Public-Policy Lab

 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

 Book Review Eternal zero (Japanese title is “Eeien-no Zero) English edition   https://www.amazon.co.jp/Eternal-Zero-Naoki-Hyakuta/dp/1939130824 This novel intends to show the reality of World War Ⅱ from the viewpoint of Japanese zero-fighter pilots. This book was originally written in Japanese, and over 5.5 million copies were published, and it was also translated into English and a film. A young adult grandson and daughter, whose grandfather died in WW Ⅱ in a suicide attack by a zero-fighter, are searching and interviewing the surviving pilots who knew the grandfather. Through their interviews, the writer shows the actual shape of the war. Discussion points are as follows. Why war leaders who make serious mistakes were not punished in each organization? Why did Japanese war leaders disregard human life? Those facts are investigated mainly through the comparison of the US. WW Ⅱ is the imperialistic war, but Japan has not experienced war against advanced countr

In February, I had an operation on my left eye for a disease called cataract. About the time I returned from The UK as a visiting researcher in 2018, I was finding it difficult to see clearly even with my glasses. At that time, I visited an optician's shop, and a member of staff advised me to see an Ophthalmologist. The eye doctor explained that the reason I could not see clearly through my glasses may be the cataract. After that, my eyesight got worse. Recently it got inconvenient to read books, so I decided to undergo the operation. This disease is quite popular, especially in old age. About 40% of people over 60 years old are said to suffer from this disease in Japan. The operation itself is not so complex because of the advancement of technology. It took about 30 minutes or so. I went into hospital for one night and as we speak. I can see as clearly as I did before.