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EDITORIAL: Private sector should be left out as China rages against Japan

EDITORIAL: Private sector should be left out as China rages against Japan

In China, the absurdity of Japanese singers not being able to perform due to worsening relations between Japan and China is occurring.  A show on...

yesterday 40

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VOX POPULI: Chaos over new insurance card exposes cost of rushing reform

VOX POPULI: Chaos over new insurance card exposes cost of rushing reform

Japanese media outlets appeared to struggle to find suitable expressions to describe the complicated and confusing Dec. 2 transition to the “maina...

yesterday 40

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VOX POPULI: Taste a seasonal delicacy from Oita to support victims of inferno

VOX POPULI: Taste a seasonal delicacy from Oita to support victims of inferno

An old Japanese adage goes: “Don’t let your wife eat ‘aki saba’ (autumn mackerel).” This is usually interpreted as an example of the petty...

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VOX POPULI: Silent roots of racism remain, 70 years after Rosa Parks

VOX POPULI: Silent roots of racism remain, 70 years after Rosa Parks

Seventy years ago today, on Dec. 1, 1955, a Black woman was arrested in the southern U.S. city of Montgomery, Alabama. Her name was Rosa Parks...

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EDITORIAL: Balance needed in reform for an equitable social security system

EDITORIAL: Balance needed in reform for an equitable social security system

Since almost no one can work their entire lives, those who are young now will someday become old and become increasingly reliant on the social...

monday 30

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VOX POPULI: Roasted or boiled, peanuts come through in a crunch

VOX POPULI: Roasted or boiled, peanuts come through in a crunch

Just as the season of new rice arrives every year, so does the season of new peanuts. That season is now. “Rakkasei” (unshelled peanuts) that were...

29.11.2025 3

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VOX POPULI: Ransomware’s rise signals new era of advanced digital predators

VOX POPULI: Ransomware’s rise signals new era of advanced digital predators

“This time the cyberattack was far more advanced and sophisticated than anything we had anticipated.” That was the sobering assessment delivered on...

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