Issue Brief
ISSN 1349-2098
ISSN-L 1349-2098
(print version) ISSN 1349-3019
Issue Brief is a compact briefing paper (about 10 pages) on policy issues.(Japanese)
2024
- Restrictions on the Protection of Confidentiality of Communications and Prevention of Its Abuse（April 16, 2024 No.1274） (PDF: 522KB)
- Parliamentary Disciplinary Measures in Major Western Countries（March 29, 2024 No.1273） (PDF: 462KB)
- School Meals Using Organic Agricultural Products（March 29, 2024 No.1272） (PDF: 493KB)
- Current Status and Issues of GAP Certification Systems（March 27, 2024 No.1271） (PDF: 492KB)
- Constitutional Law in Japan, 2024 edition（March 19, 2024 No.1270） (PDF: 483KB)
- Partnership Certification System of Local Governments（March 7, 2024 No.1269） (PDF: 631KB)
- Issues Regarding Ride Sharing: Focusing on Comparison of Systems in Other Countries（March 7, 2024 No.1268） (PDF: 576KB)
- Emergency Support Measures for Soaring Utility Costs: Comparison between Japan and Germany（March 5, 2024 No.1267） (PDF: 1073KB)
- Issues Concerning the Acceptance of Unskilled Foreign Workers with Focus on the Technical Intern Training Program（March 5, 2024 No.1266） (PDF: 1043KB)
- Development of Supercomputers as National Projects（February 27, 2024 No.1265） (PDF: 1404KB)
- Trends in Immigration Administration: Focusing on the Supplementary Protection System（February 22, 2024 No.1264） (PDF: 527KB)
- Electronic Petitions System in the House of Commons of Canada（February 22, 2024 No.1263） (PDF: 439KB)
- Overview of the 2024 Noto Peninsula Earthquake（February 15, 2024 No.1262） (PDF: 652KB)
- Current Trends and Activities of Specialized Upper Secondary Schools（February 13, 2024 No.1261） (PDF: 468KB)
- Issues of Gender Gap in Survivor's Pension Benefits System（February 13, 2024 No.1260） (PDF: 572KB)
- Sources of Funds for Countermeasures against the Declining Birthrate（February 9, 2024 No.1259） (PDF: 375KB)
- Principle of Separation of Religion and the State in the Constitution: Japan, USA and France（February 6, 2024 No.1258） (PDF: 550KB)
- District Court Decisions on Same-Sex Marriage and the Constitution of Japan（February 6, 2024 No.1257） (PDF: 421KB)
- Current Status and Issues of Securing Housing and Housing Support（February 1, 2024 No.1256） (PDF: 678KB)
- Outline of the Draft Budget for FY2024（January 30, 2024 No.1255） (PDF: 674KB)
- Overview of Tax Reforms for FY2024（January 30, 2024 No.1254） (PDF: 612KB)
- Recent Trends Regarding Bicycle Regulations（January 25, 2024 No.1253） (PDF: 477KB)
- Current Status and Issues of the Community-Reactivating Cooperator Squad（January 18, 2024 No.1252） (PDF: 644KB)
2023
- Consumer Issues Arising from Social Media（December 13, 2023 No.1251） (PDF: 501KB)
- Trends and Issues in Gifted Education（December 13, 2023 No.1250） (PDF: 526KB)
- History and Current Issues of the National Spatial Plan in Japan（December 7, 2023 No.1249） (PDF: 584KB)
- Current Issues in Conserving Biodiversity: Protected Areas and OECM（December 7, 2023 No.1248） (PDF: 521KB)
- The Removal of Donor Anonymity in France（November 28, 2023 No.1247） (PDF: 715KB)
- Interrogation of Suspects with Intellectual Disabilities: The Handling of Vulnerable Persons（November 16, 2023 No.1246） (PDF: 508KB)
- Parliamentary Dissolution in Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the UK, 2nd Edition（October 26, 2023 No.1245） (PDF: 451KB)
- Current Trends and Issues of Child-related Policy: At the Time of the Foundation of the Children and Families Agency（October 3, 2023 No.1244） (PDF: 694KB)
- The 4th Tourism Nation Promotion Basic Plan（October 3, 2023 No.1243） (PDF: 507KB)
- Outline of the Defense Equipment and Technology Transfer System in Japan and Discussion on Updating It（September 26, 2023 No.1242） (PDF: 432KB)
- Social Insurance Financing（September 26, 2023 No.1241） (PDF: 377KB)
- Current Issues in Local Revitalization Grants for the Novel Coronavirus Disease（June 29, 2023 No.1240） (PDF: 388KB)
- Current Status and Issues of Volunteer-Run Cafeterias for Children（June 21, 2023 No.1239） (PDF: 501KB)
- Rising Energy Prices and Tax Cuts（June 15, 2023 No.1238） (PDF: 461KB)
- The Circumstances of the Lawsuit over Relocating Marine Corps Air Station Futenma to Henoko（June 8, 2023 No.1237） (PDF: 417KB)
- River Basin Disaster Resilience and Sustainability by All: Changes in Comprehensive Flood Control Measures（May 25, 2023 No.1236） (PDF: 513KB)
- Childcare Leave and Other Labor Issues Concerning: Maternity and Childcare（May 25, 2023 No.1235） (PDF: 539KB)
- Trends in U.S. Semiconductor Policy: CHIPS and Science Act and Export Control to China（April 18, 2023 No.1234） (PDF: 623KB)
- Current Issues in Measures to Reduce Pollen Production（April 4, 2023 No.1233） (PDF: 447KB)
- Trends and Issues of NFTs（April 4, 2023 No.1232） (PDF: 494KB)
- Russia's Invasion of Ukraine and International Law (3): International Humanitarian and Human Rights Law, Individual Criminal Responsibility（March 29, 2023 No.1231） (PDF: 560KB)
- Russia's Invasion of Ukraine and International Law (2): Prohibition of the Use of Force, Ukraine's Use of International Courts（March 29, 2023 No.1230） (PDF: 547KB)
