Children in Beppu interact with people with disabilities every day. They grow up accepting that those with disabilities are just as much a natural part of...
Approximately 1 in 7 houses are empty now on average around the country. Learning about the problem is the first step to revitalizing the communities where...
It’s not just about COVID-19 risk factors. The Tokyo Paralympic Games are important as a catalyst for getting society and the economy back on the right...
Bullying cases found at elementary, middle and high schools across Japan have reached a record high, according to a research conducted by the Ministry...
About five years ago, I contributed a story titled “Anticipating the Cycle of the 3rd Disruptive Revolution” (Daisan no Garagarapon Kakumei ga Okoru Shuki) to...
Numerous English language articles have claimed that Japan has “more pets than children,” as though this was a singular and defining characteristic of Japanese society....
Presented by Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture (JPIC) Architects play an essential role in contemporary society, helping to shape the environment in which...
The generation who joined the ranks of the so-called elderly this year, like myself, lived through the era that saw both a period of high economic...
For a decade I have taught American attorneys and law students about the Japanese legal system. One of the great hurdles is getting them to...
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