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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: skills training
Sexual discrimination at entrance to Tokyo Medical University
According to the statistics recently released by the Ministry of Education, the proportion of women in undergraduate studies in Japan as in May, 2018 reached 45%, the highest ever. They were 31.3% and 33.6% in master’s and doctorate courses respectively, … Continue reading
Posted in democracy, Economic development, Happiness, Japan, Labour issues, Men and Development, Multicultural, occupation, skills training, Women & Development
Tagged back-door entrance, Dr. Yoshiko Maeda, entrance exam at medical school, ILO Convention No.156 on Workers with Family Responsibilities, Japan Medical Women's Association, Japanese ratification of ILO conventions, Japanese women in school of higher learning, maternity leave among medical staff, PM Abe, Prof. Noriko Wakao, sexual discrimination, shortage of medical staff, Tokyo Medical University
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Essay: Ageing female prisoners in Japan
According to the 2013 edition of World Population Ageing, a UN report, Japan was most aged society in the world with 32% of its population being 60 years or over. Italy and Germany came second and third, both with nearly … Continue reading
Posted in Economic development, Happiness, Japan, Multicultural, Philosophy, skills training, Women & Development
Tagged ageing female prisoner, ageing of population, canes and walkers, cataract, communication skills, counselling in prison, diabetes, economic development, Germany, high blood pressure, homes for old people, husband's violence, independent mind, inmates, insecurity, Italy, Japan, Japanese women, loneliness, lumbago, meaning of life, parents-in-law, prison clinic, psychological wound, purpose of life, recidivists, shoplifting, theft, wishes and dreams
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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
Bangladesh factory collapse: What can be done to prevent such tragedy in future?
The garment factory disaster on 24 April 2013 in Savar, Bangladesh has left more than 700 workers dead and many seriously injured with their limbs amputated. No one knows how many are still missing (“Bangladesh building collapse death toll passes … Continue reading
Posted in Economic development, Labour issues, occupation, skills training, Women & Development
Tagged Bangladesh, Clean clothes Campaign, corporate accountability, EPZs, Ethical Trade Initiative, EU, factory collapse, Fair Labor Association, Fair Wear Foundation, garment industry, ILO, ILO Conventions, international labour standards, labour inspection, NGOs, safety and health, Social Accountability International, Sri Lanka, trade preference system, workplace accidents
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Essay: Japan: The worst developed country for women?
The article entitled “Japan: The worst developed country for mothers?” caught my attention when I was looking at the BBC News website (See the article posted by Rupert Wingfield-Hayes of BBC News, Tokyo, on 22 March 2013) the other day. … Continue reading
Posted in Economic development, Japan, Labour issues, Multicultural, skills training, Women & Development
Tagged female role models, global gender gap index, household responsibilities, Japanese Equal Employment Opportunity Law, Japanese women, low birth rate, paternity leave, population decline, shortage of day care facilities, the Global Gender Gap Report, women managers and company board members in Asia
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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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Essay: Food poisoning: Hygiene control and staff training
Food processing plants and catering establishments must always be thorough in handling and conserving food ingredients because goods produced in factories with poor hygiene standards or meals served in such restaurants can cause food poisoning. Both must always be extremely … Continue reading
Posted in Multicultural, occupation, skills training
Tagged bean sprouts, catering, cucumbers, E. coli O111, E. coli O114, food poisoning, food processing plants, Geneva Airport, Germany, hygiene control, hygiene standards, Japan, multinational, poor hygiene, sandwich, steak tartar, Switzerland, washing hands, West Africa
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