- Russia's Invasion of Ukraine and International Law (1): The UN's Response to the Situation in Ukraine（March 29, 2023 No.1229） (PDF: 569KB)
- Constitutional Reform in Foreign Countries after World War II (8th Edition)（March 27, 2023 No.1228） (PDF: 551KB)
- Recent Constitutional Reforms in G20 Countries（March 27, 2023 No.1227） (PDF: 534KB)
- Arguments over Funding Increased Defense Expenditures（March 20, 2023 No.1226） (PDF: 988KB)
- Policies Related to the Semiconductor Industry : Efforts in Kyushu（March 20, 2023 No.1225） (PDF: 490KB)
- Current Issues with Truant Children: With a Focus on Special Schools for Truant Children（March 14, 2023 No.1224） (PDF: 469KB)
- International Trends in Offshore Wind Power（March 7, 2023 No.1223） (PDF: 491KB)
- Switching Emergency Contraception to Over-the-Counter Status（March 2, 2023 No.1222） (PDF: 443KB)
- The Features and Benefits of Inflation-Indexed Bonds（March 2, 2023 No.1221） (PDF: 1135KB)
- Expansion of the Range of 10-year JGB Yield Fluctuations: Future Direction of Monetary Easing by the Bank of Japan（February 27, 2023 No.1220） (PDF: 527KB)
- Constitutional Law in Japan, 2023 edition（February 24, 2023 No.1219） (PDF: 455KB)
- Impacts of Employee Social Insurance on Labor Market（February 24, 2023 No.1218） (PDF: 526KB)
- Issues in Introducing Spectrum Auctions to Japan: Conditional Auctions（February 16, 2023 No.1217） (PDF: 525KB)
- International Trends in Personal Data Protection Legislation（February 16, 2023 No.1216） (PDF: 535KB)
- Space Weather Phenomena and Current Issues in Disaster Mitigation （February 7, 2023 No.1215） (PDF: 515KB)
- Trends in Relief for Adverse Health Effects of Asbestos （January 30, 2023 No.1214） (PDF: 453KB)
- Outline of the Draft Budget for FY2023（January 30, 2023 No.1213） (PDF: 972KB)
- Overview of Tax Reforms for FY2023 （January 26, 2023 No.1212） (PDF: 588KB)
- Discussion on Developing New Medicines: Focusing on Vaccines（January 26, 2023 No.1211） (PDF: 630KB)
- Worldwide Trends in Policy for Coal-Fired Thermal Power Generation（January 10, 2023 No.1210） (PDF: 1070KB)
2022
- Discussion on Family Doctors （December 8, 2022 No.1209） (PDF: 420KB)
- Current State of Fifth-Generation Mobile Communications System(5G): Policy Trends and Issues（December 8, 2022 No.1208） (PDF: 560KB)
- Trends in Government Policy for Coal-Fired Thermal Power Generation in Japan （November 24, 2022 No.1207） (PDF: 1093KB)
- Political Gender Quotas in Selected Countries（October 27, 2022 No.1206） (PDF: 626KB)
- Trends in Excess Savings during the COVID-19 Pandemic （October 4, 2022 No.1205） (PDF: 515KB)
- Discussion of Increased Defense Expenditure（September 6, 2022 No.1204） (PDF: 500KB)
- Adaptation to Climate Change in Agriculture（August 30, 2022 No.1203） (PDF: 528KB)
- Issues Surrounding Recent Price Increases in Japan : Causes and Countermeasures （August 30, 2022 No.1202） (PDF: 771KB)
- Soaring Grain Prices in 2022, and Background（August 25, 2022 No.1201） (PDF: 575KB)
- Gender Quotas for Nomination to Executive Functions in the French Public Service（August 25, 2022 No.1200） (PDF: 597KB)
- Accession to the CPTPP: Focusing on Developments in the UK, China, and Taiwan（August 5, 2022 No.1199） (PDF: 602KB)
- Independent Regulatory Commission Regarding the Administration of Telecommunications and Broadcasting, Using Foreign Countries for Reference（August 5, 2022 No.1198） (PDF: 572KB)
- Current Issues in Consumer Protection for Cashless Payments （August 3, 2022 No.1197） (PDF: 512KB)
- Issues Regarding Datasharing between Administrative Agencies（June 13, 2022 No.1196） (PDF: 570KB)
- Donor-Conceived Children's Right to Donors Information in the UK（June 13, 2022 No.1195） (PDF: 622KB)
- Policy Trends of Destination Management/Marketing Organizations (DMOs) （June 2, 2022 No.1194） (PDF: 543KB)
- Background to and Issues with the Go To Travel Campaign at the End of FY2021（June 2, 2022 No.1193） (PDF: 596KB)
- Issues Related to the Effects of Tax Measures to Promote Wage Increases（May 31, 2022 No.1192） (PDF: 503KB)
- Reform of Policy-Based Finance: Current Status and Future Issues（May 17, 2022 No.1191） (PDF: 497KB)
- Outline and Issues of Recent Income Tax Reform in Japan（April 12, 2022 No.1190） (PDF: 457KB)
- Issues with the Discretionary Labor System （March 31, 2022 No.1189） (PDF: 436KB)
- Current Status of the Automobile Industry: Issues for Decarbonization（March 29, 2022 No.1188） (PDF: 632KB)
- Promotion of the Export of Agricultural, Forestry and Fishery Products and Food（March 29, 2022 No.1187） (PDF: 509KB)
- Divorce in France, Germany and the United Kingdom（March 28, 2022 No.1186） (PDF: 453KB)
- Trends in Apiculture in Japan（March 28, 2022 No.1185） (PDF: 605KB)
- Management Issues for Regional Banks during the COVID-19 Pandemic（March 23, 2022 No.1184） (PDF: 1395KB)
- Current Issues of Public Procurement（March 22, 2022 No.1183） (PDF: 451KB)
- Defamation and Insult Laws in Japan and Other Countries（March 22, 2022 No.1182） (PDF: 511KB)
- Outline of and Issues with the Special Measures Agreement（March 17, 2022 No.1181） (PDF: 584KB)
- Barrier Free Measures for Public Transportation（March 10, 2022 No.1180） (PDF: 530KB)
- Issues of Bail: Focusing on GPS Monitoring of Released Defendants（March 3, 2022 No.1179） (PDF: 527KB)
