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Government and Economy

(Feb. 4)Will Mandatory Continuous Employment up to the Age of 65 Decrease Employment Opportunities for Young Workers?

Yoshihiko Fukushima, Professor, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University

(Jan. 15)Is a Two-Party System in Japan Only a Dream? The 2012 General Election and the Political Challenges Facing Japan

Masanobu Ido, Professor, Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, Waseda University

(Nov. 26)Looking at the Takeshima and Senkaku Problems through Successive Public Opinion Surveys

Masaru Kohno, Professor, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University

(Nov. 5)Diplomatic and Security Policies of The Democratic Party of Japan: The Final and Most Important Issue for Prime Minister Noda

Sadaharu Kataoka, Professor, School of International Liberal Studies, Waseda University

(Oct. 9)Can the Japanese consumer electronics industry resuscitate itself? Re-thinking the overblown approach to product development

Atsushi Osanai, Associate Professor, Waseda Business School, Waseda University

(Jul. 9)Japanese Government Bond and Greek Government Bond- What Are Their Similarities and Differences?

Takao Kataoka, Professor, Faculty of Commerce, Waseda University

(Jun. 18)Looking at an Era of Fierce Competition among Home Electronics Retailer Chains from the Perspective of Store Location

Kenji Hashimoto, Professor, Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, Waseda University

(May. 14)Will Energy Conservation Succeed This Summer?Analysis through Games and Experiments

Yukihiko Funaki, Professor, School of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University

(Apr. 16)The Social Security System Should Value the Link between Generations:Arguments over Public Pension May Disrupt Generations.

Satoshi Ushimaru, Professor, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University

(Apr. 9)Don’t speak of the nation or the people— How the work of politicians grinds them down.

Makiyo Hori, Professor, Graduate School of Political Science, Waseda University

Society

(Mar. 25)Challenges Facing Local Governments Two Years after the Great East Japan Earthquake

Takaharu Kohara, Professor, Faculty of Political Science and Economics, Waseda University

(Mar. 4)“Teenagers Can’t Do Anything”? Disaster Reconstruction from the Perspective of Child Advocacy

Yoshie Abe, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University

(Feb. 18)Dance and the Entertainment Business Law: Why doesn't the law allow people to dance?

Kenjiro Iwamura, Associate Professor, Graduate School of Law, Waseda University

(Feb. 12)“Patients who Don’t Listen” And “Medical Staff who Are Inflexible”Cultural Anthropology in the Medical Workplace

Maho Isono, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, Waseda University

(Jan. 21)An Idea of Hope - Pragmatism

Yuki Ohga, Professor, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Waseda University

(Jan. 7)Deterioration and Disrepair of Infrastructure with Age: Preventive Measures Desperately Required in Response to Risks Bridges Face

Teruhiko Yoda, Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University

(Dec. 25)Don’t Be Fooled by the “World’s Highest Standards”: Thinking about the Safety of Socio-Technical Systems

Akinori Komatsubara, Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University

(Dec. 3)The Secret behind Tokyo Disneyland’s Dazzling Success and Ability to Attract Guests Regardless of High Entry Fees

Tomoo Noguchi, Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Waseda University

(Nov. 19)Nuclear Power and Japan’s National Security

Tetsuo Arima, Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Waseda University

(Sep. 10)Prospects for Luxury Brands in the Global Era

Junji Tsuchiya, Professor, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University (Sociology), Director of Institute of Italian Studies

(Jul. 17)The Nuclear Power Plant Accident and Feckless Television -The importance of informed consent -

Mamoru Ito, Professor, Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, Waseda University

(Apr. 23)The Promotion of Lifelong Learning and Open Knowledge at Waseda University

Tetsuo Kato, Professor in the Faculty of Law and Director of the Extension Center, Waseda University

(Apr. 2)The Future of Philosophy

Seiji Takeda, Professor, School of International Liberal Studies, Waseda University

International

(Dec. 10)The Forefront of Business in Asia: The Expansion of the Taiwanese Company, Tingyi Holding Corporation (Kang Shi Fu), in China and Partnerships with Japanese Companies

Jusuke Ikegami, Associate Professor, Center International Education, Waseda University

(Oct. 29)The Image of the American Family in the Presidential Election

Yukari Kawahara, Professor, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University

