Florian Coulmas
Nr. 119 (2011) Editorial 5–7 {:de}Verborgene Aspekte der KatastropheDas große Hanshin-Erdbeben vom 17. Januar 1995 hatte eine Stärke von 7,3 auf der japanischen Skala. Es forderte 6434 Todesopfer und ca. 44.000 Verletzte. 100.000 Gebäude wurden völlig zerstört. Die geschätzte Gesamtsumme der Schäden betrug 75 Mrd. Euro. Diese Katastrophe wird von der des mit einem gigantischen Tsunami verbundenen Erdbebens in Tohoku am 11. März … von by Florian Coulmas
Nr. 100 (2006) Artikel Article 18–22 {:en}Japan’s Bid for a Permanent Seat on the UN Security CouncilGaining a permanent seat on the Security Council of the United Nations has been Japan’s declared foreign policy goal since the early 1990s. The issue was first put on the agenda under the government of Prime Minister Kiichi Miyazawa. Japan’s influence in the world organisation did not then and still does not today reflect the …von by Florian Coulmas
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Nr. 84 (2002) Artikel Article 8–18 {:en}Monolinguistic Assumptions under Pressure – Perspectives on the languages of Tokyo from the points of view of the economics of language and social psychologyJapan is a country with a traditionally strong monolingual self-image. In the last decades, however, linguistic heterogeneity has been steadily increasing. This is especially true for Tokyo, where about 40% of all resident foreigners in Japan live. The different languages of the capital will therefore be in the focus of our interest. Research will be …von by Florian Coulmas, Peter Backhausund and Ayako Shikama