Society Following...
Social media, which has drawn attention as an important information infrastructure at the time of natural disasters, may stop functioning properly. In the Great East Japan Earthquake, the information...
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The Tenno Emperor—A Constant and Time-Honored Symbol
Posterity and the Power of the Monarch Yamazaki Masakazu, playwright, critic It seems absurd, but where do you think the largest monarchy in the world is found today? It is in China. Of course, there...
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“Abdication” Is Not Easy
If it is the Emperor’s intention, it is extremely exceptional Hara Takeshi HARA Takeshi (HT): I was literally astonished at the news “Emperor Intends to Abdicate.” When the news was aired on NHK at 7pm...
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2016 Kumamoto EarthquakeInterview: Tomorrow’s Temporary Housing
Ban Shigeru, Architect, Representative for the VAN (Voluntary Architects’ Network) NPO, a group of architects engaged in disaster relief activities with an Editorial staff of Kagaku Figure 1: The paper...
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What next for social security…?Changing the world of dementia.Changing the...
What next for social security…? Changing the world of dementia. Changing the world with dementia. Restoring confidence in the system as we head towards a “long-term care society” Originally set up in...
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Time to Think About the Emperor SystemHow to Apply the Traditions of the...
Karube Tadashi, Professor, University of Tokyo On August 8 last year, the Imperial Household Agency published a video and text on its website titled (in Japanese) “A message from His Majesty the...
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The Men Supporting the Paralympians―The struggle of the engineers behind the...
In June of this year, the 26th Japan Para Athletics Championships took place at Denka Big Swan Stadium in Niigata. Due in part to this being the last major event in qualifying for the Rio Paralympics,...
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Visiting the Offices of Large Companies Where the Retirement Age Has Been...
It is about a 10-minute drive north from the center of Shizuoka City to the Chiyoda branch of the Gusto chain of family restaurants. The branch faces a main road, but its location is not particularly...
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Natsume Soseki’s Cat
Natsume Soseki (1867 to 1916) Born in Tokyo. Following spells teaching in Matsuyama and Kumamoto, studied in Britain. On his return, took up teaching post at his alma mater, the Tokyo Imperial...
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