Measuring the Risk Spillover Effect of RCEP Stock Markets: Evidence from the TVP-VAR Model and Transfer Entropy by Yijiang Zou, Qinghua Chen, Jihui Han, Mingzhong Xiao

“…Within the structure of RCEP member stock markets, China is identified as a net risk receiver, while countries like Japan and South Korea act as net risk spillover contributors. …”
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Bivariate EMD-Based Data Adaptive Approach to the Analysis of Climate Variability by Md. Khademul Islam Molla, Poly Rani Ghosh, Keikichi Hirose

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Information sharing between different groups: a qualitative study of information service to business in Japanese public libraries by Shunsaku Tamura, Makiko Miwa, Yasunori Saito, Mika Koshizuka, Yumiko Kasai, Mamiko Matsubayashi, Nozomi Ikeya

“…At the first stage a series of field trips was conducted with semi-structured interviews in 22 libraries all over Japan and a focused group interview of librarians in charge of the service was also conducted (not reported here). …”
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From Maximization to Optimization: A Paradigm Shift in Rice Production in Thailand to Improve Overall Quality of Life of Stakeholders by Ryoichi Doi, Supachai Pitiwut

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AI in Anthem: A Comparative Analysis of the English and Filipino ChatGPT 4 Translations from the Existing Translations of the Philippine National Anthem by Lois Mauri Anne Liwanag, Gabriel Luis Liwanag, Leslie Anne Liwanag

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Japanese waka translation supported by internet of things and artificial intelligence technology by Rizhong Shen

“…Given the increasing cultural exchanges between China and Japan, many scholars have begun to study the Chinese translation of Japanese waka poetry. …”
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Effects of Shrinkage-Compensation on Mechanical Properties and Repair Performance of Strain-Hardening Cement Composite Materials by Seok-Joon Jang, Sun-Woo Kim, Wan-Shin Park, Koichi Kobayashi, Hyun-Do Yun

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For Love, Money and Status, or Personal Growth? A Survey of Young Emirati Women’s Educational Aspirations by Woohyang Sim

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Désenchanter l’habitat spatial : environnements artificiels et mondes sans nature dans Aurora (K. S. Robinson), Shangri-La (M. Bablet) et Nos Temps contraires (G. Toriko) by Gatien Gambin

“…The novel Aurora (Kim Stanley Robinson, 2015), the graphic novel Shangri-La (Mathieu Bablet, 2016) and the manga Nos temps contraires (Kimi o Shinasenai tame no Monogatari, Gin Toriko, 2020-2022 [2017-2021 in Japan]) form a corpus using space habitat as a narrative setting. …”
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Intentionally-underestimated value function at terminal state for temporal-difference learning with mis-designed reward by Taisuke Kobayashi

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A Case of Relapsing Kikuchi-Fujimoto Disease by Talayeh Rezayat, Matthew B. Carroll, Bryan C. Ramsey, Andria Smith

“…Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KFD) or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis was first described in Japan in 1972. It is described as a benign syndrome most commonly involving cervical lymphadenopathy, fever, and night sweats. …”
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Thank You to Our 2019 Reviewers by Noé Lugaz, Delores J. Knipp, Jennifer L. Gannon, Michael Hapgood, Huixin Liu, T. Paul O'Brien, Daniel T. Welling

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Morphological and molecular identification of Particolored bat (Vespertilio murinus) in South Korea: A first record by Bong Kyun Kim, Jeong Hun Shim, Sun Sook Kim, Soo Hyung Eo

“…BackgroundVespertilio murinus belong to the genus Vespertilio and are widely distributed in Europe, the Middle East and Northeast Asia, Recently, the presence of the V. murinus has been confirmed in Japan, suggesting the possibility of its habitation on the Korean Peninsula. …”
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Hidden costs of providing care: a pilot study of Japanese migrant care workers’ experiences in Aotearoa New Zealand during the COVID-19 pandemic by Shinya Uekusa

“…However, most Japanese MCW participants had developed robust resilience in dealing with these perceived challenges and injustices in Aotearoa, stemming from their previous experiences of gender, cultural and other forms of oppression in their workplace and everyday life in Japan.…”
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Visualization Method of Heat Risk through Light Environment Reproduction Considering Cloud Coverage by Shibata Ryoya, Ozaki Taira, Kubota Satoshi, Yasumuro Yoshihiro

“…In recent years, the number of heatstroke patients in Japan has been increasing, necessitating public awareness and precautions. …”
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Evaluation method of snow accretion around train bogie using model vehicle running apparatus by Hajime TAKAMI, Yuto ARAKI

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Magnetic Hexadecapole γ Transitions and Neutrino-Nuclear Responses in Medium-Heavy Nuclei by Lotta Jokiniemi, Jouni Suhonen, Hiroyasu Ejiri

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Troop Takeover and Reproductive Success of Wild Male Japanese Macaques on Yakushima Island (Macaca fuscata yakui) by Sachiko Hayakawa, Joseph Soltis

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Long journey of 16S rRNA‐amplicon sequencing toward cell‐based functional bacterial microbiota characterization by Jianshi Jin, Xiongduo Liu, Katsuyuki Shiroguchi

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A Numerical Study on Turbulent Couette Flow and Heat Transfer in Concentric Annuli by Means of Reynolds Stress Turbulence Model by Shuichi Torii, Wen-Jei Yang

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