Kyoto is a miniature of Japan; through centuries of experience and persistence, it has maintained the symbols of the country’s civil and cultural identity. The city has demonstrated a collection of Japan’s noble identity and characteristics through its material and spiritual heritage. Kyoto’s rich history and its position have gathered a collection of religion-based works, artistic innovations,...

the aim of this paper is to assess the adaptation of iran’s energy policies to the kyoto protocol. in the past two decades, iran has experienced a considerable increase in greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions; in 2013 it was the world’s ninth largest emitter. although adapting to this protocol in iran’s energy and climate policies seems vital and urgent, its recent status is not promising. this paper...

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M Sawada, Y Kobayashi, Y Tanaka, C Shigemura, K Harada, H Tamura, H Tamura, M Matsumoto, H Asano, N Hagiwara, I Kitagawa, J Ikeda, Y Kido, A Higashi.* Graduate School of Life and Environmental Sciences, Kyoto Prefectural University, Kyoto, Japan; Kyoto Patisserie Art College, Kyoto, Japan; Kyoto College of Nutritional & Medical Sciences, Kyoto, Japan; Tamura Ladies Clinic, Kameoka, Japan; Depar...

1Dept. of Urban Management, Kyoto University (C1-2-334 Bldg., Kyoto daigaku-Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8530, Japan) E-mail: [email protected] 2Professor, Dept. of Urban Management, Kyoto University (C1-2-335 Bldg., Kyoto daigaku-Katsura, Nishikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8530, Japan) E-mail: [email protected] 3Lecturer, Dept. of Urban Management, Kyoto University ...

The recent fuss over one man’s ambition to ‘make Man in his own image’ lends poignancy to Multiplicity, the current exhibition at the Wellcome Trust in London. Timed to coincide with the first anniversary of the arrival of Dolly the cloned sheep, the exhibition presents the reactions of 24 artists to cloning and genetic engineering. Some of the pictures, like Dave Roberts’ mixed media ‘Blueprin...

Using Japanese firm-level data, I examine whether multinational enterprises (MNEs) are more productive than non-MNEs in the services sector. I employ the Kolmogorov-Smirnov (KS) test to compare the overall distribution of productivity by multinational status. The results indicate that MNEs tend to be more productive than non-MNEs in the services sector and suggest that the standard firm heterog...

From the Faculty of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyotodaigaku-katsura, Saikyo-ku, Kyoto 615-8530, Japan, the Institute of Advanced Energy, Kyoto University, Gokasyo, Uji, Kyoto 611-0011, Japan, the Department of Biomolecular Engineering, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Matsugasaki, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto 606-8585, Japan, and CREST, JST (Japan Science and Technology Agency), Gokasyo, Uji, Kyoto 611-00...