今後

1. Origins, structure, and basic meaning

• Structure: 今後 is read as こんご and means from now on or in the future.
• Basic usage: It can introduce a change in future conduct or describe how a present record may help later research.

2. Common pitfalls and similar expressions

• Conduct from now on
  • 今後は sets the period from the present onward as the topic of a new policy or intention. Example: 今後は同じ間違いを繰り返さないよう、確認を徹底する。
• Modifying a future activity
  • In 今後の研究, の lets 今後 modify research that will take place later. Example: この記録は今後の研究に役立つだろう。