Steady-State Economy
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January 29, 2016
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January 11, 2016
Newsletter
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December 12, 2015
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Finding Balance between the Two Extremes of Economic Growth and Happiness
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August 11, 2015
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Biomass Energy Powered the Edo Period
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July 31, 2015
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Japan's Depopulating Society: Population Concentration in Tokyo and the Disappearance of Local Municipalities (Part 2)
The previous issue of the JFS Newsletter introduced problems resulting from a ...
July 20, 2015
Newsletter
The Pursuit of Economic Growth Requires a Balance between 'Yin' and 'Yang'
The Institute for Studies in Happiness, Economy and Society (ISHES), with JFS ...
July 13, 2015
Newsletter
Japan's Depopulating Society: Population Concentration in Tokyo and the Disappearance of Local Municipalities (Part 1)
A report released in May 2014, the so-called "Masuda Report," made a big impac...
February 24, 2015
Steady-State Economy
Fact or Fiction: Does Economic Growth Alleviate Joblessness and Poverty?
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January 14, 2015
Newsletter
Toward a Sustainable Japan: Challenges and Changes in Society and Population
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January 9, 2015
Steady-State Economy
Transforming Lifeless Shopping Streets into Animated Spaces
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December 29, 2014
Newsletter
The Dilemma of Economic Growth - Necessity vs. Feasibility Results of Survey on Economic Growth Released
Quite a few municipalities in Japan have developed and are using their own hap...
December 9, 2014
Newsletter
What Kind of Economy Produces True Affluence? - Interview with Philosopher Takashi Uchiyama (Part 2)
The Institute for Studies in Happiness, Economy and Society, with JFS as its o...
November 18, 2014
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What Kind of Economy Produces True Affluence? - Interview with Philosopher Takashi Uchiyama (Part 1)
The Institute for Studies in Happiness, Economy and Society, with JFS as its o...
June 30, 2014
Newsletter
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March 31, 2014
Newsletter
Social Vision in an Era of Population Decline from the Perspective of Local Economy and Well-being
In fiscal 2013, Japan for Sustainability (JFS) worked on a Local Well-Being Pr...
April 2, 2013
Newsletter
The 'Era of Turbulence' and Japan's Paths to the Future
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February 5, 2013
Newsletter
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Steady-State Economy
Japanese Birth Rate Hits Record Low in 2005
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May 27, 2006
Steady-State Economy
First-Ever Decline Recorded in Japanese Population in 2005
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Employment/Labor Policies Proposed for Japan's Era of Declining Population
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Policy / Systems
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Steady-State Economy
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Steady-State Economy
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