Contents

Vol.101 The COVID-19 Pandemic Through the Lens of Economics
  • Photographic Report
    Connecting the World With Hyakunin Isshu Karuta
    (One Hundred Poets, One Poem Each):
    An English-Language Hyakunin Isshu Karuta Event in Kyoto    		 by Xuejian Yu
  • Commentaries
    〈History〉 On History and Education    		 by Takashi Okamoto
  • 〈Gender〉 Shifting Conceptions of Masculinity as Seen in the Akita Pole Lantern Festival by Yuzu Murakami
  • 〈Politics〉 Hopes Within the Disillusionment Toward Established Political Parties by Maho Ikeda
  • Special Feature: The COVID-19 Pandemic Through the Lens of Economics
    Preface: The Reality of the COVID-19 Policy Response through Economics    		 by Takero Doi
  • The Role of Economics/Economists in the COVID-19 Policy Response by Fumio Ohtake
  • The Marked Inequality in Well-Being Post-COVID-19 by Isamu Yamamoto
  • Lessons From Pandemic Employment Support Programs by Tadashi Sakai
  • The Aftermath for Businesses Using “Zero-Zero Loans” by Iichiro Uesugi
  • The Emergency Medical Response by Yukiko Ito
  • A Postmortem on the COVID-19 Policy Response Takero Doi questions
    Yayoi Tanaka,
    President of the Board of Audit of Japan
  • 〈Column〉 The Economic Impact of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics by Katsuhiro Miyamoto
  • Chronology and Graph of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan Compiled by
    Yoshiyuki Sagara
    and Takero Doi
  • Essays
    The Spell Cast by the Teleological Intelligent Design Argument    		 by Kenji Matsuura
  • On the Justice of “Compliance” by Hiroshi Watanabe
  • Why “Taipa” (“Time Performance,” i.e., Time Efficiency) Has Penetrated Japanese Society: Social Symbols and the Study of Modern Social Phenomena by Toyoshi Inada
  • The Power of Haiku “Season Words” by Itsuki Natsui
  • The Latest Thing Hiding Within the Passé by Shigeru Kashima
  • Photographic Report
    A Century of Phototypesetting and Letter Printing    		 by Takuya Abe
  • Correspondence
    〈Turkey〉 A Seven Treasures Cloisonné Flower Vase and
    a Baghdadi Wall:
    The First Japanese Embassy in the Middle East    		 by Miyuki Aoki Girardelli
  • 〈France〉 Paris Imitating Paris:
    The “Grand Paris” Redevelopment Scheme and Olympics City Planning    		 by Miyo Aramata
  • 〈Benin〉 Language to “Connect the Head and the Body”:
    Decolonization and the Modern Art Scene in Benin    		 by Yuko Nakamura
  • 〈US〉 The Return of Oysters to NY Harbor by Kosuke Hatta
  • Report: Asia Under the New Cold War Between the US and China
    Asia Under the New Cold War Between the US and China    		 by Takashi Shiraishi
  • The Asian Development Bank and China by Takehiko Nakao
  • The New Government in Taiwan and Xi Jinping’s China by Shin Kawashima
  • Book Review
    The Vitality of the British Monarchy    		 Junko Saeki questions Naotaka Kimizuka
  • Essays
    Do Trees Rot Part 2    		 by Terunobu Fujimori
  • Hakucho Masamune and Bin Ueda by Daisaburo Okumoto
  • On Quitting by Naoyuki Agawa
  • Article
    The Speeding Up of Western Music:
    What Can Be Learned From the History of Musical Notation    		 by Kiichi Suganuma
  • Memorial
    Personal Memories of Makoto Iokibe    		 by Shinichi Kitaoka
  • The Legacy of Makoto Iokibe A discussion with
    Ikuo Kabashima,
    Ryosei Kokubun,
    Takashi Mikuriya
    and Toshimitsu Kishi
  • Makoto Iokibe Chronology Compiled
    by the Asteion Staff