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VOX POPULI: Proverbs are a panacea for columnist with writer’s block

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EDITORIAL: Research to assess quake risks has proved to be inadequate

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Look for beauty in cherry trees year-round, not just in spring

VOX POPULI: Look for beauty in cherry trees year-round, not just in spring

I may be frowned upon for choosing an out-of-season topic here. I want to write about sakura, flowering cherry trees. Touemon Sano, the famed...

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: New basic energy plan is flawed, needs more focus on renewables

EDITORIAL: New basic energy plan is flawed, needs more focus on renewables

What should our energy policy blueprint look like if we want our society and industry to remain stable? With the worsening global climate crisis,...

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Turbulent times call for a world order not fixated on Trump’s U.S.

EDITORIAL: Turbulent times call for a world order not fixated on Trump’s U.S.

Eighty years after the end of World War II, Donald Trump assumed office as the president of the United States at the beginning of this milestone...

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: With ‘groupie’ Cabinet, Trump has no obstacles this time around

VOX POPULI: With ‘groupie’ Cabinet, Trump has no obstacles this time around

“The Xunzi,” an ancient Chinese collection of philosophical writings by the third century B.C. philosopher Xun Kuang, contains a tale about the...

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Fuji TV scandal shows need for probe into sexual exploitation

EDITORIAL: Fuji TV scandal shows need for probe into sexual exploitation

After weeks of growing public distrust and accusations of enabling sexual misconduct, Fuji Television Network Inc. finally held a briefing on the...

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Exploring the mysterious forking paths of Y-intersections

VOX POPULI: Exploring the mysterious forking paths of Y-intersections

A path unfolds, trodden by countless feet. Ahead, it forks diagonally, forcing a choice between right and left. This type of road junction is known...

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Best of luck to everyone taking university entrance exams

VOX POPULI: Best of luck to everyone taking university entrance exams

C.P. Snow (1905-1980), an English novelist and physical chemist, is known for his pioneering 1959 lecture in which he called attention to the...

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Gaza ceasefire deal should lead to swift supply of relief assistance

EDITORIAL: Gaza ceasefire deal should lead to swift supply of relief assistance

We commend Israel and Hamas for reaching a ceasefire agreement to stop fighting in Gaza, although it is hard not to lament that the deal has come...

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