With the start of a new school year this month, many incoming first graders are looking forward to their next chapter. But for some, a major hurdle awaits: squat toilets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/04/03/japan/japan-squat-toilet-survey/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #toilets #schools #children #surveys
Large Japanese businesses remained optimistic in the first quarter, even as the United States threatened heavy tariffs on products made by these companies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/04/01/economy/boj-tankan-april-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #tankan #surveys #japaneseeconomy #inflation #carmakers #manufacturing #tariffs #tradewar #donaldtrump #us
Fellowships Awarded to 60 Pioneering Postdoctoral Scientists from 25 Nations https://www.byteseu.com/880573/ #engineering #HealthCare&Hospitals #HumanFrontierScienceProgram #Math) #MedicalPharmaceuticals #PollsAndResearch #Science #STEM(Science #surveys #TECH
Exposure to secondhand smoke during pregnancy more than doubles the risk of placental abruption, according to a study by a team from Tohoku University. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/31/japan/science-health/research-secondhand-smoke-pregnancy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #smoking #passivesmoking #health #pregnancy #tohokuuniversity #surveys
Many needy households in Japan are considering reducing their living expenses to cover the necessary spending for their children enrolling in junior or senior high school in April, a survey has found. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/31/japan/society/needy-households-school-preparation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #schools #surveys #poverty #children #aid
Understand trends and projections in the #type industry.
With insights from 4,777 participants across more than 13 countries, the 2024 Global Font Use & Forecasting Survey by Monotype and Censuswide investigates what #design industry members are looking for and why they choose certain #fonts.
https://www.monotype.com/resources/ebook/global-font-use-forecasting-survey-2024?zeldielocks
Faced with economic hardship, "time poverty" and social isolation, single parents in Japan are struggling to raise their kids, according to a survey by a nonprofit that provides financial aid to children. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/27/japan/society/ashinaga-survey-poverty-orphan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #surveys #highschools #poverty #children #ashinaga #wages #nonregularworkers #parenthood
#surveys #PublicOpinion #yes #no #forks
"Dating back to at least early 2023, a bizarre and alarming technical glitch – and yes, a hilarious one – started popping up in some organizations’ online surveys and forms, including our 2024 survey. A few Reddit users shared screenshots from a variety of surveys, where questions that should have offered answer options of 'yes' and 'no' instead offered the choices 'forks' and 'no.'"
About 30% of major Japanese companies have introduced or plan to introduce artificial intelligence in their employee recruitment activities, according to a survey by Jiji Press. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/26/companies/recruiting-ai/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #companies #ai #jobs #surveys
The number of child abuse cases handled by child consultation centers across Japan reached a record high of 225,509 in fiscal 2023, up 10,666 from the previous year, the government said Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/25/japan/japan-child-abuse-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #childabuse #children #surveys #childrenandfamilyagency #japanesepolice
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s approval ratings continued to drop over the weekend as he faces backlash over doling out ¥1.5 million worth of gift vouchers to his fellow Liberal Democratic Party parliamentary members. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/24/japan/politics/ishiba-support-rate-tanks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #shigeruishiba #surveys #ldp #cdp #dpp #politicalfunds
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet has approved a strategy to battle online gaming addiction, including stronger crackdowns on payment collection agencies and affiliates who promote online casinos for commission. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/21/japan/crime-legal/illegal-online-gaming-strategy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #npa #gambling #casinos #surveys #japanesepolice
"Quantum-based gravity sensors promise a sensitive and robust way to locate buried objects, and they’ve recently taken their first steps out of the laboratory"
https://physicsworld.com/a/how-civil-engineering-is-bringing-quantum-physics-down-to-earth/
Design Systems Report 2025, by @zeroheight:
https://zeroheight.com/how-we-document/design-system-report-2025-brought-to-you-by-zeroheight/
Tantalising. More data may push the finding beyond the '5 sigma' level: or not.
"Today, the scientists report that they have analyzed more than twice as much data as before and that it points more strongly to the same conclusion: Dark energy is losing steam."
School doctors in Japan continue to risk complaints from parents about their children's body parts being exposed during checkups despite the education ministry undertaking measures to ease concerns over a year ago. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/18/japan/school-health-checkups-trouble/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #mext #children #schools #health #doctors #surveys
How can you get great attendee evaluation response rates? Here are three suggestions that work for me. They'll work for you too!
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A new study released for World Sleep Day on Friday finds that, on average, people in Japan get the least sleep among surveyed nations but may have the most regular sleep cycles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/14/japan/science-health/sleep-day-japan-least/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #health #sleep #surveys #mentalhealth
