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VOX POPULI: 'Shogi's' game 1 Meijin match was never just about winning

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VOX POPULI: Takaichi backing GSDF member at LDP convention a slap to the people

yesterday 40

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EDITORIAL: In-depth talks needed for consensus on imperial lineage

previous day 40

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VOX POPULI: A child is dead. Stick to the facts, don't inflict even more pain online

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VOX POPULI: Pain and healing from Kumamoto quakes through a local's photos

tuesday 40

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EDITORIAL: Danger posed by Futenma base remains and not to be forgotten

13.04.2026 40

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VOX POPULI: Shades of hope and danger in X’s automatic AI translation quirk

13.04.2026 40

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VOX POPULI: From swords to bikes, no grace on the road can spell life or death

10.04.2026 40

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VOX POPULI: Frank accounts of firebombing survivors a rebuke of war

09.04.2026 50

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EDITORIAL: Government should focus on public restraint in petroleum use

08.04.2026 50

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VOX POPULI: Global laws with the give of spider webs will never protect children

08.04.2026 60

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VOX POPULI: Invasive beetles leave school with stumps in place of sakura

07.04.2026 60

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EDITORIAL: Careful thought needed before raising fees paid by foreigners

06.04.2026 60

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: In an age of sugar shame, one Japanese town keeps the faith

06.04.2026 60

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VOX POPULI: Ticking off boxes doesn't mean a war's over, as the U.S. should know

03.04.2026 60

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The Asahi Shimbun

INTERVIEW/ Keith Kellogg: Force must be shown and used if international law fails to work

03.04.2026 60

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VOX POPULI: Trump exploiting the vulnerable has upended the global economy

02.04.2026 50

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EDITORIAL: Diplomacy along with shelters needed to fend off missile attacks

01.04.2026 50

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VOX POPULI: Old April Fools’ hoax a luxury in an age of blurred truths and lies

01.04.2026 60

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VOX POPULI: Inflexible adult guardianship system finally getting a revamp

31.03.2026 60

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EDITORIAL: Ticketing system for bikes offers chance to share traffic rules

30.03.2026 60

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VOX POPULI: Tokyo condos sell a lifestyle that now requires a lifetime of debt

30.03.2026 50

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VOX POPULI: How can we help suicidal kids realize things will be all right?

28.03.2026 70

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VOX POPULI: Redbeard’s musings still haunt Japan's sex work debate

27.03.2026 70

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Remembering the hibakusha who embraced Obama in 2016

26.03.2026 70

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Japan assists in global health innovation and partnerships

25.03.2026 60

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EDITORIAL: Government must be invisible when pushing contents abroad

25.03.2026 70

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: 100 years on, an anarchist’s unyielding words ring even louder

25.03.2026 70

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VOX POPULI: The melancholic pull of 'Lemon' and 'Chainsaw Man' locations

24.03.2026 80

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EDITORIAL: Pushing for end to war the best approach to deal with oil crisis

23.03.2026 80

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VOX POPULI: BTS is back. But just what made millions of fans ‘wait’ for them?

23.03.2026 80

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The Asahi Shimbun

Japan must seek a new global order in world ruled by strength

21.03.2026 70

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VOX POPULI: Is pity for Japan being felt during the Takaichi-Trump summit?

21.03.2026 80

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VOX POPULI: A fragile flower's intense mark on Japanese culture across centuries

19.03.2026 70

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EDITORIAL: Nations must cooperate to stop U.S. meandering in Iran conflict

18.03.2026 70

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VOX POPULI: Trump's pressure over Hormuz a familiar move for U.S. imperialism

18.03.2026 80

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Whether solid gold or plated, Diet pins do not define a leader

17.03.2026 70

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Ramrodding budget a blow to parliamentary democracy

16.03.2026 60

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VOX POPULI: Zero basis for Ibaraki’s policy idea to report foreigners’ ‘illegal labor’

16.03.2026 80

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VOX POPULI: Fan has mixed feelings about having to pay to watch live sports on TV

14.03.2026 80

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VOX POPULI: 'Yudan!' relevant again as Japan loses footing in the Middle East

13.03.2026 90

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VOX POPULI: Miso fermented on ISS rich with potential to be new space food

12.03.2026 90

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Lasting effects of Fukushima nuke accident must be remembered

11.03.2026 80

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VOX POPULI: 'You still alive?' Iitate village's lengthy fight to regain its vitality

11.03.2026 70

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Is Japan truly prepared to undo its 'final bastion' of pacifist ideals?

10.03.2026 90

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Provisional budget needed rather than rush Diet passage

09.03.2026 90

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VOX POPULI: The government should learn from Mori Ogai’s museum work

09.03.2026 90

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: The pitfalls of self-righteous journalists, prosecutors

07.03.2026 70

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Why do speeches of authoritarian leaders tend to run far too long?

06.03.2026 80

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VOX POPULI: Yu Luoke was executed 56 years ago. His crime was 'being born'

05.03.2026 90

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