A Critique on the Book “近世の三大改革 “The Great Triple Reform in Early Modern Japan by Ali Golmohammadi

“…The book review is aimed at explaining the reforms and highlighting the significance of the reforms’ socio-political potential in Japanese modernization and also stressing the importance of the historical period, which was unintentionally neglected by the writer and suggesting Thomas Spragens’s theory of crisis as an alternative for a better analysis. …”
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La mousson, pluie des agriculteurs et vent des marins by Françoise Aubaile-Sallenave

“…The monsoon is an arabic word (with its proper origin and history), which designates as well as winds, as marine streams, which go from indian Ocean to the china and japanese sea. That large zone of intense movements putt in contacts very diverse populations.The monsoon facilitated since a very long time the travels from east to west (China to India and persian gulf) and from west to east (South Arabia to Indonesia and China), travels which gave access to the islands and peninsulas of India and southeast Asia, rich in spices and fine products. …”
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More on mobility and sedentism: Changes in adaptation from Upper Paleolithic to Incipient Jomon, Tanegashima Island, southern Japan. by Kazuki Morisaki, Fumie Iizuka, Masami Izuho, Mark Aldenderfer

“…To elucidate the factors and processes of the emergence of sedentary societies, continuous accumulation of case studies based on robust evidence from across the world is required. Given abundant archaeological and geological evidence from the late Pleistocene to early Holocene, Tanegashima Island, situated in the southern Japanese Archipelago of the northwestern Pacific Rim, has significant potential to unravel factors and processes of sedentism. …”
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Cross-cultural messaging: Evaluating the consistency of climate change communication post-translation by Ratna Maharani Patria, Saputri Lenggahing Asri Dwi Eko, Zunaira Rubi Yoshiko, Ghifara Misykah Auliya

“…This study contributes to the understanding of cross-cultural messages in environmental campaigns and highlights the importance of translators’ decisions in maintaining consistency of messages across languages and cultures.…”
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Skills development for sustainable career planning in Bangladesh: the case of gender equality in education by Md Jahangir Alam, Md Abul Hafaz, Firuz Humayra Methe

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Exploring the benefits and prescribing informations of combining East Asian herbal medicine with conventional medicine in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review... by Hee-Geun Jo, Jihye Seo, Eunhye Baek, Donghun Lee

“…Methods: We conducted a comprehensive search across 11 databases in English, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese for randomized controlled trials. …”
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An action research study on the needs and perspectives of medical students and junior residents on peer physical examination guidelines to respect medical students’ autonomy and pr... by Emily Suzuki, Nobutoshi Nawa, Eriko Okada, Yu Akaishi, Ayako Kashimada, Mitsuyuki Numasawa, Kumiko Yamaguchi, Kazuki Takada, Masanaga Yamawaki

“…Abstract Objectives The purpose of this study is to develop and refine PPE guidelines that address students’ needs and concerns for the Peer Physical Examination (PPE) guidelines and to assess the feasibility of a Japanese version of such guidelines for managing PPE classes. …”
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Capital Punishment without Capital Trials in Japan’s Lay Judge System by David T. Johnson

“…In May 2010, newspapers reported that the new system "has had a smooth first year," though they also stressed that it "has yet to be really tested by cases involving complex chains of evidence or demands by prosecutors for the death sentence."…”
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Factors influencing chopstick use and an objective identification of traditional holding techniques in children. by Yuki Choji, Nanami Hirokawa, Chie Morimoto, Norihito China, Akio Nakai, Kazunori Miyata

“…To address this issue, it is imperative to develop web applications that can integrate chopstick education into school curricula and promote chopstick skills among students.…”
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Effect of diets containing raw and processed pigeon pea seed meal supplemented with enzyme on external and internal egg quality characteristics of laying quails Coturnix coturnix j... by Afolabi Rotimi Akintunde, Mutiu Ayogbe Oguntoye, Samson O. B. Adeoye, Japhet Adeniyi Olusiyi, Samuel Isaac, Emmanuel Filian Istifanus

“…Three hundred and sixty, six-week old Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) hens were used to evaluate the effect of processed pigeon pea seed meal (PPSM) supplemented with enzyme (Vegpro) on egg quality characteristics of laying birds. …”
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Modified rice bran arabinoxylan as a nutraceutical in health and disease-A scoping review with bibliometric analysis. by Soo Liang Ooi, Peter S Micalos, Sok Cheon Pak