(Jul. 2)What is the Significance of Direct Yen-Renminbi Trading? Impacts on the World Economy

Lim Hua Sing, Professor, Graduate School of Asia-Pacific Studies, Waseda University
Director, Institute of Chinese Economies, Waseda University

Culture and Education

(Mar. 11)The Archaeological Remains Buried Under Tokyo

Akio Tanigawa, Professor, Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University

(Nov. 12)Although There Are No Nobel Prizes for Mathematics or Computer Science…

Etsuro Moriya, Professor, Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, Waseda University

(Oct. 15)Against the Tide in the Japanese Literature Translation Project - The Folly of Budget Screening Based on Factual Errors

Norihiro Kato, Professor, Faculty of International Research and Education, Waseda University

(Sep. 18)〈Myth〉of Kojiki: When Did We Become Japanese

Naoki Matsumoto, Professor, Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, Waseda University

(Aug. 27)A Firm Stance against Vicious Bullying- Multi-Agency Interaction to Protect Children from Crime

Masaoki Ishikawa, Director, Waseda Institute of the Policy of Social Safety and Professor, Faculty of Law, Waseda University

(Aug. 20)A Viewpoint toward Overcoming Bullying: Cultivating the Personal Relationship Based on Self-Control

Hitoshi Mashiyama, Professor, Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University

(Aug. 13)Can the Board of Education System Survive?

Shigehisa Komatsu, Professor, Faculty of Education and Integrated Arts and Sciences, Waseda University

(Jul. 30)The Landscape Debate over the Yokohama Wedding Center: Who Will Protect Japan’s Scenery?

Morio Uzuki, Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences, Waseda University Architect, Urban Designer

(Jul. 23)Join Ogai Mori to Walk in Tokyo with a Map

Kunihiko Nakajima, Professor (Modern Japanese Literature), Faculty of Letters, Arts and Sciences, Waseda University

(May. 28)A Survey Revisiting the Anonymous Houses from Wajiro Kon’s Nihon no Minka

Norihito Nakatani, Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering (School of Creative Science and Engineering), Waseda University; Rekiseikai

(May. 7)A Flower that Blooms Once a Year—The Mechanism of Film Festivals

Ryoko Misonou, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University

Science

(Mar. 18)Interpreting the History of the Moon

Nobuyuki Hasebe, Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University

(Oct. 1)What is Powder Simulation? ―From Resource Recycling to Gender Equality

Chiharu Tokoro, Associate Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Waseda University

(Jun. 25)A Major Shift in Energy Due to Natural Gas —The Dawning of the Golden Age of Natural Gas? —

Masanori Kurihara, Professor, School of Creative Science and Engineering, Waseda University

(Jun. 11)Courage to Live beyond the Boundary between Life and Death -Introduction to Clinical Thanatology-

Michikazu Ono, Professor, Faculty of Human Sciences, Waseda University

(May. 21)The Language Seed – A Clue to the Nature of the Human Mind

Hiroki Narita, Assistant Professor, Waseda Institute for Advanced Study

(May. 1)The Challenge of “Simulation”Parachute Design Support for Manned Spacecraft

Kenji Takizawa, Associate Professor, Waseda Institute for Advanced Study

Sports

(Feb. 25)A New Face for Coaches and Instructors of athletic clubs: Fostering Self-reliance in Young People through Sport

Eiichiro Fukami, Associate Professor, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Waseda University

(Jan. 28)Probability of Tokyo Winning the Bid for the 2020 Olympics

Munehiko Harada, Professor, Faculty of Sports Sciences, Waseda University

(Dec. 17)Are Athletes Impervious to Cold? How to Exercise to Improve Immunity

Takao Akama, Professor, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University

(Sep. 24)Medical Support at the Olympic Games

Koji Kaneoka, Professor, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University/Chairman, Medical Committee, Japan Swimming Federation

(Aug. 6)Can’t Slim Even If You Exercise? Change Your Diet Through Your Appetite

Hiroshi Kawano, Assistant Professor, Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University

(Jun. 4)Disputes in Sports

Masato Dogauchi,Professor, Faculty of Law, Waseda University; Representative Director, Japan Sports Arbitration Agency