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Anatomy of Tokyo University Graduates: Meritocracy and Gender Gap
Akamon Gate (Goshuden-mon of the former Maeda Clan’s Residence, build in 1827) is the symbol of the University of Tokyo Photo: MUSASHI/Photolibrary Honda Yuki, Professor, Graduate school of...
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Maintaining Distance from Arguments, Cynicism, and Hatred in an Age where...
“The reasons behind why people become dependent on social media, where arguments, cynicism, and hatred towards others are rampant, are unknown […]. All that we can do is distance ourselves from...
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Why Is China Experiencing an Ueno Chizuko Boom Now?
The feminism section of a bookstore in Beijing (photography by author) Furuichi Masako, Associate Professor, Peking University Her Books Become Book of the Year Sociologist and feminist Ueno Chizuko...
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Interview with Professor Yonekura Ritsu: Japan’s Self-portrait Reflected in...
“It is necessary to question what we want to pass on and why before determining how to pass on the memory of war. Both the media and Japanese society are being tested to see how ‘August journalism’...
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Watched the film Oppenheimer
The movie Oppenheimer depicts the main character as a “man who makes mistakes.” In the trend of “politics of memory,” the retelling of 20th-century history is progressing. Japan does not have a...
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Dialogue between Taiwan and Japan, the Bereaved Families of the Accident...
Mr. Asano Yasakazu looks at the Taiwan Railway Taroko Express accident vehicle. Photo: Matsumoto Hajimu Matsumoto Hajimu, nonfiction writer Taiwan Railway is under pressure to reform due to a series...
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Politics and Harassment: Why Aren’t There More Female Assembly Members?
Is the world of politics closed to women? Photo: Miroku_9878 / PIXTA Hamada Mari, Representative of Stand by Women The big problem that came to light Candidates are suddenly hugged while giving a...
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Labor Unions Today: The Challenge of Addressing Division Among “Non-regular...
The “voice” function of labor unions in negotiations is said to be important. The unionization ratio of labor unions, which once boasted of their power, has been continuously declining. Photo:...
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What Toshima City Aims to Achieve after Escaping the “Risk of Disappearing”
Hareza Ikebukuro opened in 2020 on the site of the former Toshima City Office building. Photo: Courtesy of Toshima City Takagiwa Miyuki (Mayor of Toshima City), interviewed by Kiyono Yumi, journalist...
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Introduction of Joint Custody: The Background to the Quick Passage of the...
On May 17, 2024, the revised Civil Code, which introduces joint custody after divorce, was passed and enacted in the Diet by a majority vote of the Liberal Democratic Party, Komeito, the Constitutional...
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Reading Yawarakai kojinshugi no tanjo after working part-time in a logistics...
[…] now cat-shaped robots are working in family restaurants. Is this a “post-post-industrial society”? Not only consumption, but also human interaction has been lost in all areas of society, such as...
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Spirituality of Earthquake Disasters: Living with the Dead
Approximately 2.8 million sunflowers have been planted on 7.6 hectares of coastal farmland that was severely damaged by the tsunami caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake. This is one of many parts...
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Osaka Expo must not forget the community: Architecture is about preserving...
Nagoya Zokei University is located next to Meijo Park, where Nagoya Castle stands. When the university moved to its current location from the suburbs in 2022, Yamamoto Riken designed the new campus...
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Can “Stable Imperial Succession” Be Realized?
In May 2019, the Imperial succession took place and the era name was changed to Reiwa. Currently, there is growing interest in the problems “inside the Imperial Palace moat,” such as the stable...
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Why Are There So Few Women in Science?
The mathematics scores of Japanese high school girls are extremely good compared to the rest of the world. Regarding this situation, the author points out, “In addition to the image that “mathematics...
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Japanese Radio Broadcasting during the Occupation and the Truth about...
The Civil Information and Education Section, which was in charge of media guidance and management at GHQ, tried to make the most of NHK radio broadcasts, which were listened to by an estimated 30...
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All Local Governments with US Military Bases Request Revision of the Japan-US...
In 2013, Okinawa Prefectural Government confirmed high levels of PFAS in wells at Kadena Air Base. “In October 2014, when the Japanese and US governments essentially agreed to the Environmental...
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Why Do Women Leave Rural Areas?: Testing the Fundamental Understanding of...
People leave rural areas to go to college or find jobs in big cities. Many of them do not return to their hometowns. The declining birthrate in rural areas is becoming increasingly unstoppable. Koyasu...
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From Tokyo University Professor to Governor of Kumamoto Prefecture: All about...
The Kumamoto factory of Japan Advanced Semiconductor Manufacturing Inc. (JASM), a subsidiary of Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Ltd. (TSMC), was completed in Kikuyo Town, Kumamoto...
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“Why did you come to Japan?” — Is Japan being “exploited” by the rapidly...
Chinese immigrants are increasing in Japan. The real wealthy live in Minato Ward, the middle class buy apartment in the bay area, the educated immigrants live in Bunkyo Ward, and the Chinese who have...
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