Ambient Lights Influence Perception and Decision-Making by Sichao Song, Seiji Yamada, Seiji Yamada

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Ezra Pound and George Sylvester Viereck: History of Relations and Unpublished Autograph (1954) by Vassili E. Molodiakov

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Key Agreement Over Inter-Process Communication by Manami Suzuki, Dai Watanabe, Tsutomu Matsumoto, Naoki Yoshida, Junichi Sakamoto

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Comparative Study of Kaizen in Islamic sources by Rohollah Tavallaee, Hossein Rajabdoory

“…Kaizen was originally introduced to the West by Japan. Today Kaizen is recognized worldwide as an important pillar of an organization’s long-term competitive strategy. …”
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Study of Energy Loss for Distributed Power-Flow Assignment in a Smart Home Environment by Ruengwit Khwanrit, Yuto Lim, Saher Javaid, Somsak Kittipiyakul, Yasuo Tan

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Towards lane-level traffic monitoring in urban environment using precise probe vehicle data derived from three-dimensional map aided differential GNSS by Yanlei Gu, Li-Ta Hsu, Shunsuke Kamijo

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Heian Period Developments in Japanese Esoteric Buddhist Practice: The Case of the Fugen Enmei Ritual and its Various Honzons by Mónika Kiss

“…On the other hand, the Tendai school, a rival for imperial recognition and support and also established (or rather introduced) in the beginning of the 9th century by the monk Saichō (767-822, a contemporary of Kūkai) included some esoteric teachings, and with the practices introduced by later Tendai monks, such as Ennin (794-864) or Enchin (814-891), this school cultivated esoteric practices that are still extant in Japan today. Firstly, the meaning and usage of the honzon (an icon of a deity) in esoteric Buddhist rituals is clarified in the paper, while later the evolution of two specific icons that were used during the Fugen Enmei rituals of both the Shingon and Tendai schools is introduced, with explanations as to why there are two different types of iconographies extant for the same kind of ritual. …”
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Respiratory and Gastrointestinal Management of an Infant with a Birth Weight of 258 Grams by Ryo Itoshima, Arata Oda, Ryo Ogawa, Toshimitsu Yanagisawa, Takehiko Hiroma, Tomohiko Nakamura

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Enhancing Feature Detection and Matching in Low-Pixel-Resolution Hyperspectral Images Using 3D Convolution-Based Siamese Networks by Chamika Janith Perera, Chinthaka Premachandra, Hiroharu Kawanaka

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Hugging and Hedging: Japanese Grand Strategy in the 21st Century by Samuels, Richard J., Michishita, Narushige

“…After decades of accepting US supremacy in Asia as the foundation of its foreign and security policies, finding the right distance between the U.S. and China is the most important strategic choice facing Japan today. “Getting it just right” with these two powers will require both military and economic readjustments. …”
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Is the US Main Street model likely to be an effective approach to revitalizing Japanes city centers? by Yamamoto, Ai, M.C.P. Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Patient safety incident reports related to traditional Japanese Kampo medicines: medication errors and adverse drug events in a university hospital for a ten-year period by Yutaka Shimada, Makoto Fujimoto, Tatsuya Nogami, Hidetoshi Watari, Hideyuki Kitahara, Hiroki Misawa, Yoshiyuki Kimbara

“…Abstract Background Kampo medicine is traditional Japanese medicine, which originated in ancient traditional Chinese medicine, but was introduced and developed uniquely in Japan. Today, Kampo medicines are integrated into the Japanese national health care system. …”
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Surviving Japan – An Insider’s View of the Land of Bushido by Marko Lukić

“…The fourth chapter, “Martial Arts in Japan Today,” summarizes the previously described traditions, folklore, and philosophies into Budo – the martial ways of Japan. …”
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Multiscale Entropy Quantifies the Differential Effect of the Medium Embodiment on Older Adults Prefrontal Cortex during the Story Comprehension: A Comparative Analysis by Soheil Keshmiri, Hidenobu Sumioka, Ryuji Yamazaki, Hiroshi Ishiguro

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