- Medical Fee Systems in Selected Countries（March 3, 2022 No.1178） (PDF: 478KB)
- How Leaders of Political Parties are Selected in the UK, Germany and France（March 1, 2022 No.1177） (PDF: 414KB)
- Procurement of Defense Equipment and Services through Foreign Military Sales (FMS)（March 1, 2022 No.1176） (PDF: 456KB)
- Establishment of and Changes to Allowances for Mailing Official Documents, Communications, Transportation and Accommodations of an Official Nature（February 25, 2022 No.1175） (PDF: 697KB)
- Foreign Investment in Broadcast Media: Restrictions in Japan and Elsewhere（February 25, 2022 No.1174） (PDF: 581KB)
- Current Situation of Medical Malpractice Cases: Efforts and Issues for Medical Safety （February 21, 2022 No.1173） (PDF: 590KB)
- Constitutional Law in Japan, 2022 edition（February 3, 2022 No.1172） (PDF: 627KB)
- Trends in Government Policies for the Protection of Freelancers （February 3, 2022 No.1171） (PDF: 481KB)
- Current issues in education of children requiring medical care（February 1, 2022 No.1170） (PDF: 474KB)
- Current Issues in Lunar Exploration: Developing Space Resources（January 27, 2022 No.1169） (PDF: 822KB)
- Proposed Budget for FY2022 （January 27, 2022 No.1168） (PDF: 493KB)
- Outline of the FY2022 Tax Reform （January 20, 2022 No.1167） (PDF: 541KB)
- Disaster mitigation and land use regulation （January 18, 2022 No.1166） (PDF: 447KB)
- The Background of and Issues Related to Regulating the Scope of Banking Services（January 6, 2022 No.1165） (PDF: 486KB)
2021
- Taiwan's bid to participate in the UN system（December 7, 2021 No.1164） (PDF: 530KB)
- Declining Fertility Rates and Government Policy in Japan（December 7, 2021 No.1163） (PDF: 513KB)
- Agri-environmental Policy in Japan and the EU（December 2, 2021 No.1162） (PDF: 496KB)
- Electoral Systems in Foreign Countries and Voter Turnout of Parliamentary Elections（November 18, 2021 No.1161） (PDF: 508KB)
- Urban Green Space and the 2022 Problem: Recent Efforts and Challenges for the Conservation of Urban Agricultural Land（November 16, 2021 No.1160） (PDF: 650KB)
- Antibiotic Resistance: Appropriate Antibiotic Use, Drug Development and Supply（November 16, 2021 No.1159） (PDF: 550KB)
- Securing Financial Resources in Countries around the World in the Aftermath of the COVID-19 Pandemic（November 12, 2021 No.1158） (PDF: 584KB)
- The Positions of Japan and Russia in Peace Treaty Negotiations from 2018 to 2021（November 12, 2021 No.1157） (PDF: 502KB)
- Issues of e-Tax adoption from the point of view of tax compliance cost（November 11, 2021 No.1156） (PDF: 504KB)
- Definition of SMEs : Overview and Issues （July 27, 2021 No.1155） (PDF: 504KB)
- Government Support for Passenger Air Carriers during the COVID-19 Pandemic（July 27, 2021 No.1154） (PDF: 517KB)
- Current Issues in the Disposal of Excavated Soil （August 19, 2021 No.1153） (PDF: 601KB)
- Circumstances of Returning U.S. Military Facilities and Areas in Okinawa（July 13, 2021 No.1152） (PDF: 488KB)
- Income Tax Burden of G7 Countries―Perspective on Personal Investment Income（June 15, 2021 No.1151） (PDF: 643KB)
- Monetary policy revision with a view toward the post-corona era : BOJ's assessment for monetary easing and its background（June 15, 2021 No.1150） (PDF: 603KB)
- Tax incentives for small-and medium-sized businesse（May 27, 2021 No.1149） (PDF: 455KB)
- Current Issues in Missile Defense of Japan（May 13, 2021 No.1148） (PDF: 492KB)
- Measures Regarding the Competition over Return Gifts and Remaining Issues（April 8, 2021 No.1147） (PDF: 533KB)
- Management and Sustainable Utilization of Pacific Saury（April 8, 2021 No.1146） (PDF: 601KB)
- Retained Earnings of Japanese Companies and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic（March 29, 2021 No.1145） (PDF: 513KB)
- China's influence in international organizations: with a focus on presidential elections of UN specialized agencies（March 26, 2021 No.1144） (PDF: 617KB)
- Recent initiatives regarding the Social Security and Tax Number System（March 26, 2021 No.1143） (PDF: 519KB)
- Japan-U.S. Trade Agreement and Japan-U.S. Digital Trade Agreement: Outlines and Issues（March 12, 2021 No.1142） (PDF: 523KB)
- Systemic Reform of the Relationship between Civilian Officials and Uniformed SDF Personnel: Focusing on the Reforms of 2015（March 12, 2021 No.1141） (PDF: 479KB)
- Detention of Foreign Nationals during Deportation Procedures（March 4, 2021 No.1140） (PDF: 473KB)
- Trends in R&D and Policy for Quantum Computing（March 4, 2021 No.1139） (PDF: 765KB)
- Epidemics of Emerging Infectious Diseases（March 2, 2021 No.1138） (PDF: 523KB)
- Issues of Reduction of Applicable Age of Juvenile Law, 2nd Edition（March 2, 2021 No.1137） (PDF: 464KB)
- Trends and issues in Geographical Indication (GI) protection systems（February 4, 2021 No.1136） (PDF: 473KB)
- Overview and Issues of Electronic Contracts and Digital Signatures（February 4, 2021 No.1135） (PDF: 464KB)
- Current status and issues of employment measures during the COVID-19 pandemic（February 2, 2021 No.1134） (PDF: 459KB)
- Constitutional Reform in Foreign Countries after World War II (7th Edition)（February 2, 2021 No.1133） (PDF: 539KB)
- Outline of the Draft Budget for FY2021（January 28, 2021 No.1132） (PDF: 547KB)
