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VOX POPULI: Musings on Ultraman and justice 60 years after TV debut

Ultraman poses many riddles. One of them, I am told, is this: Why is he a public servant? The Japanese science fiction superhero is said to be a...

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VOX POPULI: 40 years on, humankind has learned nothing from Chernobyl

yesterday 20

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VOX POPULI: No sympathy for LDP flippancy toward chair’s extortion claims

yesterday 20

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EDITORIAL: Can autonomous decisions be made using foreign AI tech?

yesterday 20

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VOX POPULI: Marine Rescue Japan says to make like a squid in choppy waters

tuesday 40

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VOX POPULI: Gen AI always has answers, but it’s no match for critical thinking

tuesday 50

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EDITORIAL: All sides to blame for reckless imperial house bill passage

tuesday 50

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EDITORIAL: Impending bill to revise Imperial House Law must be stopped

10.07.2026 60

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VOX POPULI: A century-old Okinawan community holds fast in Yokohama

10.07.2026 50

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VOX POPULI: Author Akiko Hayashi knew exactly how to portray children

09.07.2026 60

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EDITORIAL: China’s SLBM test-firing only inflames tensions in the region

08.07.2026 60

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VOX POPULI: What would Maradona have said to World Cup meddling?

08.07.2026 50

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VOX POPULI: Leaders appear set on imperial line reinforcing the patriarchy

07.07.2026 50

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EDITORIAL: China’s new ethnic unity law should not carry weight abroad

06.07.2026 60

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VOX POPULI: Somber thoughts that rise under skies painted with fireworks

06.07.2026 60

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OPINION: Firms must work harder to protect employees they send abroad

03.07.2026 60

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VOX POPULI: Simple gestures sometimes hold more meaning than words alone

03.07.2026 70

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VOX POPULI: Aso’s personal gain in imperial law change sours the entire process

02.07.2026 60

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OPINION: FIFA’s World Cup ticket pricing scheme counters its chartered goal

01.07.2026 70

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VOX POPULI: Palantir’s ‘seeing stone’ casts authoritarian shadow over AI

01.07.2026 70

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EDITORIAL: The dangers of passing a law to ban desecration of the Hinomaru

01.07.2026 70

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VOX POPULI: Links across time with Lucy and the Beatles’ debut in Japan

30.06.2026 70

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EDITORIAL: Government insists on only patrilineal males taking the throne

29.06.2026 70

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VOX POPULI: Akihiro Miwa taught Japan the magnificence of standing out

29.06.2026 80

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VOX POPULI: Guts Ishimatsu understood the fight for survival beyond the ring

26.06.2026 80

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VOX POPULI: Where are the regulations on DNA use, storage in police cases?

25.06.2026 70

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EDITORIAL: Starmer exit due to leader’s inability to bring about reform

24.06.2026 80

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VOX POPULI: Music lingered in the bones of this ‘maestro’ of global markets

24.06.2026 70

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VOX POPULI: Children’s book recalls Battle of Okinawa for young readers

23.06.2026 80

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EDITORIAL: G-7 must show that it is serious about protecting the rule of law

22.06.2026 70

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VOX POPULI: How much is ‘too much’ now that one man is worth 176 trillion yen?

22.06.2026 80

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VOX POPULI: Mayoral race in Nasu decided by the narrowest of margins

19.06.2026 70

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VOX POPULI: Price-fixing ice cream betrays its spirit as a joyful dessert for all

18.06.2026 70

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EDITORIAL: BOJ must carry on with interest rate hikes while weighing risks

17.06.2026 90

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VOX POPULI: What does the will of the people mean for Japan’s imperial future?

17.06.2026 80

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VOX POPULI: Absurdity the only true victor in Trump’s war against Iran

16.06.2026 80

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EDITORIAL: LDP must show how it plans to pay for increased defense spending

15.06.2026 80

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VOX POPULI: Soothing breeze at local stadium contrasts with World Cup chill

15.06.2026 70

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EDITORIAL: True Diet ‘consensus’ needed before revising Imperial House Law

12.06.2026 90

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VOX POPULI: After Yohei Kono, the path toward peace is now ours to carry on

12.06.2026 80

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VOX POPULI: Author, WWII vet Shohei Ooka revered a ‘dingy Hinomaru’

11.06.2026 80

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EDITORIAL: China calls for peace but stays silent on North Korea’s nukes

10.06.2026 90

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VOX POPULI: SpaceX frenzy recalls bubble-era dream of easy money

10.06.2026 100

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VOX POPULI: Keiko Fujimori’s true worth being tested again in Peruvian poll

09.06.2026 100

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VOX POPULI: ‘Big Brother’ is watching, with some help from AI systems

08.06.2026 100

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EDITORIAL: Measures needed to stop suicides by students on school teams

08.06.2026 100

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VOX POPULI: Hiroshima's exhibits are hard to face, but they can also teach

05.06.2026 100

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VOX POPULI: Why 1 man flew to Beijing after Tiananmen Square massacre

04.06.2026 100

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VOX POPULI: Italy’s Republic Day recalls its split from rule of kings, fascism

03.06.2026 100

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EDITORIAL: Flexibility a must in granting stricter business manager visa

03.06.2026 90

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