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VOX POPULI: Sincere leaders will always eclipse ones who ‘need’ to posture

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EDITORIAL: Greater efforts needed to end the misery of human trafficking

EDITORIAL: Greater efforts needed to end the misery of human trafficking
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VOX POPULI: Japan P.E.N. Club marks 90th anniversary in dystopian times

VOX POPULI: Japan P.E.N. Club marks 90th anniversary in dystopian times
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VOX POPULI: Survivors of Rwanda carnage offer different way of healing

VOX POPULI: Survivors of Rwanda carnage offer different way of healing
previous day 40

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EDITORIAL: Strong doubts remain on letting TEPCO operate a nuclear plant

EDITORIAL: Strong doubts remain on letting TEPCO operate a nuclear plant
monday 40

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VOX POPULI: Aonishiki rises from Ukraine to sumo glory as symbol of hope

VOX POPULI: Aonishiki rises from Ukraine to sumo glory as symbol of hope
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VOX POPULI: Can anyone truly grasp the scale of Musk’s $1 trillion pay package?

VOX POPULI: Can anyone truly grasp the scale of Musk’s $1 trillion pay package?
22.11.2025 60

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VOX POPULI: Niigata plant’s restart pushes Japan toward nuclear power

VOX POPULI: Niigata plant’s restart pushes Japan toward nuclear power
21.11.2025 70

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VOX POPULI: Chauvinism in sumo looks like it’s here to stay under Takaichi

VOX POPULI: Chauvinism in sumo looks like it’s here to stay under Takaichi
20.11.2025 70

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: It’s time to stop this needless confrontation with China

EDITORIAL: It’s time to stop this needless confrontation with China
19.11.2025 50

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VOX POPULI: What artists and writers reveal about the pull cats have on us

VOX POPULI: What artists and writers reveal about the pull cats have on us
19.11.2025 40

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Japan-China tensions at odds with the lives of everyday people

VOX POPULI: Japan-China tensions at odds with the lives of everyday people
18.11.2025 40

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VOX POPULI: Humanity’s to blame for Earth’s sixth mass extinction

VOX POPULI: Humanity’s to blame for Earth’s sixth mass extinction
17.11.2025 50

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EDITORIAL: Public authority can’t be the sole fact checker of misinformation

EDITORIAL: Public authority can’t be the sole fact checker of misinformation
17.11.2025 50

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VOX POPULI: Defacement of the national flag should never be criminalized

15.11.2025 70

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VOX POPULI: The charms of a vending machine with hot drinks on colder days

VOX POPULI: The charms of a vending machine with hot drinks on colder days
14.11.2025 70

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VOX POPULI: Actor Tatsuya Nakadai typified the golden age of Japanese cinema

VOX POPULI: Actor Tatsuya Nakadai typified the golden age of Japanese cinema
13.11.2025 70

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Still waiting for Hyogo governor to break silence about Tachibana

EDITORIAL: Still waiting for Hyogo governor to break silence about Tachibana
12.11.2025 50

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Ever-shifting rice policies leave farmers, consumers adrift

VOX POPULI: Ever-shifting rice policies leave farmers, consumers adrift
12.11.2025 50

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: DNA unraveller James Watson was a storied, but divisive man

VOX POPULI: DNA unraveller James Watson was a storied, but divisive man
11.11.2025 50

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Takaichi loosens past brakes on policy in first responses in Diet

EDITORIAL: Takaichi loosens past brakes on policy in first responses in Diet
10.11.2025 40

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VOX POPULI: How hot springs and community tame the harsh persimmons

VOX POPULI: How hot springs and community tame the harsh persimmons
10.11.2025 60

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: When trapped in a bad place, fleeing is always the right choice

VOX POPULI: When trapped in a bad place, fleeing is always the right choice
08.11.2025 50

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: This year’s vintage carries a climate warning from the grapes

VOX POPULI: This year’s vintage carries a climate warning from the grapes
07.11.2025 60

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: The long string of consequences from Cheney’s ‘war on terror’

VOX POPULI: The long string of consequences from Cheney’s ‘war on terror’
06.11.2025 40

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: It’s Takaichi’s duty to carry out clear Diet policy discussions

EDITORIAL: It’s Takaichi’s duty to carry out clear Diet policy discussions
05.11.2025 80

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Would ‘heckling generals’ be welcome in today’s Diet?

VOX POPULI: Would ‘heckling generals’ be welcome in today’s Diet?
05.11.2025 50

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: World Series MVP Yamamoto enjoyed his time in the spotlight

04.11.2025 60

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EDITORIAL: Japan’s push for ‘inclusive society’ loses steam after ’20 Paralympics

03.11.2025 40

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VOX POPULI: After 50 years, ‘Super Sentai’ heroes walk into the sunset

03.11.2025 40

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VOX POPULI: Foreign students of Japanese show us the beauty of the language

01.11.2025 50

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VOX POPULI: Japan needs to find its own ‘game’ for foreign affairs

31.10.2025 70

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VOX POPULI: Notes in the margins of old books a glimpse of other stories

30.10.2025 50

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EDITORIAL: Takaichi must balance security, economics for a strong Japan

29.10.2025 40

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VOX POPULI: Abe murder trial begs a question shared by ‘From the Wilderness’

29.10.2025 50

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VOX POPULI: Diplomacy with ‘world’s biggest bully’ should not entail pandering

28.10.2025 40

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POINT OF VIEW/ Charles Crabtree: Japan’s first woman prime minister: A lot of talk, and ... ?

27.10.2025 60

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VOX POPULI: Unlike empathy, quiet suffering does nothing for menopause

27.10.2025 50

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EDITORIAL: Trial of Abe's killer must delve deep to reveal the truth of the crime

27.10.2025 90

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VOX POPULI: On fiscal reality, Sanae Takaichi is no Margaret Thatcher

25.10.2025 80

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VOX POPULI: Tokyo home now a time capsule museum of life from Showa Era

24.10.2025 30

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VOX POPULI: ‘Kinmokusei’ perfume stands out among scents of autumn

23.10.2025 60

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EDITORIAL: Radical reforms being pushed by Takaichi show a different Japan

22.10.2025 80

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INTERVIEW/ Scholar on gender issues: Takaichi the embodiment of contradictions of the ‘women’s era’

22.10.2025 60

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VOX POPULI: Japan appears at risks of losing its balance under rightward shift

22.10.2025 80

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VOX POPULI: Okinawa left in stasis 30 years after major U.S. military protest

21.10.2025 200

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INTERVIEW/ Historian Masuda Hajimu: 'Social Warfare': An Undercurrent for Japan’s Road to War

21.10.2025 100

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EDITORIAL: ‘Murayama statement’ still key for building trust in Asia

20.10.2025 50

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VOX POPULI: Newsrooms worldwide need Ben Bradlee’s journalistic guts

20.10.2025 80

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INTERVIEW/ Aurelijus Zykas: Lithuanian ambassador a man of many foreign words

20.10.2025 50

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