- Outline of the FY 2021 Tax Reform Plan（January 26, 2021 No.1131） (PDF: 471KB)
- Current Issues of Labor Shortages in the Construction Industry（January 26, 2021 No.1130） (PDF: 463KB)
- Current Issues in Disaster Waste Management（January 19, 2021 No.1129） (PDF: 459KB)
- Treaties and Agreements Regarding United States Forces Bases in the United Kingdom（January 7, 2021 No.1128） (PDF: 456KB)
- Wide-ranging Collaborations between Municipalities: Concept for Cooperation between a Core Municipality and Neighboring Municipalities（January 7, 2021 No.1127） (PDF: 474KB)
2020
- How Pension Schemes Address Population Aging: US, UK, Germany, France, Sweden and Japan（December 17, 2020 No.1126） (PDF: 486KB)
- Fiscal Stimulus during the New Deal（December 3, 2020 No.1125） (PDF: 521KB)
- Policies for Financial Crisis Management in the Post-Pandemic World（November 19, 2020 No.1124） (PDF: 508KB)
- Reviewing the Legacy and Remaining Issues of Abenomics（November 10, 2020 No.1123） (PDF: 755KB)
- Discussion on Issues Surrounding Central Bank Digital Currency（November 10, 2020 No.1122） (PDF: 534KB)
- Financial assistance for COVID-19 to households in countries around the world（October 29, 2020 No.1121） (PDF: 521KB)
- Japan in the Post-COVID-19 International Order（October 29, 2020 No.1120） (PDF: 441KB)
- Current Trends in Resource Management of Bluefin Tuna（October 27, 2020 No.1119） (PDF: 1263KB)
- Thinking about the Essence of Consumption Tax: Issues Based on Comparison with Personal Income Tax（October 27, 2020 No.1118） (PDF: 464KB)
- Grants for SMEs Affected by COVID-19 in Major Countries（October 20, 2020 No.1117） (PDF: 529KB)
- COVID-19 and Economic Support for Students in the US, Canada, Australia, the UK, Germany, and France（October 20, 2020 No.1116） (PDF: 500KB)
- Sexual Abuse and Sexual Harassment at School—New Title IX Regulations in the United States（October 6, 2020 No.1115） (PDF: 658KB)
- COVID-19 and Business: Corporate Performance during the First Half of 2020 in Japan（October 6, 2020 No.1114） (PDF: 936KB)
- Development and Spread of Alternative Meats: Plan-Based and Cultured Meat（September 15, 2020 No.1113） (PDF: 731KB)
- COVID-19 and the Household Economy: Family Income and Expenditure in Japan during the First Half of 2020（September 8, 2020 No.1112） (PDF: 1154KB)
- Government Responses to the COVID-19 pandemic: An Overview of Economic Measures in Major Countries around the World（September 8, 2020 No.1111） (PDF: 606KB)
- Policy Trends of Sustainable Tourism: Considering Tourism in the COVID-19 Era（August 18, 2020 No.1110） (PDF: 585KB)
- Optimizing School Size for a Shrinking Population（August 18, 2020 No.1109） (PDF: 1044KB)
- Discussion on Issues with Bank of Japan's Purchasing of Risk Assets（July 30, 2020 No.1108） (PDF: 540KB)
- Economic Impact of Pandemic and Fiscal Response（July 16, 2020 No.1107） (PDF: 500KB)
- Pre-legislative Scrutiny in the UK（July 16, 2020 No.1106） (PDF: 513KB)
- COVID-19 Pandemic and Macroeconomic Policies（July 14, 2020 No.1105） (PDF: 669KB)
- Trends and Issues in ESG Investment（July 14, 2020 No.1104） (PDF: 490KB)
- Current Status and Issues of Financial Assets Held by the Elderly（July 7, 2020 No.1103） (PDF: 1872KB)
- Economic response to COVID-19: 1st and 2nd Supplementary Budgets for FY 2020（July 7, 2020 No.1102） (PDF: 548KB)
- US Military Operational Concepts to Counter Anti-Access/Area Denial Challenges and Their Impact on Japan's Security（June 16, 2020 No.1101） (PDF: 494KB)
- COVID-19: Emergency Declarations and Regulatory Measures in Different Countries（June 15, 2020 No.1100） (PDF: 593KB)
- Situation Report on the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)（June 15, 2020 No.1099） (PDF: 577KB)
- Parliamentary Sessions in the US, the UK, Germany and France (2nd Edition)（May 14, 2020 No.1098） (PDF: 548KB)
- Telecommunication Relay Services（April 7, 2020 No.1097） (PDF: 557KB)
- Preparing for a Nankai Megathrust Earthquake（March 31, 2020 No.1096） (PDF: 755KB)
- Current Situation of Informatics Education in High Schools（March 26, 2020 No.1095） (PDF: 422KB)
- Lack of Assembly Member Candidates in Towns and Villages（March 26, 2020 No.1094） (PDF: 463KB)
- Legal Regulation of Tailgating around the World（March 19, 2020 No.1093） (PDF: 493KB)
- Current Issues in Cancer Genomics（March 19, 2020 No.1092） (PDF: 606KB)
- Current Status and Issues of Employment for the Elderly: With Focuses on the Mandatory Retirement System and the Continuous Employment System（March 5, 2020 No.1091） (PDF: 530KB)
- Systems of Parliamentary Assistants in Major Western Countries, 3rd Edition（March 5, 2020 No.1090） (PDF: 561KB)
- An Overview of the Revision of the Act on the Protection of Personal Information（February 27, 2020 No.1089） (PDF: 437KB)
- Government Policies to Promote Competition in Big Tech (GAFA)（February 25, 2020 No.1088） (PDF: 476KB)
- The Constitutions of OECD Member Countries（February 25, 2020 No.1087） (PDF: 777KB)
- Overtourism in Europe and Its Implications for Japan（February 18, 2020 No.1086） (PDF: 519KB)
- Questionable Sales Practices by Japan Post Insurance（February 18, 2020 No.1085） (PDF: 489KB)
- Review of Issues related to Independent Fiscal Institutions in Japan（February 6, 2020 No.1084） (PDF: 549KB)
