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EDITORIAL: Putin steps up threat to use nukes to continue war in Ukraine

President Vladimir Putin has signed a presidential decree to lower Russia’s threshold on the use of nuclear weapons. This move carries...

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VOX POPULI: Taciturn judge ill-suited to enforce strict court dress code

Steeped in “tradition and formality,” Wimbledon imposes a strict dress code on tennis players participating in championship tournaments. Their...

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EDITORIAL: Hong Kong High Court’s decision deals bitter blow to democracy

In a democracy, it is common practice for anti-government advocates to seek to have their preferred candidates win a majority in a parliamentary...

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VOX POPULI: Our universe is a more playful one with Tanikawa’s sublime poetry

Poets Shoichi Nejime and Shuntaro Tanikawa once performed an impromptu “manzai” double-act comedy that turned out to be a delightful verbal...

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EDITORIAL: Probe into Hyogo leader’s actions must continue for the public good

In the Nov. 17 Hyogo Prefecture gubernatorial election, the former governor, Motohiko Saito, was re-elected. Saito’s initially unexpected...

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VOX POPULI: Saito win makes it clear media needs to regain the public’s trust

The outcome of the Nov. 17 gubernatorial election in Hyogo Prefecture must have made many people shake their heads, uncomprehending. Governor...

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VOX POPULI: The ‘festival’ that turned out to be a raucous public execution

I once witnessed a public execution in China. It was in the early summer of 1993. As a student studying abroad, I was traveling in the Tibet...

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EDITORIAL: Conditions are ripe for Japan, China to work to improve ties

The relationship between neighboring countries tends to be dogged by a raft of sticky issues, which makes communication between the leaders...

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VOX POPULI: Return of Trump signals setback in efforts on climate change

Three years ago, scientists in Australia and New Zealand proposed suspending climate change research until the governments of nations around the...

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EDITORIAL: Time for Japan to confront issues at stake in death penalty system

A private-sector panel made up of academics, legislators and other experts has called for a fundamental review of the problem-plagued death...

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