AGU RESEARCH

society

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  • College of Community Studies,
    Department of Community Studies
  • From "sensitivity" and "intuition"
    We aim to unravel the state of education and society and resolve issues.
  • Professor Hiroshi Nishijima
  • Sociology of education considers education in society. By considering the relationship between education and society through themes such as music education, the approach spreads beyond time and region, and how we should approach academic studies. The attitude also emerges.
    (Released in 2023)

  • School of Global Studies and Collaboration, Department of Global Studies and Collaboration
  • Mexico's economy falls into the "middle-income trap."
    We will consider the regional disparities and poverty issues.
  • Associate Professor Kaoko Sakikawa
  • Associate Professor Kaoko Sakikawa encountered Spanish language and development economics during her undergraduate years, and began researching development issues in Latin America at our graduate school. After studying abroad at the Mexican Graduate School, she developed a strong interest in the issues of inequality and poverty in the Mexican economy, and has been working on research based on three pillars: economic theory, empirical evidence, and national characteristics. Looking back on her own journey, in which she has continued to take on challenges driven by curiosity and energy, she offers her support to all students with promising futures.
    (Published in 2022)

  • College of Economics, Department of Economics
  • The impact of economic activity on the environment
    Combining engineering and economics perspectives
  • Professor Shigeru Matsumoto
  • Environmental economics is a field that analyzes economic activities, including their impact on the environment, and seeks to find viable measures to reduce environmental burdens. Professor Matsumoto Shigeru, who left a science faculty to study economics, approaches issues in this field from the dual perspectives of an engineer and an economist. He will introduce his research stance, as well as the basic ideas of environmental economics, which look at the choices and actions of both companies and consumers, and the results of his research on carbon pricing (a policy method that encourages behavioral change by putting a price on carbon and imposing a cost burden).
    (Published in 2022)

  • Faculty of Law, Department of Human Rights
  • Exploring LGBTQ human rights issues from the field of law, with a focus on legal interpretation.
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  • Professor Hiroyuki Taniguchi
  • Serious discussions on LGBTQ human rights issues began in Europe in the 1980s and spread globally, but the situation in Japan is still far from ideal. Professor Hiroyuki Taniguchi is addressing this issue from the perspective of legal interpretation, conducting research on the influence of international human rights norms on Japanese legal interpretation, keeping in mind its historical and social connections. Not only for LGBTQ issues, but for human rights issues in general, viewing them solely from the perspective of individual awareness and feelings will lead us further away from fundamental solutions. What perspective should we adopt?
    (Published in 2022)

  • College of Community Studies
  • What is the purpose of a museum?
    Understanding from people, history and background
  • Associate Professor Masanori Oki
  • From around 2000, local governments began to merge and close public museums against the backdrop of worsening finances and other factors. This prompted people to question the purpose of museums and their significance. Associate Professor Oki Masanori, who specializes in museology, explains the importance of museums in discovering and evaluating cultural resources, and providing local residents with a place for intellectual activity. We will consider the value of museums in the present and future by unraveling the history of museums established by philanthropists in modern Japan and the aspirations and history that have been passed down to the present day. (Published in 2021)

  • College of Economics
  • Predicting population distribution for the next few decades by block and district
    Urban planning and disaster prevention planning
    Providing the underlying data
  • Professor Takashi Inoue
  • Foreseeing changes in the population structure over the long term is essential for national and local government policymaking. This is all the more true in Japan, where population decline is accelerating. However, detailed population estimates have been extremely difficult due to technical barriers. The smaller the estimated area, the more likely it is that numerical fluctuations will occur, and how can this be reduced? Professor Inoue applied a certain classical theory to devise a groundbreaking equation, enabling him to estimate future populations for each small region of the country. In this column, we will get to know the researcher better and explain the details of his new methodology.
    (Published in 2021)

  • School of Global Studies and Collaboration
  • How will the Internet change language, opinion, and society?
  • Professor Eiichirou Kabashima
  • Printed communication, which first appeared in the late 1400s, has grown over the past 500 years alongside the major media in society, including newspapers, books, and magazines. However, with the rise of the Internet in the mid-1990s, a major change occurred. This was not just a shift in media, from paper to electronic, and from analog to digital, but a major change that shook up the words and thoughts we use. Here, we discuss with Professor Kabashima of the Faculty of Global Studies, who specializes in media industry theory, what this once-in-500-year change from print to the Internet was, and how it has changed our words and thoughts. (Published in 2021)

