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Business, Policy, Social Issues
Digital Social Responsibility: Search for a Sound, Responsible Information Society
October 29, 2008
Our panelists discuss how U. S. and Japanese corporations should position and promote their corporate social responsibilities, including how to tackle social challenges and provide viable solutions in the information era, and how both countries' IT and dotcom companies work to fulfill their corporate social responsibilities. -
Business, Policy, Social Issues
Global Climate Change: Economic Implications & Opportunities for the U.S. and Japan
December 5, 2007
A distinguished panel of environmental experts met at Japan Society to explore business solutions to global warming and the challenges of sustainable development. -
Social Issues
A Secret Theater: Inside Japan's Capital Punishment System
Capital punishment, superficially just a matter of law and order, offers a unique window into the deeper logic of Japanese culture and politics--even religion.
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Social Issues
A View of Religion in Japan
The changes of the last decade have ratcheted up unsustainable stresses on religious institutions that their members don’t seem willing or able to address. Religious worship no longer provides the sense of community it once did.
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Social Issues
A Promising Dilemma: Reflections on the Status of Women
A snapshot of Japan in the year 2002 that focuses on the changing roles and status of women in Japanese society. These changes are taking place at a time when Japan faces substantial economic and social challenges.
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Social Issues
Shutting Themselves In
"One morning when he was 15, Takeshi shut the door to his bedroom, and for the next four years he did not come out." This article explores the phenomenon of the Japanese hikikomori, or shut-in.
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Popular Culture, Social Issues
Glimpses of Contemporary Japan: Or Octopus Balls for Breakfast
A narrative account exploring the Japanese penchant for specialization, particularly with regard to the approach to food.
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Business, Social Issues
Digital Social Responsibility: Searching for Ethics on the Internet
June 7, 2007
A distinguished panel of Internet experts gathered to explore the ethical and social responsibilities of business on the 'net. -
Business, Policy, Social Issues
Age Discrimination & U.S. Law: What Japanese Firms Need to Know
April 18, 2007
A panel of distinguished specialists in law and culture discussed age discrimination under U.S. law and the steps that Japanese companies with U.S. operations must take to comply with American legal norms on age in the workplace.
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