- The History of Whaling and International Understanding: Whaling in Japan and in Iceland（February 4, 2020 No.1083） (PDF: 542KB)
- Overview of Proposed Budget for FY2020（January 31, 2020 No.1082） (PDF: 508KB)
- Reforming the Japanese Feed-in Tariff (FIT) System for Renewable Energy（January 30, 2020 No.1081） (PDF: 579KB)
- Outline of the FY 2020 Tax Reform（January 28, 2020 No.1080） (PDF: 449KB)
- Pediatric Cancers, Adolescents and Young Adult Cancers（January 21, 2020 No.1079） (PDF: 478KB)
- Cyber Security Policy in Japan（January 9, 2020 No.1078） (PDF: 507KB)
- Organizations Coordinating Official Statistics（January 9, 2020 No.1077） (PDF: 436KB)
2019
- Defining Rape: The Crime of Non-Consensual Sex in Europe（December 17, 2019 No.1076） (PDF: 544KB)
- Trends Surrounding the Japan-ROK General Security of Military Information Agreement (GSOMIA)（December 5, 2019 No.1075） (PDF: 611KB)
- Current Issues of Existing Home Sales（December 3, 2019 No.1074） (PDF: 425KB)
- University Admission Test Reforms in Japan（November 28, 2019 No.1073） (PDF: 492KB)
- Trends and Issues in Food Labeling（November 26, 2019 No.1072） (PDF: 459KB)
- Overview of the 2019 Actuarial Valuations of the Public Pensions（November 26, 2019 No.1071） (PDF: 671KB)
- Facilitating a Work-Family Balance for Members of Parliament: Efforts in Various Countries（November 14, 2019 No.1070） (PDF: 498KB)
- Discussion on Nuclear Energy Policy（October 31, 2019 No.1069） (PDF: 958KB)
- Proposed Revisions in Cost Sharing of Health and Long-Term Care（October 29, 2019 No.1068） (PDF: 492KB)
- Issues in Regional Bank Mergers（October 29, 2019 No.1067） (PDF: 501KB)
- Trends in Cashless Payments: Current Status of Japan and Other Countries（September 26, 2019 No.1066） (PDF: 576KB)
- Parliaments in major Western countries and the National Diet of Japan as seen through data（August 1, 2019 No.1065） (PDF: 573KB)
- Trends on the Taxation of the Digital Economy (2nd Edition)（July 2, 2019 No.1064） (PDF: 481KB)
- Military Justice System in France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States（June 27, 2019 No.1063） (PDF: 405KB)
- Discussion on the Coordination of Fiscal and Monetary Policy: Points Regarding MMT and Other Theories（June 26, 2019 No.1062） (PDF: 647KB)
- State of and Measures for Child Poverty in Japan（June 25, 2019 No.1061） (PDF: 469KB)
- Policy Issues with the Housing Safety Net（June 25, 2019 No.1060） (PDF: 470KB)
- Extension of Mandatory Retirement Age of National Public Service（June 6, 2019 No.1059） (PDF: 425KB)
- Overview of Employment Quota System and Issues Concerning the Employment of Persons with Disabilities in Japanese Private Sector（June 6, 2019 No.1058） (PDF: 487KB)
- Global Movement of Mega-FTA（May 28, 2019 No.1057） (PDF: 528KB)
- The British parliament: An Overview（May 28, 2019 No.1056） (PDF: 536KB)
- The German parliament: An Overview（May 16, 2019 No.1055） (PDF: 465KB)
- History and Issues of Policy for Transforming Forestry into a Growth Industry（May 7, 2019 No.1054） (PDF: 475KB)
- Remuneration and Benefits for Local Assembly Members（April 11, 2019 No.1053） (PDF: 448KB)
- Issues Related to Information and Communication Technology in Primary Industries（April 2, 2019 No.1052） (PDF: 481KB)
- Public Service Broadcasters of the World: Focusing on Online Services and Funding（March 28, 2019 No.1051） (PDF: 491KB)
- Technology Assessment in Japan: Current Status of and Challenges for Institutionalization（March 28, 2019 No.1050） (PDF: 469KB)
- U.S. Trade Policy under the Trump Administration（March 18, 2019 No.1049） (PDF: 541KB)
- University Tuitions and Grants/Loans in OECD Member Countries, 2nd Edition（March 18, 2019 No.1048） (PDF: 405KB)
- The French parliament: An Overview （March 14, 2019 No.1047） (PDF: 560KB)
- Parliamentary Questions in France（March 14, 2019 No.1046） (PDF: 471KB)
- The US Congress: An Overview（March 7, 2019 No.1045） (PDF: 569KB)
- Virtual Currency as a Means of Payment （March 5, 2019 No.1044） (PDF: 496KB)
- The Development of Political Parties in Postwar Japan（February 28, 2019 No.1043） (PDF: 429KB)
- Individual Number Card Trends（February 28, 2019 No.1042） (PDF: 461KB)
- Trends on the Korean Peninsula after the End of World War II: Commentary and Chronology（February 26, 2019 No.1041） (PDF: 853KB)
- Constitutional Reform in Foreign Countries after World War II (6th Edition)（February 19, 2019 No.1040） (PDF: 480KB)
- Current Issues in Prevention of Bullying at School（February 14, 2019 No.1039） (PDF: 475KB)
- Trends in Regulation of Initial Coin Offerings（February 14, 2019 No.1038） (PDF: 612KB)
- Parliamentary Questions in Germany（February 7, 2019 No.1037） (PDF: 546KB)
- Issues on Spectrum Allocation in Japan: Referring to Spectrum Auctions in Foreign Countries（February 5, 2019 No.1036） (PDF: 511KB)
- Outline of the FY 2019 Tax Reform（January 31, 2019 No.1035） (PDF: 485KB)
- Government Measures for Recruiting and Retaining Nursing Care Workers（January 29, 2019 No.1034） (PDF: 474KB)
- Outline of the Draft Budget for FY2019（January 24, 2019 No.1033） (PDF: 539KB)
- The Role of Finance in a Super-Aged Society（January 17, 2019 No.1032） (PDF: 469KB)
2018
