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Japanese Society and Culture

Japanese Society and Culture(JSC), the official journal of the Institute of Social Sciences, Toyo University, has been published since 2019. It is a double-blind, peer-reviewed, international journal that publishes research and review articles concerning all topics of Japanese culture and society.

Current Number: No. 6 (2024)

Articles

The History of Water Utility Management in Japan and the Recent Introduction of Public-Private Partnerships: An Analysis Based on the Transaction Cost Concept
Akira Hachisu

Learning Needs to Improve Japanese Language Proficiency for International Students Aspiring to Attend Graduate School: Case Studies of Japanese Language School Students
Bulag Altan

Authentication of Cybernetic Avatars and Legal System Challenges; With a View to the Trial Concept of New Dimensional Domain Jurisprudence (AI, Robot, and Avatar Law)
Fumio Shimpo

Juristic Consideration on the Separation of Religion and Politics and Civil Religion
Hiroshi Nitta

Reinterpreting Article 9 of Japanese Constitutional Law from the International Law Perspective
Hiroshi Saito

A Framework for Thinking about the Future of Japanese Society in the Face of Declining Fertility and Population
Hirotaka Nagaishi

Development of an Integrated Well-Being Scale for Japan
Kyoko Shimada and Masayuki Kiriu

Legal Regulation of Communication Wiretapping
Lian Chen and Wenyu Zhong

Does Childcare Support Stimulate Women’s Employment?
Masako Kamada and Kazuyasu Kawasaki

An Empirical Study on the Association between Public Service Motivation and Job Satisfaction, and Other Factors: An Analysis of Special Ward Employee Data using Ordinary Least Squares and Quantile Regression Analysis
Reona Hayashi, Takeshi Fukaya, Masatoshi Minowa, Shigeo Nakajima, and Shizuka Kajiwara

The Legal Order in East Asian Family Law
Sai Sasaki

Debates Over Whether Tenno is a Monarch or Not
Thomas Makoto Naruse

Coal in Modern Japanese History
Tomoki Shimanishi