The Place Brand Observer website said that one of the biggest surprises this year is China moving up to third place, and the marked progress across nearly all pillars reflects China's rising global reach, thanks to its growing influence in business, trade, and education. Forbes business magazin...
Tourists:Be able to do more in Japan Why Learn Japanese at a Japanese Language School? There are many ways to learn the Japanese language without moving to Japan permanently. Some of the most popular are taking a class in your home country, studying by yourself, seeking out Japanese friends...
Probably one of the most common questions on the internet is often asked by bewildered kids faced with outrageous, out-of-context GIFs that defy their frame of reference:“Why is Japan so weird?”The key phrase to help in answering this is the aforementionedout-of-context! Sure, it may be...
Globalization added to these pressures, as companies began moving both skilled and unskilled jobs overseas to cut costs. Some economists argue that the so-called “wealth effect,” brought about by a long period of growth in the stock and real estate markets, also contributed to the shrinking ...
This study utilized data from a nationwide 17-wave panel survey, “The Longitudinal Survey of Middle-Aged and Older Adults,” conducted annually by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare from 2005 to 2021. This survey adheres to Japan’s Statistics Law, which mandates reviews from...
The heat from an onsen bath helps to decrease pain sensations by soothing strained muscles and joints. The heat of the water expands blood vessels and helps to lessen inflammation and pain from tired and swollen muscles. Burn calories Even though you’re not moving much, the onsen’s thermal...
Ensuring a more equitable distribution of vaccines worldwide is an effective strategy to control global pandemics and support economic recovery. We analyze the socioeconomic effects - defined as health gains, lockdown-easing effect, and supply-chain rebu
Complex systems. AI systems have a lot of moving parts, including devices and sensors that stream real-time data, GPU-powered servers used for the initial and evolutionary training of machine learning models, edge and cloud servers that run those models in production, and applications that act ...
of keywords, six themes of current trends were identified, namely: (1) benefits of UGI as UES; (2) mitigating climate and urban climate impacts by UGI; (3) UGI contribution to sustainable development goals; (4) reconceptualising greenspaces as ‘safe havens’; (5) public acknowledgement and...
When you are new to your job or recently got a promotion, you may be trying hard to meet workplace expectations. In some places, there is a belief that taking holidays means being lazy. In Japan, for example, 58% of workers feel guilty about using their paid vacation time. This mindse...