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VOX POPULI: History lessons too often skip imperial Japan’s war atrocities

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Outside Japan, tofu’s ‘happiness’ crumbles as tool in sociopolitics

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VOX POPULI: Like a teddy bear, a stuffed toy often works to ease stress

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VOX POPULI: ICC chief Akane refuses to waver despite pressure and threats

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VOX POPULI: Election offers a chance to reflect on the Upper House’s purpose

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EDITORIAL: Maintaining fiscal confidence vital to retain a stable economy

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VOX POPULI: Starving citizens in Gaza caught in ‘death traps’ at food centers

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VOX POPULI: July 1 is the day to eat octopus in Kansai and ‘saba’ in Fukui

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VOX POPULI: Supreme Court strikes down ‘victim-blaming’ welfare cuts

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EDITORIAL: Japan must decide on scale of defense buildup, not Trump

30.06.2025 40

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U.S. Forces Japan chief calls new command ‘historic’ shift

U.S. Forces Japan chief calls new command ‘historic’ shift
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VOX POPULI: Trump’s crude law of might remark takes my breath away

VOX POPULI: Trump’s crude law of might remark takes my breath away
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VOX POPULI: A tale of two boys symbolizes the struggle for Tibet’s spirit

VOX POPULI: A tale of two boys symbolizes the struggle for Tibet’s spirit
27.06.2025 70

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VOX POPULI: Propaganda research shows Japan skews more susceptible

VOX POPULI: Propaganda research shows Japan skews more susceptible
26.06.2025 30

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EDITORIAL: Japan must not forget rule of law principle in its diplomacy

25.06.2025 30

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VOX POPULI: An old song rings in my ears, filled with grief of Korea’s division

25.06.2025 40

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VOX POPULI: First-time voter in Japan ends election with a greater interest

24.06.2025 60

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EDITORIAL: Efforts, restraint needed to avoid all-out war in Middle East

23.06.2025 30

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VOX POPULI: Himeyuri Student Corps survivors pass on cruelty of war

23.06.2025 60

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VOX POPULI: It’s never too late to learn as I’m happily finding out late in life

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VOX POPULI: ‘They pay their taxes,’ and yet no COVID relief for sex workers

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VOX POPULI: Okinawa fights invasive insects by zapping them with radiation

19.06.2025 60

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EDITORIAL: Universities must boost research facilities to lure U.S. researchers

18.06.2025 30

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VOX POPULI: First rule of summer work attire? Untuck that dress shirt

18.06.2025 30

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VOX POPULI: Trump trashes American values championed in Statue of Liberty

17.06.2025 40

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EDITORIAL: A plea to stop Washington sticking its nose in U.S. Steel

16.06.2025 40

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VOX POPULI: An 18th-century Rousseau tune immortalized as a children’s song

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VOX POPULI: Ultimately, international law our only ‘tool’ to resolve conflicts

14.06.2025 40

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INTERVIEW/ Ananya Donapati: How to absorb language like a baby and speak like a native

14.06.2025 50

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VOX POPULI: What’s the point of election posters in a digital world?

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VOX POPULI: Pressure on women to have kids adds to 'low birthrate trap'

12.06.2025 50

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VOX POPULI: Consider a slice of rainy season ‘myoga’ as some food for thought

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EDITORIAL: Diversity the key in media firms to combating sexual abuse

11.06.2025 40

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VOX POPULI: JSA must explain its shoddy treatment of retired Hakuho

10.06.2025 40

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VOX POPULI: Lake Biwa Canal enlivened Kyoto while mixing in Western motifs

09.06.2025 40

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EDITORIAL: Ignoring TEPCO leaders' decisions on Fukushima plant an outrage

09.06.2025 50

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VOX POPULI: Inspiring tale of way a Fukuoka family came to terms with grief

07.06.2025 60

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VOX POPULI: Government never faced up to lack of records on ‘Abenomasks’

06.06.2025 40

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INTERVIEW/ Philip Davidson: China’s military buildup targets deterrence of U.S. and partners

05.06.2025 60

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VOX POPULI: File on Xu Qinxian's refusal at Tiananmen remains open

05.06.2025 50

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INTERVIEW/ Takeshi Nakano: Trump tariffs fueling inevitable collapse of world economic system

05.06.2025 60

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EDITORIAL: Social agreement needed for disposing of Fukushima soil

04.06.2025 40

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VOX POPULI: Giants’ legend Nagashima sparkled on the field and in life

04.06.2025 40

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VOX POPULI: Rare photos of Hiroshima A-bombing show grim aftermath

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INTERVIEW/ Shoki Matsuyama: On sleepless nights, embrace the feeling of being alive

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VOX POPULI: Latest chapter in the history of emoji draws to a close in Japan

02.06.2025 40

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EDITORIAL: Make system for converting to Japanese driver's license safer

02.06.2025 40

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VOX POPULI: Dazzled by the enigmatic smile of an ancient sculpture

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VOX POPULI: Hyogo Governor Saito can’t evade accountability with platitudes

30.05.2025 20

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VOX POPULI: Onosato’s rapid rise to yokozuna signals new era for sumo world

29.05.2025 40

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