Other Publications
Sex Discrimination in Promotion and Its Remedies: The Kanematsu Case [in Japanese]
AbstractConcerning the case in which the plaintiffs claimed the wage disparity between female and male workers with same characteristics and sought the difference in wages, lump-sum payments, compensation, and attorney's fees, the article analyzes the judgment that changed the original verdict and partially approved the claim for damages（Tokyo High Court's judgment on January 31, 2008).
The Stratified International Order and Japan [in Japanese]
AbstractAs the US and China hold different views of order, and as confrontation becomes more structured, the diplomatic arena over human rights, democracy, economic security and other issues is expanding. Japan must boldly enter and act in this new arena of debate.
Nuclear disarmament efforts Joint Statement of the Five Powers Deflecting Discontent of Non-nuclear-Weapon States Nobumasa Akiyama, Professor, The Graduate School of Law, Hitotsubashi University [in Japanese]
AbstractThe background of the joint statement is believed to be a sense of crisis over the further decline in international confidence in the Nuclear Non-proliferation Treaty (NPT) regime, which limits the possession of nuclear weapons to the five nuclear powers.
No first use” in the context of the U.S.-Japan Alliance
AbstractThe article addresses the No First Use (NFU) of nuclear weapons policy, and the imminent need to establish deterrence mechanisms that promote stability in the region, considering Japan’s perspective as a US ally. All of this in the context of escalating tensions with China and the continuous threat of North Korea.
Supreme Court (First Petty Bench) Asahi Building Management Co. v. Doe
AbstractThe journal gathers labor law judgements by the highest courts, and publishes them with headnotes and annotations regarding context on the case.
Regional Integration・ International Tax Harmonization and Tax Legalism [in Japanese]
AbstractFocusing on the use of non-binding soft law in the EU, the writer addresses the conditions under which soft law can function and implications of applying this to the formation of international tax system.
Commitment to Democracy must Remain Independent of Geopolitics
AbstractThe author first discusses anti-democratic measures taken by nations in the context of preventing COVID-19 outbreaks in their territory, but also to get a tighter grip over their population, even limiting freedom of speech.
South Korea’s Soft Power strategy that led Netflix’s Original drama “Squid Game” – A Global Hit Following BTS! [in Japanese]
AbstractSeong Gi-hun, in The Squid Game, portrays a reality in which even an ordinary middle-class worker can fall to the bottom of the pyramid after being laid off, following the failure of his business. In an interview, the series director said that he wanted to make the squid game "an allegory of modern capitalist society, while the masked administrators of the game are the "invisible hand" of capitalism.
On the Interpretation of Verses in “Riben Zashi Shi” by Huang Zunxian ―Inter aria on the verse No.10 in the final version [in Japanese]
AbstractFor Huang Zunxian, the spirit for modernization is thought to have been formed by a combination of external factors brought about by external impact from Japan and the West, and internal factors brought about by the academic spirit of the Qing dynasty, such as practical learning. In addition to the introduction of Japanese things, his "Miscellaneous Poetry on Japan"（Riben Zashi Shi）also revealed the inner thoughts of Huang Zunxian.
“Three Treasures” of North East and Guangdong [in Japanese]
AbstractThe article touches upon the differences between what is called the ”Three Treasures of North East” in the Northeast China and the "Three Treasures of Guangdong" in South China, in order to address unique characteristics and cultural background of each region.