Tag: Japan

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Advancing Digital Citizenship: The Need for Multi-Stakeholder Collaboration in Japan's Youth Internet Education 

Internet and social media use among minors is widespread in Japan. While digital tools are integrated into education, challenges like defamation and misinformation remain, necessitating collaboration among guardians, government, educators and nonprofits....

February 14, 2025 / Masato Koike, Nozomi Sasao, Maya Shinoda
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The Outlook for East Asia in 2025

As political upheaval shakes Japan and South Korea, and North Korea strengthens ties with Russia, East Asia faces heightened security risks. With China poised to benefit from regional instability and U.S.-China trade tensions looming, 2025 demands strategic vigilance for businesses and policymakers alike....

January 15, 2025 / Masayo Nagai, Chris Torrens
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From Connection to Conflict: Understanding Online Slander in Japan

Social networking services (SNS) in Japan face growing concerns over online slander, fueled by digital anonymity and loneliness. Innovative approaches, such as fostering real-world connections through community-building apps, may help tackle these issues and promote healthier online and offline interactions. ...

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Japan Fair Trade Commission Preparing for More Proactive Enforcement

Our Tokyo team prepared this memo on recent actions taken by Japan's Fair Trade Commission (JFTC)....

September 27, 2024
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Stable Yet Unpredictable: Upcoming Elections in Japan and Their Implications for Businesses

Although Japan—one of the largest economies in the world caught in the “lost decades”—is among many countries around the world with critical elections this year, the real and potential implications of the country’s upcoming elections have largely gone under the radar....

April 25, 2024 / Yuda Chou
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Small but Not Silent: Japan’s Youth Pursue New Forms of Influence

As average life expectancy creeps up and the number of newborns continues to decline, Japan’s inverted population pyramid is becoming even sharper toward the bottom....

December 13, 2022 / Seiko Indo
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The Future of People in the Workplace: The Rise of Japan’s Freelance Community

In this changing societal landscape, Japan is also observing a rapid growth in its freelance population and economy....

September 14, 2022 / Masaya Takasaka
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The Digital Garden City Nation: Opportunities Abound in Japan’s Changing Social Landscape

The basic concept of the Vision is to use technology and digital infrastructure to “create a society where anyone can comfortably and conveniently live anywhere in the country.”...

June 23, 2022 / Elena Iriyama, Grace Mayhew
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A Pending Boom in Japanese M&As Requires New Forms of Cultural Intelligence

Among the various means of achieving foreign market expansion, Japanese firms have turned time and again to a classic pair: mergers and acquisitions....

April 21, 2022 / Seiko Indo
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Increasing the Presence of Startups in Japan

According to the most recent research by Global Entrepreneurship Monitor, entrepreneurship activity in Japan remains low compared to the global average. ...

February 23, 2022 / Nozomi Sasao