Alex K.T. Martin

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Is Japan on the brink of its own ‘Great Resignation’?

The pandemic has prompted millions across the globe to leave their jobs for more fulfilling, flexible roles. Should Japan’s employers be worried?

The game of life, reimagined for a superaging society

In Community Coping, players are tasked with preventing communities from collapsing by connecting troubled residents with the right experts.
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How social norms have influenced Japan’s COVID-19 response

Without any legally enforceable lockdown measures, the watchful gaze of the public eye has kept the nation’s citizens in check.

Raging river: Tracing the Arakawa, Japan’s most dangerous water source

While supplying Tokyoites with drinking water, the river has also been prone to deadly floods over the centuries — risks that are now being escalated ...