2012.05.14

Overcoming Deflation:
Solution for Accumulated Government Bonds

Toichiro Asada

Professor, Faculty of Economics, Chuo University
Areas of Specialization: Macro-Economics, especially Macro-Economic Dynamics

As of May 2012, under the initiative of the Ministry of Finance (MOF), the Noda administration is attempting to force significant hikes in the consumption tax rate from the current 5% to 8% and then 10%, referring to economic crises overseas that are totally different from the situation in Japan,

2012.05.11

Supporting Homeland Restoration Activities in Rikuzentakata
(Part 2)

Masayoshi Tanishita

Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University
Areas of specialization: Urban Engineering, Quantitative Spatial Analysis

(Part 1)
1. Introduction
2. Now, in the tsunami-stricken area
3. Government activities
4. Utilizing Rikuzentakata’s History and Culture

2012.05.10

My Number System:
Intertwining of technical and legal issues

Nobuyuki Sato

Professor of Public Law, British & American Law, Information Law,
Chuo Law School, Chuo University

Submission of the My Number bill

On February 14th, 2012, the government submitted to the Diet a law bill related to the use of a number for identifying specific individual during administrative procedures (My Number bill).

2012.05.01

Supporting Homeland Restoration Activities in Rikuzentakata

Masayoshi Tanishita

Professor, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University
Areas of specialization: Urban Engineering, Quantitative Spatial Analysis

1. Introduction

One year has passed since the Tohoku Region Pacific Coast Earthquake, a disaster that happens only once in several hundred years. It claimed the lives of over 15,000 people, with over 3,000 still missing. Furthermore, the subsequent power plant accident forced over 340,000 people to evacuate or relocate from their own homes.

2012.04.26

Mathematics will change society!

Sadanori Konishi

Professor of Statistical Science,
Faculty of Science and Engineering, Chuo University

The role of mathematics in the real world

In response to whether they think math is useful in the real world or not, I think many people would answer “yes”. However, there would also be a few people who are hard pressed to find and answer when asked to be specific in what ways they think math is useful.