- Current Issues in Government Funding of Tokyo Electric Power Company（December 25, 2018 No.1031） (PDF: 1388KB)
- Supervision of Virtual Currency Exchange（December 18, 2018 No.1030） (PDF: 1088KB)
- The Impact of Raising the Consumption Tax and Measures to Stimulate the Economy（December 18, 2018 No.1029） (PDF: 489KB)
- Parliamentary Questions in the United Kingdom（December 6, 2018 No.1028） (PDF: 508KB)
- Brief Description of the Pardon System（December 6, 2018 No.1027） (PDF: 482KB)
- Current Issues in Measures against Food Loss and Waste（December 4, 2018 No.1026） (PDF: 461KB)
- Sex Crimes against Children（November 22, 2018 No.1025） (PDF: 474KB)
- Issues Related to Foreign Worker Wages（November 15, 2018 No.1024） (PDF: 433KB)
- The Mystery of Low Inflation and the Revision of Monetary Policy at the Bank of Japan（November 8, 2018 No.1023） (PDF: 542KB)
- Emergency Warnings for Torrential Rainfall and Evacuation of Residents（November 8, 2018 No.1022） (PDF: 426KB)
- Current and Future Roles of Michi-no-eki Roadside Stations（October 30, 2018 No.1021） (PDF: 1250KB)
- Current Issues in the Hometown Tax Donation Program（October 30, 2018 No.1020） (PDF: 454KB)
- Germany's Network Enforcement Act（October 18, 2018 No.1019） (PDF: 470KB)
- Financial Assistance from the Japanese Government for Residents and Local Governments Affected by Heavy Rainfall in July 2018（October 18, 2018 No.1018） (PDF: 471KB)
- Monitoring and Controlling the Management of Public Records（October 16, 2018 No.1017） (PDF: 451KB)
- Regulations on the Sale of Dogs and Cats in the United States and the United Kingdom（October 16, 2018 No.1016） (PDF: 428KB)
- End-of-Life Management of Solar Power Generation Equipment（October 4, 2018 No.1015） (PDF: 458KB)
- Current Issues Regarding the Use of Community Currencies in Japan（September 25, 2018 No.1014） (PDF: 478KB)
- Issues Surrounding the Death Penalty (2nd Edition)（September 13, 2018 No.1013） (PDF: 517KB)
- Issues in Child Abuse Prevention: Recent Cases of Child Abuse（August 28, 2018 No.1012） (PDF: 442KB)
- Application of Employees’ Pension Insurance to Part-time Workers（August 23, 2018 No.1011） (PDF: 409KB)
- Trends in the Taxation of the Digital Economy（July 19, 2018 No.1010） (PDF: 469KB)
- Brief History of the North Korean Nuclear Issue : from the First Nuclear Crisis to the U.S.-North Korea Summit（July 12, 2018 No.1009） (PDF: 1105KB)
- Asset Bubbles in Current Japanese Economy（June 26, 2018 No.1008） (PDF: 688KB)
- Reviewing the Achievements and Challenges of Quantitative and Qualitative Monetary Easing in Japan（May 24, 2018 No.1007） (PDF: 843KB)
- Ticket Scalping on the Internet: Trends in Japan and Legislative Mesures around the World（May 15, 2018 No.1006） (PDF: 504KB)
- Utilizing Big Medical Data: Initiatives by the Japanese Government to Promote Secondary Use of Medical Information（May 8, 2018 No.1005） (PDF: 731KB)
- GPS Surveillance Overseas（May 8, 2018 No.1004） (PDF: 793KB)
- Age of Majority, Marriageable Age, and Age of Adoptive Parent in Japanese Civil Law（May 7, 2018 No.1003） (PDF: 722KB)
- Issues Related to the Benefit of Old-Age Basic Pension（April 26, 2018 No.1002） (PDF: 700KB)
- Issues of Decommissioning Nuclear Power Plants（March 27, 2018 No.1001） (PDF: 962KB)
- Issues of NHK Reception Fees（March 15, 2018 No.1000） (PDF: 455KB)
- Arguments about non-regular public employees in local government with a focus on amendment of Local Autonomy Act and Local Public Service Act（March 15, 2018 No.999） (PDF: 439KB)
- Public Records Management in National Government Organizations（February 27, 2018 No.998） (PDF: 469KB)
- Current Situation and Issues of Countermeasures when a House is Left Empty（February 22, 2018 No.997） (PDF: 474KB)
- Details and Trends in Unconventional Monetary Policies in the US, the Euro Area and the UK（February 1, 2018 No.996） (PDF: 622KB)
- Outline of the Draft Budget for FY2018（January 30, 2018 No.995） (PDF: 512KB)
- A Review of Measures against Alien Species in Recent Years（January 25, 2018 No.994） (PDF: 466KB)
- Outline of the FY 2018 Tax Reform（January 25, 2018 No.993） (PDF: 467KB)
- Discussion on Social Security System for All Generations: Focusing on Support Services for Children and Child-rearing（January 18, 2018 No.992） (PDF: 565KB)
- Restrictions on Political Expenses in Selected Countries: Focusing on Personal Use（January 18, 2018 No.991） (PDF: 598KB)
- Fiduciary Duty in Japan（January 11, 2018 No.990） (PDF: 502KB)
- Informatization of School Education（January 9, 2018 No.989） (PDF: 490KB)
- Current Status and Issues of Earthquake-Resistant Construction of Houses（January 9, 2018 No.988） (PDF: 543KB)
2017
- Expected roles of Public Accounting（December 26, 2017 No.987） (PDF: 484KB)
- Regulations of Overtime Work（December 7, 2017 No.986） (PDF: 459KB)
- Issues on Taxation Relating to the Sharing Economy（November 30, 2017 No.985） (PDF: 812KB)
- United Nations General Assembly Resolutions on Nuclear Weapons and Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons（November 16, 2017 No.984） (PDF: 464KB)
- Issues Related to the Sharing Economy（November 9, 2017 No.983） (PDF: 530KB)
- China's “The Belt and Road Initiative”（November 9, 2017 No.982） (PDF: 1634KB)
