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Editorial Policy

Specific examples of content and keywords for Volumes 1–3 are listed below.

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Volume 1: After the Fighting

A volume of days gone by. (Turn them into works touched by sadness. Documentary matters will be handled by the editors.)

What happened on that day / Students during the war, after the war and today / What the war left behind / The delusions of settlement in Manchuria and Mongolia / Descriptions of homeless children still found in 『ホトトギス』 long after the war / War brides and cabarets in Shinbashi / Amid uncontrolled development / Life with cars begins / Society and young people / The commuter rush / Leaving the countryside / We were called “golden eggs,” but… / Daily life and food / Finding employment and working / Memories of films / Overcrowding and depopulation / The free days that finally came / Motorization / From duty, human feeling and chivalry to individualism / Making a living thanks to the Americans

Volume 2: Living in This Mortal World — 現身(うつしみ)に生きる

A volume of life today. (Japan's period of rapid economic growth and its society: human hearts glimpsed in a scene of everyday life.)

A life spent paying a mortgage / Strange rifts between parents and children / Days devoted entirely to education / Changing morals / Why doesn't the bride cry? / “I'm getting divorced already. You see…” / Graves and household Buddhist altars / In an outrageously expensive care home / University tuition and our sons and daughters / Days of suffering, days of pleasure / Karaoke, a modest pleasure / Reflecting deeply on raising children / Job hunting, seeking a spouse and preparing for the end of life / Floods, tsunamis and nuclear power plant accidents / Better than during the war, but…

Volume 3: Questions for Future Generations

Toward an uncertain future. (Japan, made complacent by peace, faces criticism on many fronts. The future is full of anxiety.)

What will become of the family? / From IT to AI: our bewilderment / The emotional scars of the great tsunami / Unable to count on a pension / Caregiving and care homes / Pollution of the sea and air / Rising waters with global warming / And yet, there are such pleasures now / The sorrows of “ハウス・スローン”1 / Fathers, mothers and children / Married life / Days among mothers who are friends / Companies and changing jobs / The bond between parent and child…

Before accepting submissions, we present these examples of themes to those who are interested. If you are going to write, commonplace descriptions and explanations alone will not move your readers. Write without hesitation, and address your questions to the people of the future.

1. Translation note: the source reads 「ハウス・スローン」 here. It has been retained because its intended wording is uncertain; Volume 2 separately refers to housing loans.

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