Society
Profiles of regional societies and livelihoods
Example research theme: Research on urban lifestyles
Based on the theme of “Profiles of regional societies and livelihoods,” we have developed a project to research both the construction of attractive cities and lifestyles in metropolitan areas.
Example findings of our research and investigations
1. Ginza and the high life as viewed by younger generations
2. Transformations of family life caused by informatization (penetration of multimedia)
3. Comparative research on Ginza and Shinsaibashi: Research on Ginza in 1995
4. Research on Yamanote culture: Glossary of keywords
5. The roles and realities of multimedia in the Great Hanshin Earthquake
6. Roundtable talk on Ginza: The future of Ginza
7. Net life in 2000: Toward an affluent community
8. Research on mobile multimedia
9. Issues faced by convenience stores: Based on an investigation on utilization
10. Expectations and actual conditions of multiple residency
11. The diversifying social backgrounds, ownership patterns, and design trends of residences
12. Basic concepts of the comprehensive development plan for Shin-Oemachi
13. Research on the informatization of homes in the high-tech era
14. Research on the metropolitan scene
15. Research on the formation of new communities through the rejuvenation of intergenerational interaction
16. Research on the capital sphere
17. Research on the whereabouts of local societies in an aging society
18. Research on livelihoods in the Ubiquitous Era
19. Area marketing in the Tokyo region: “Tokyo is a mosaic city”
20. Measuring the value of cities
21. Rejuvenating the city of Tokyo, Urban fashion and culture, and the Cultural town: The lineage of Tokyo’s downtown areas