- Older Driver Licensing Systems in Foreign Countries（November 8, 2017 No.981） (PDF: 423KB)
- Japan-U.S. Peaceful Nuclear Cooperation Agreement: History and Future Direction（November 8, 2017 No.980） (PDF: 408KB)
- Issues of Reduction of Legal Age in Civil Law（November 7, 2017 No.979） (PDF: 533KB)
- Tax Reform Outline of the Trump Administration of the United States（November 7, 2017 No.978） (PDF: 464KB)
- Around Gender-Marker Change（September 26, 2017 No.977） (PDF: 502KB)
- Issues of the Geological Disposal of High Level Radioactive Waste: On the Publication of the “Nationwide Map of Scientific Features for Geological Disposal”（September 19, 2017 No.976） (PDF: 210KB)
- Parliamentary Technology Assessment with a Focus on EPTA（September 7, 2017 No.975） (PDF: 431KB)
- Current Status of Trial Operation of the Fishing Industry of Fukushima Prefecture（August 31, 2017 No.974） (PDF: 1078KB)
- Overview of G20 Constitutions（August 24, 2017 No.973） (PDF: 470KB)
- Japan-Russia Peace Treaty Negotiations under the Second Abe Administration（August 8, 2017 No.972） (PDF: 789KB)
- Fiscal Cost to Exit Monetary Easing of the Bank of Japan（July 27, 2017 No.971） (PDF: 536KB)
- Current Issues of Climate Change Policies, 2nd Edition（June 27, 2017 No.970） (PDF: 555KB)
- Current Situation and Issues of the Urban Planning Tax（June 22, 2017 No.969） (PDF: 440KB)
- Local Legacy Plan in United Kingdom: Spreading the Benefits of the London Olympics to Local Areas（June 13, 2017 No.968） (PDF: 532KB)
- Issues of Very Expensive Medicines（June 13, 2017 No.967） (PDF: 517KB)
- Current Situation and Problems of Temporary Emergency Housing System（June 8, 2017 No.966） (PDF: 435KB)
- Trends of Late-night Operations in the Retail and Food Service Industry（June 8, 2017 No.965） (PDF: 528KB)
- Policy Responses “Japan-style Lending Exclusion” by the Financial Services Agency: with a Focus on Regional Financial Institutions（June 6, 2017 No.964） (PDF: 446KB)
- Issues of Reduction of Applicable Age in Juvenile Law（May 25, 2017 No.963） (PDF: 422KB)
- Outline of the Bill for Partial Amendments to Sexual Offence-Related Articles in the Criminal Law（May 22, 2017 No.962） (PDF: 565KB)
- Main Populist Parties in Europe（April 25, 2017 No.961） (PDF: 503KB)
- High Frequency Trading: EU Directive and the Bill Submitted to the 193rd Diet in Japan（April 21, 2017 No.960） (PDF: 498KB)
- Abdication Systems in European Monarchies（April 18, 2017 No.959） (PDF: 454KB)
- Considerations about Allowing Abdication in the Enactment Processes of the Present Japanese System（April 18, 2017 No.958） (PDF: 442KB)
- Guarantor Protection in Japan（April 13, 2017 No.957） (PDF: 427KB)
- Current Issues of Energy in Japan（April 6, 2017 No.956） (PDF: 513KB)
- Promotion of FinTech Overseas: UK, Singapore and EU（March 31, 2017 No.955） (PDF: 411KB)
- Current Status of the Shortage of Doctors: with Focuses on the Number of Medical Students and Placement of Doctors（March 28, 2017 No.954） (PDF: 453KB)
- Vote-value Disparity in Regard to the House of Representatives and the House of Councillors: on the Basis of Recent Decisions of the Supreme Court（March 28, 2017 No.953） (PDF: 403KB)
- Recent Trends oｆ Public-Private Partnerships in Japan（March 24, 2017 No.952） (PDF: 410KB)
- Trump Administration and Japan-US Relations（March 24, 2017 No.951） (PDF: 472KB)
- Measures for Ensuring the Reliability of Auditing（March 23, 2017 No.950） (PDF: 476KB)
- History and Issues oｆ the Introduction of the Tax Invoice Credit Method（March 23, 2017 No.949） (PDF: 444KB)
- Legal Responses to Disaster Waste Management Issues: Current Legislation and Future Tasks in Japan（March 14, 2017 No.948） (PDF: 421KB)
- Discussions on “School as a Team”（March 9, 2017 No.947） (PDF: 423KB)
- Overview of Floods in Recent Years and the Flood Control Act（March 7, 2017 No.946） (PDF: 420KB)
- The Constant of School Teaching Staff and the Revision of the Compulsory Education Standard Act（March 7, 2017 No.945） (PDF: 385KB)
- Issues on the Injection of Public Capital into the Banking System（February 27, 2017 No.944） (PDF: 482KB)
- Issues on the Abdication of the Emperor（February 23, 2017 No.943） (PDF: 404KB)
- Current Situation and Issues of Electricity System Reform: Focusing on Full Retail Competition（February 16, 2017 No.942） (PDF: 552KB)
- Family Policy in France: Population Decline and Respect for Family, Support for Work-Life Balance, and Freedom of Choice（February 16, 2017 No.941） (PDF: 537KB)
- Outline and Issues of the Gas System Reform（February 10, 2017 No.940） (PDF: 391KB)
- Legislation and Experience of Referendum in the World, 3rd Edition（February 10, 2017 No.939） (PDF: 541KB)
- Issues on Construction Management Evolved from Scandal of Piling Work Data Manipulation and Defective Work, and Preventive Measures（February 2, 2017 No.938） (PDF: 439KB)
- Outline of the Draft Budget for FY2017（January 31, 2017 No.937） (PDF: 458KB)
- Outline of the FY2017 Tax Reform（January 26, 2017 No.936） (PDF: 805KB)
- History and Issues on the Motor Vehicle-Related Tax（January 26, 2017 No.935） (PDF: 479KB)
- Trends in Purchasing and Disposition of Banks’ Shareholdings: Extension of the Term of Government-Backed Buying Program（January 19, 2017 No.934） (PDF: 401KB)
