〜の上では（のうえでは）

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The (noun)の上うえでは is used to express "according to (noun)" or "from the perspective of (noun)".

This pattern is very similar to 「(noun)上」, but is mainly used to express "according to X", and can be used with a wider variety of nouns.

では emphasizes the following phrase, giving us two common patterns of use:

① (noun)の上うえでは　......　が・けど、......。

② (noun)の上うえでは　......。

Pattern ① uses は's emphatic powers to set up a contrastive statement between "according to (noun)" and a given reality, while pattern ② simply emphasizes that "according to/based on/from X perspective... X is the case".

E.g. この書類しょるいの上うえでは5月がつ15日にち生うまれとなっていますが、本当ほんとうは5月がつ13日にちなんです。 "According to these documents, (their) date of birth is May 15th, but it's actually May 13th."

E.g. 人間にんげんの歴史れきしは、長ながい地球ちきゅうの歴史れきしの上うえではほんの一部いちぶにすぎません。 "From the perspective of the long history of the Earth, human history is but one small part."

E.g. 健康けんこう診断しんだんの結果けっかの上うえでは問題もんだいがなかったが、どうも調子ちょうしが良よくない。 "I don't have any issues according to my health check-up, but I somehow just don't feel good."

Summary

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  The (noun)の上うえでは is used to express "according to (noun)" or "from the perspective of (noun)"

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  This pattern is very similar to 「(noun)上」, but is mainly used to express "according to X", and can be used with a wider variety of nouns