  • School of Social Informatics
  • Let's think about energy
  • Professor Hiroyuki Ishida
  • We live convenient lives by consuming energy such as electricity, gas, and oil. However, the large-scale power outage caused by the nuclear accident during the Great East Japan Earthquake has likely caused many people to think about energy. In this column, we trace the history of energy use in Japan, discuss the advantages and disadvantages of renewable energy, which is currently attracting attention, and consider what energy choices are desirable for Japan. (Published in 2016)

  • Graduate School of International Management
  • Will the railroad survive?
  • Professor Yoshitaka Fukui
  • There has been a lot of talk about railways lately, with last year marking the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Tokaido Shinkansen, the Hokuriku Shinkansen opening on March 14th this year, and construction of the Linear Chuo Shinkansen scheduled to begin this summer. However, with the population declining and transportation volume decreasing, is it really necessary to further develop and improve railways across Japan? This column looks squarely at the current state of railways and considers the future of railways. (Published in 2015)

  • College of Economics
  • Understanding Japan's Present and Future from a Demographic Perspective
  • Professor Takashi Inoue
  • In 2005, Japan's population was 127.77 million, but it is projected to decrease to 86.74 million by 2060, making Japan the country experiencing the fastest rate of population aging and declining birthrate in the world. While the issue of an aging population is considered particularly important, progress in addressing it remains slow. This column will analyze Japan's current situation from a demographic perspective and discuss how to address the aging population problem in the future. (Published in 2014)

  • Graduate School of International Management
  • Thinking about management, organizations, and society from the perspective of social networks
  • Professor Tsutomu Nakano
  • When people think of social networks, many of them probably think of social networking sites and online communication. However, social networks originally began as a study of the relationships, such as competition and cooperation, that exist within the interpersonal relationships and communication within organizations. In order to survive in modern society, we should learn about social networks, deepen our understanding of them, and make full use of them. (Published in 2013)

  • College of Education, Psychology and Human Studies
  • The connection between the world of sound and psychology
  • Professor Jun Shigeno
  • Even without consciously realizing it, sound has various influences on the human mind. This article explores how sound affects the mind and considers how we should live in today's society, where the sound environment has drastically changed compared to the past. (Published in 2012)

  • College of Community Studies,
    Department of Community Studies
  • From "sensitivity" and "intuition"
    We aim to unravel the state of education and society and resolve issues.
  • Professor Hiroshi Nishijima

  • School of Global Studies and Collaboration, Department of Global Studies and Collaboration
  • Mexico's economy falls into the "middle-income trap."
    We will consider the regional disparities and poverty issues.
  • Associate Professor Kaoko Sakikawa

  • College of Economics, Department of Economics
  • The impact of economic activity on the environment
    Combining engineering and economics perspectives
  • Professor Shigeru Matsumoto

  • Faculty of Law, Department of Human Rights
  • Exploring LGBTQ human rights issues from the field of law, with a focus on legal interpretation.
    ​
  • Professor Hiroyuki Taniguchi

  • College of Community Studies
  • What is the purpose of a museum?
    Understanding from people, history and background
  • Associate Professor Masanori Oki

  • College of Economics
  • Predicting population distribution for the next few decades by block and district
    Urban planning and disaster prevention planning
    Providing the underlying data
  • Professor Takashi Inoue

  • School of Global Studies and Collaboration
  • How will the Internet change language, opinion, and society?
  • Professor Eiichirou Kabashima

  • School of Social Informatics
  • Let's think about energy
  • Professor Hiroyuki Ishida

  • Graduate School of International Management
  • Will the railroad survive?
  • Professor Yoshitaka Fukui

  • College of Economics
  • Understanding Japan's Present and Future from a Demographic Perspective
  • Professor Takashi Inoue

  • Graduate School of International Management
  • Thinking about management, organizations, and society from the perspective of social networks
  • Professor Tsutomu Nakano

  • College of Education, Psychology and Human Studies
  • The connection between the world of sound and psychology
  • Professor Jun Shigeno
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