- Financial Sanctions against North Korea（January 12, 2017 No.933） (PDF: 468KB)
- Constitutional Reform in Foreign Countries after World War II (5th Edition)（January 10, 2017 No.932） (PDF: 436KB)
2016
- Criminal Jurisdictional Provision of the Japan-U.S. Status of Forces Agreement: Mainly about Handing over Accused Members of the United States Armed Forces（December 15, 2016 No.931） (PDF: 446KB)
- Details and Trends in Decentralization（December 15, 2016 No.930） (PDF: 381KB)
- Outlook on the New US Administration and Japan-US Relations（December 8, 2016 No.929） (PDF: 411KB)
- Comprehensive Assessment of the Monetary Easing and “Quantitative and Qualitative Monetary Easing with Yield Curve Control”（November 15, 2016 No.928） (PDF: 463KB)
- Current Issues of Marine Litter（November 15, 2016 No.927） (PDF: 436KB)
- Parliamentary Oversight of Intelligence Services in Italy, Belgium and the EU（November 8, 2016 No.926） (PDF: 331KB)
- Measures against Secondhand Smoke: Regulation of Smoking in Indoor Public Spaces in Japan and Other Countries（November 8, 2016 No.925） (PDF: 596KB)
- Issues of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement in the Agricultural Sector（October 27, 2016 No.924） (PDF: 387KB)
- Parliamentary Dissolution in Canada, France, Germany, Italy and the UK（October 18, 2016 No.923） (PDF: 371KB)
- TPP and Amendment of the Copyright Act: Toward an Appropriate Balance between the Protection of Rights and the Fair Exploitation of Copyrighted Works（October 12, 2016 No.922） (PDF: 419KB)
- Current Trends in Undergrounding Overhead Cables : Issues and Solutions（September 28, 2016 No.921） (PDF: 464KB)
- Various Analyses Regarding the Economic Effects of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement（September 8, 2016 No.920） (PDF: 725KB)
- Infringement of Rights and Liability of an Internet Intermediary（August 25, 2016 No.919） (PDF: 637KB)
- Current Status of TPP Members to the Deal Coming into Force（August 3, 2016 No.918） (PDF: 389KB)
- The Current Status of Abenomics and the Growth Strategy（August 3, 2016 No.917） (PDF: 399KB)
- The Impact of Brexit on the Japanese Economy（August 2, 2016 No.916） (PDF: 707KB)
- Response to the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake volume 2（August 1, 2016 No.915） (PDF: 443KB)
- Response to the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake volume 1（August 1, 2016 No.914） (PDF: 689KB)
- Issues Concerning the Acceptance of Foreign Caregivers for the Elderly（June 30, 2016 No.913） (PDF: 597KB)
- Long-term Care for the Elderly（June 7, 2016 No.912） (PDF: 376KB)
- Main Issues in Municipalities in Japan where Nuclear Power Plants are located after the Restart of Nuclear Power Stations under the New Regulatory Requirements for Nuclear Power Reactors（May 31, 2016 No.911） (PDF: 424KB)
- Overview of the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake（May 26, 2016 No.910） (PDF: 874KB)
- Equal Pay for Equal Work in Europe（April 26, 2016 No.909） (PDF: 392KB)
- Developments and Current Status of the Policies which Create Greater Liquidity in Agricultural Land Transactions（March 29, 2016 No.908） (PDF: 397KB)
- Toward Evidence-Based Health Care Policy: The Quality and Cost-Effectiveness of Medical Care（March 29, 2016 No.907） (PDF: 463KB)
- Feed-in Tariff (FIT) of Renewable Energy: Process and Future Direction（March 25, 2016 No.906） (PDF: 753KB)
- Current Issues in Japanese Foreign Relations and National Defense（March 23, 2016 No.905） (PDF: 490KB)
- Supplementary Budgets in the US, the UK, Germany and France（March 23, 2016 No.904） (PDF: 410KB)
- Review of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Important Issues volume 2（March 18, 2016 No.903） (PDF: 445KB)
- Review of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: Important Issues volume 1（March 18, 2016 No.902） (PDF: 472KB)
- Review of the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement: General Remarks（March 18, 2016 No.901） (PDF: 441KB)
- Recent Back Issues of “Research and Information--ISSUE BRIEF--”（March 15, 2016 No.900） (PDF: 717KB)
- 5 years from the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant Accident: Current Situation and Issues（March 11, 2016 No.899） (PDF: 1208KB)
- Current Trend of Global Development Goals:From MDGs to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development（March 10, 2016 No.898） (PDF: 803KB)
- National Strategic Special Zones: Overview and Issues（March 10, 2016 No.897） (PDF: 558KB)
- Price Setting and Promotion Measures for Generic Drugs（March 3, 2016 No.896） (PDF: 431KB)
- The Aircraft Industry in Japan: Present and Future（March 3, 2016 No.895） (PDF: 361KB)
- Period of Prohibition of Remarriage: Distance between Reduction and Abolition（March 1, 2016 No.894） (PDF: 396KB)
- Issues of Size-based Taxation on Corporations（February 18, 2016 No.893） (PDF: 442KB)
- Outline of the Draft Budget for FY2016（February 1, 2016 No.892） (PDF: 470KB)
- Outline of the FY2016 Tax Reform（February 1, 2016 No.891） (PDF: 1774KB)
- Current Issues of Licensed Guide-Interpreters in Japan（January 28, 2016 No.890） (PDF: 448KB)
- Discussions on “Citizenship Education”（January 26, 2016 No.889） (PDF: 388KB)