Public-Policy Lab

 Yesterday was Father’s Day. I thought it was a Japanese-original event. However, I recognize that the origin of the day is the movement proposed by Sonora Smart Dodd in 1909 in the US. And her father’s birthday is June.

 I attended the Public Policy Studies Japan, held at Ryukoku University in Kyoto on June 1st  and 2nd. This was my first on-site conference after COVID-19. I could meet a lot of acquaintances. The theme of this year's conference was "Time transformation and public policy," including a historical approach and historical new institutionalism. It was very impressive, and I learned a lot.

 Japanese celebrate the new year with Osechi cuisine. A first visit to a shrine is another important event. osechi　cuisine   Minatogawa shrine Hirota shrine

 During Christmas time, there is a decoration near the small park. It is colorful, and I enjoy the scenery every year. This event is conducted by a neighboring church, but I think it interesting that NHA(Neighborhood Association; Chonaikai) supported it. Recently, there have been some disputes that NHA related to religion, especially shrines. Almost half of the residents participate in NHA, and NHA receives some subsidy from the municipalities in Japan. Japanese constitution enacted article 19, which is called freedom of belief, as was set up the regret that the Japanese army utilized Shinto to proceed with war. But I think the church has a good relationship with the community residents in this area. people enjoy the colorful scenery and sometimes take photos in front of the decorations. It is not so much a problem. ref.) Japanese Constitution Arlicle XIX. Freedom of religion is guaranteed to all. No religious organization shall receive special privileges from the State, nor exercise p

 I heard Cedar's voice for the first time on July 11. Although the weather forecast formally reports that the rainy season continues, cedars move from the earth by feeling temperature and sunrise. Their voices will cease until the end of September at the end of summer. 

Japanese membership employment was introduced after WW Ⅱ and settled around the 1960s. This system has the following characteristics.   l   Prominent in large-scale companies. l   New graduate students select companies as life-long employment places. l   Salary periodically continues to increase, limited only by the total length of time a candidate is employed. l   Employees regularly transfer to different departments and do not refuse job places the company specifies. l   Employment criteria for employees is mainly determined by the rank of the university they graduated from because the company has a high standard of recruitment. l   The company is not primarily focused upon the candidates’ specific area of university study. It's main focus is on a candidate's overall abilities to undergo company training. l   Job is not strictly linked with workers, and generalist is primary. During the pandemic, many workforces introduced remote work, but this work style d