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My name is Shizue Tomoda. After retiring from the international civil service, I pursue my interest in creative writing.
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Category Archives: National wealth
Lies, empty promises and deception around the Japanese nuclear policy
In March this year, Japan commemorated the sixth anniversary of the powerful earthquake and the tsunami responsible for destruction in vast areas along the northeastern coast of Honshu, north of Tokyo. These natural disasters caused power failure at a nuclear … Continue reading
Posted in democracy, Economic development, Energy policy, Happiness, Japan, National wealth, Nuclear energy
Tagged active fault, earthquake, Fukushima, Futaba town, Honshu, Ikata nuclear plant, Inland Sea, JCER, Kyushu, Median Tectonic Line, METI, NRC, Sadamisaki peninsula, Shikoku, Shikoku power company, Takashi Hirose, TEPCO, tsunami, Yonden
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Worsening child poverty in Japan and women’s predicament
According to Comprehensive Survey of Living Conditions, a report released in 2014 by the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) of Japan, the Japanese are economically worse off now than before. The relative poverty rate (the proportion of people … Continue reading
Posted in Child poverty, Economic development, Japan, Labour issues, Men and Development, National wealth, Women & Development
Tagged aspiration and dreams, child poverty in Japan, China, class consciousness, economic downturn, economic hardship, egalitarian society, equal pay, fringe benefits, gender bias, gender gap in pay, household, ILO Convention No.100, life outlook, low-pay jobs, Mexico, non-regular workers, OECD, population decline, regular workers, relative poverty rate, seniority, single/divorced mothers, the United States, Turkey, work of equal value
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Essay: Women and Japan’s growth strategies
As soon as Shinzo Abe came into power in December 2012 to lead Japan for the second time, he lost no time in announcing his three-pronged strategies he believed would revitalize Japan. The first strategy was a monetary policy of … Continue reading
Essay: National Wealth and Happiness
Recently, I came across an interesting article entitled “the real wealth of nations” (The Economist, June 30th 2012, p. 75), reviewing the voluminous study, “Inclusive Wealth Report 2012”, published a few months ago by the United Nations. To date, economists … Continue reading
Posted in Economic development, Happiness, Humour, Japan, Multicultural, National wealth, Philosophy, skills training
Tagged animal feed, corn, flow of goods and services, GDP, human capital, human consumption, Inclusive wealth, measure of income, natural capital, physical capital, Real wealth
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