学び全般 Shrinking Japan: The Challenge of Population Decline
A recent newspaper article highlighted a significant demographic change in Japan. According to the preliminary results o...
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Business Insight A Bear Warning Ad in Nikkei
Today, I noticed a striking full-page advertisement in Nikkei warning readers about bear attacks in Japan. The ad immedi...
学び全般 English as a Gateway to Knowledge
Many people study English for very different reasons. Some genuinely enjoy the language itself. They are fascinated by p...
学び全般 An Alumni Gathering
The other day, I attended a business school party as an alumnus. It had been quite some time since I last joined such an...
学び全般 Misconduct at foreign life insurers in Japan
Employee misconduct at foreign-affiliated life insurance companies in Japan has been making headlines. While each case h...
学び全般 Networking
Today, I would like to talk about what “networking” truly means in practice. It is often described as building connectio...
Business Insight Will AI Really Boost Productivity?
Today’s Nikkei featured a striking headline: “82% of Economists Expect AI to Boost Productivity.”The article highlights ...
Business Insight Australia’s Ban on Social Media for Under-16s
報道によると、オーストラリア政府は16歳未満のSNS利用を禁止する法律を施行しました。国としての禁止措置は世界初とのことで、国内外で賛否両論が湧き起こっています。【English】Australia has recently decided...
Business Insight A Quotation from a Potential Client
The other day, I received a request for a quotation from a potential client — a local government. They asked for an esti...
学び全般 Minimum Wage: Between Economics and Policy
本日は、最低賃金を巡る日経新聞の記事を参考に、ブログを書いてみました。伝統的な経済学（例えば古典派）における最低賃金の考え方は、❶最低賃金が均衡賃金（＝競争市場において決まる賃金）を上回ると雇用が減少し、❷最低賃金が均衡賃金が下回ると雇用に...