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- Seeking to Realize Labor Mobility without Unemployment - A Discussion between Government, Labor and Management - by Yuri Okina, Jiro Mizushima
- As Japan’s economy and society undergo major changes, there is a need for a system that enables work...
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- Can Japan Reach a Consensus Regarding Policies to Address Its Low Birthrate? - Building Platforms for Participatory Democracy- by Masaki Taniguchi
- “Deliberative Democracy” was discussed as Theme 1 at NIRA Forum 2023, held by the Nippon Institute f...
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- Why Do the Voices of the People Go Unheard in Government? - Aligning Public Sentiment with Government Action Through Policy Co-Creation - by Nippon Institute for Research Advancement
- On February 4, 2023, the Nippon Institute for Research Advancement (NIRA) held the NIRA Forum 2023 o...
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- Policy-Making Mechanisms in the Age of Social Media - The Role of the Social Sector in Shaping Public Opinion - by Yasufumi Kanemaru, Noriyuki Yanagawa
- The development of social media has made it possible to have direct access to the voices of ordinary...
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- How Can We Quantify the Burgeoning Digital Economy? - The Limitations of GDP as a Measure and Efforts Towards the Development of New Statistical Measures- by Toshihiro Okubo
- With the rapid spread of the digital economy, how can we gain a grasp of digital economic activity? ...
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- Is the Ratio of Burden and Benefits Fair for Households Raising Children?- An International Comparative Analysis of Income and Rates of Economic Burden for Employed Households- by Yuri Okina
- Increasing the incomes of young people, thus reducing their anxiety regarding the future, and redesi...
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- Why Is Gig Work Not More Widely Used as a Side Job?The Current Status of Gig Work and Associated Issues as Revealed By a Questionnaire Survey on the Effects of the Spread of COVID-19 on Telework-based Work Styles, Lifestyle, and Awareness<sma by Toshihiro Okubo
- The COVID-19 pandemic has triggered a growing interest in “gig work,” the provision of one-time, sho...
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- Changes in National Debt as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic - An International Comparative Perspective - by Yuri Okina
- The COVID-19 pandemic has led to the expansion of debt in nations throughout the world. With inflati...
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- What Do Freedom and Equality Mean to the Japanese? - Considering the Issues Based on the Results of a Deliberative Survey (3)- by Shigeki Uno
- In order to formulate effective policies that will receive public support, it is essential to consid...
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- Public Acceptance of an Increase in the Burden of Medical Expenses for the Elderly - Considering the Issues based on the Results of a Deliberative Survey (2)- by Yuri Okina
- In a 2021 revision of Japanese law, it was decided to increase the rate of out-of-pocket medical exp...
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- What Constitutes a Policy Vision That the Public Can Accept? by Masaki Taniguchi
- In order to delineate a social and economic vision that will be acceptable to the public, the author...
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- Japan as a Co-creation Partner - The Role and Challenges in a Digital Age - by Asei Ito
- With the spread of information devices in emerging and developing nations, the economies and societi...
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- Citizen Science in the Digital Age- Engaging Civil Society in Social Science and Humanities Research - by NIRA, DIJ, DWIH Tokyo
- With the rapid spread of information technology, the term “co-creation”has come into frequent use. C...
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- Characteristics and Issues of Japan's Response to COVID-19 -An International Comparison- by Yuri Okina
- In 2020, the world economy was struck by the unprecedented crisis of the COVID-19 pandemic. Japan's ...
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- The Pandemic Policy Dilemma in Japan: Stopping COVID's Spread or Mitigating its Economic Impact by Toshihiro Okubo
- In January 2021, as COVID-19 infections surged in Japan and the country’s medical infrastructure beg...
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- Towards the Era of a New Sense of Ownership -What is Ownership?- by Shigeki Uno, Yuki Uchida , Retz Fujisawa, Emi Yoneda
- Today, renewed attention is once again being focused on the concept of “ownership.” First among the ...
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- What Can We Learn From Germany's Response to COVID-19?- Medical Preparedness / Flexible Responses / Management of Public Funds- by Yuri Okina, Ortwin Renn, Ansgar Lohse
- Germany is said to be one of the most successful countries in the world in responding to COVID-19. I...
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- Expansion of Disparities During the COVID-19 Pandemic- The Income Gap and the Digitalization Gap - by Toshihiro Okubo
- The current wave of globalization has starkly highlighted an expanding global income gap and the sta...
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- Why did Sweden Choose Not to Lock Down? - Constitutional Provisions and National Character are the Background Factors - by Yuri Okina, Pereric Högberg, Ayako Miyakawa
- Sweden has not adopted a mandatory lockdown policy, choosing instead to adopt a moderate approach to...
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- Telework as a Long-Term Solution: Problems and Contradictions to Overcome by Toshihiro Okubo
- COVID-19 has spread throughout the world since January 2020, and people are being requested to stay ...
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