“…Research progressed with linear growth (median = 3/year) from 1998 to 2022, predominantly on Biobran MGN-3 (86.73%) and contributed by 289 authors from 100 institutions across 18 countries. Clinical studies constitute 61.1% of recent articles (2018 to 2022). …”
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Hikikomori, a risk factor for life-threatening malnutrition: a case report of an emergency within the vulnerability by Nicola Artusi, Emanuele Russo, Gianmaria Valeri, Marzia Tecchiolli, Franco Cominotto

“… Background:  the  Japanese  term  hikikomori  represent  a  condition  of  self-isolation,  predominantly  seen  in  male  adolescents  and  young  adults  [1].  …”
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Judges versus artificial intelligence in juror decision-making in criminal trials: Evidence from two pre-registered experiments. by Eiichiro Watamura, Yichen Liu, Tomohiro Ioku

“…<h4>Results and conclusion</h4>Across both experiments, participants showed no preference for deferring to human judges' or AI judgments when making sentencing decisions. …”
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Relationship between neutropenia caused by nanoliposomal irinotecan/fluorouracil/leucovorin and treatment outcomes in the NAPOLEON-2 study (NN-2301) by Tomonori Araki, Yuki Sonoda, Mototsugu Shimokawa, Taiga Otsuka, Kohei Hayashi, Takuya Honda, Kazuhiko Nakao, Taro Shibuki, Junichi Nakazawa, Shiho Arima, Keisuke Miwa, Yoshinobu Okabe, Futa Koga, Yujiro Ueda, Yoshihito Kubotsu, Hozumi Shimokawa, Shigeyuki Takeshita, Azusa Komori, Kazuo Nishikawa, Satoshi Otsu, Ayumu Hosokawa, Hisanobu Oda, Tatsunori Sakai, Shuji Arita, Machiko Kawahira, Hiroki Taguchi, Kengo Tsuneyoshi, Yasunori Kawaguchi, Toshihiro Fujita, Takahiro Sakae, Tsuyoshi Shirakawa, Toshihiko Mizuta, Kenji Mitsugi

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Lumière sur Eugène Martial Simas, décorateur oublié de la Belle Époque by Constance Desanti

“…This article is an introduction to the polymorphous oeuvre of Simas, who trained as a set designer, then turned to the decorative and industrial arts to exercise his fascination for new forms and forms inspired by Japanese art. Attached to classical mythology and traditional craftsmanship, Eugène Martial cleared the way for the new generation of artists that propagated its gentle utopia of a new art, present everywhere and accessible to everyone, at the turn of the twentieth century.…”
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Seasonal Variation in the Intake of Food Groups and Nutrients in Japan: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Riho Adachi, Fumi Oono, Mai Matsumoto, Xiaoyi Yuan, Kentaro Murakami, Satoshi Sasaki, Hidemi Takimoto

“…Conclusion: Reported seasonal variations were inconsistent across studies for most food groups and nutrients. …”
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Selfhood and Individuality in Dōgen’s Thought by Rein Raud

“…The article addresses one of the central issues of Buddhist thought, the status of selfhood and individuality, as they are discussed in the work of the Japanese Zen thinker Dōgen (1200–1253). …”
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Laminoplasty and In‐Site Regrafting for the Treatment of Thoracic Ossification of the Ligamentum Flavum: A Surgical Technique by Hu Qian, Xiuqian Wang, Ting Lei, Jun Ao, Jianpu Qin

“…A new surgical technique, laminoplasty and in‐site regrafting (LPIR), was modified to address the problems. This study aimed to report the safety and feasibility of LPIR for TOLF treatment. …”
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Inspired by Kabuki: Reflections on a Theatrical Experiment with Wilde’s Salomé by Dallas McCurley

“…The article first considers the appropriateness of kabuki-inspired stylizations for performance of Wilde’s spectacularly non-realistic play, while stressing what a Japanese kabuki audience would expect that could not be replicated outside of the context of such a knowing audience. …”
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Distribution and frequency of genetic mutations in three insecticide targets in field populations of Culex tritaeniorhynchus in Mianyang City, Sichuan Province, China by Hongwei Xie, Meilin Tang, Hongying Sun, Zhengzheng Huang, Mengmeng Dong, Xianying Wen

“…Japanese encephalitis (JE) is an important mosquito borne infectious disease which is mainly transmitted by Culex tritaeniorhynchus Giles (1901) in China. …”
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