America’s Walt Disney Company is in trouble. Atsuo Nakayama, an entertainment sociologist, said, “One of the reasons for this is that professional managers invited from outside have focused on profitable businesses rather than content production such as movies.” Photo: AFP/Jiji Press Photo Tourists walk down Main Street at the Magic Kingdom as the Walt Disney … Read more
PRESIDENT Online 2023/08/20 18:00 Chinese history bookHistorical Records]describes an episode of Bai Qi, an old general of the Qin dynasty. Historian Susumu Shimazaki says, “At the Battle of Changping, all the 400,000 surrendered soldiers were buried alive because they feared they might revolt if they were not killed.” . *This article is written by Susumu … Read more
The sale price of 42 billion yen is the highest in US history. The architecture by Tadao Ando, a master of the Japanese architectural world, has fascinated American celebrities. Photo by iStock.com/Sundry Photography ※The photograph is an image Singer Beyoncé and rapper Jay-Z purchased a mansion designed by Ando in May for about $200 million. … Read more
What kind of study is geopolitics? According to economic commentator Tsukasa Jonen, “As a foundation of modern geopolitics, there is an idea that the countries of the world are in a confrontational structure between ‘land power’ and ‘sea power.’ In this case, for Japan, which is a sea power, South Korea, which stands between China … Read more
What is the worst policy in human history? British journalist Tom Phillips said, “One example is Mao Zedong’s extermination campaign. As a result of this policy, locusts caused food damage, and at least 15 million people starved to death.” *This article is written by Tom Phillips and translated by Aki Nesota.The world history of the … Read more
What should I do to maintain a healthy body? Seiichi Hirasawa, a doctor, says, “There are many cases where people who think they are eating a well-balanced diet are malnourished. To live a long life, it is important to take in the three nutrients that tend to be deficient.” *This article is written by Seiichi … Read more
On July 14, 2023, it was announced that former Johnny’s idol group IMPACTors would join the new office established by former Johnny’s office vice president Hideaki Takizawa. Writer Marimo Murase said, “Although the number of individual idols leaving the facility has increased, it is unprecedented for a former agency executive to take over the group … Read more
Inbound is recovering. What kind of service can capture demand? Kotaro Kashiwabara, chairman of the Japan Gastronomy Association, said, “We need to meet the needs of the wealthy. For example, at the Bvlgari Hotel Tokyo, which opened in Yaesu, Tokyo in April, the lowest price for a twin room is 300,000 yen per night. but … Read more
Why is Japan’s declining birth rate unstoppable? Commentator Kazuo Yawata says, “If you compare the fertility rate by prefecture, the fertility rate tends to be low in prefectures where there are many so-called ‘ikumen.’ ‘s policy development is irrelevant,” he said. Photo by iStock.com/Cecilie_Arcurs ※The photograph is an image Japan’s fertility rate ranks 174th out … Read more
Fujimi Nakamura, the representative of the private mountain distress search team LiSS, found a man in his 50s with a mustache while searching for a man in his 50s at Mt. However, the man turned out to be a different person from the man Nakamura and others were searching for. Nakamura’s bookUntil the day you … Read more