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Rapid population aging, urbanization, and changes in family structure across Asia have reshaped social problems. Although earlier policies focused on alleviating material poverty, many Asian societies now face growing challenges related to social isolation, loneliness, and the care gap...
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The 2026 Employment for Skill Development Program, Japan’s new program for the admission of foreign laborers, is expected to bring the legal status of foreign laborers into alignment with global standards. The program provides for special, favorable treatment of foreign nationals who...
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This paper analyzes recent shifts in U.S. tariff policy toward strategic protectionism and their implications for Japanese agriculture. Japan’s heavy reliance on imported agricultural products and fertilizers, coupled with an aging farming population, exposes structural vulnerabilities...
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly being integrated into the agri-food sector, offering transformative potential for improving productivity, efficiency, and sustainability in Japan. However, it is unclear how demonstration subsidies for the introduction of AI smart agriculture...
Shinichi Saitoh
Affiliation
Norinchukin Research Institute Co., Ltd.Job Title
PresidentLatest Submission from Japan
Agriculture as Social Infrastructure in Aging Societies
Employment for Skill Development Program: A Global Labor Standard for Foreign Agricultural Workers in Japan
U.S. Tariff Policy and Its Impacts on Japanese Agriculture
Smart Agriculture and Artificial Intelligence Applications: Cases of the Demonstration Project in Japan
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