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EDITORIAL: 2025 budget still has unaddressed questions despite major ‘revisions’

EDITORIAL: 2025 budget still has unaddressed questions despite major ‘revisions’
yesterday 20

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VOX POPULI: Why the owner of a dog rescue center lets his charges bite him

VOX POPULI: Why the owner of a dog rescue center lets his charges bite him
yesterday 20

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VOX POPULI: Poet Michio Mado warns not to let friendship become tribalism

VOX POPULI: Poet Michio Mado warns not to let friendship become tribalism
previous day 20

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Donor-conceived individuals have the right to know their origins

EDITORIAL: Donor-conceived individuals have the right to know their origins
previous day 20

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VOX POPULI: Forest fires a painful reminder of 3/11 among Iwate residents

VOX POPULI: Forest fires a painful reminder of 3/11 among Iwate residents
monday 50

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EDITORIAL: Trump’s attack on Zelenskyy should concern all U.S. allies

EDITORIAL: Trump’s attack on Zelenskyy should concern all U.S. allies
monday 30

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Thankfully, hay fever recognized nowadays for what it is

VOX POPULI: Thankfully, hay fever recognized nowadays for what it is
01.03.2025 30

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: U.S. impeding international commitment to U.N. Charter

EDITORIAL: U.S. impeding international commitment to U.N. Charter
01.03.2025 30

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Probe into Abe faction’s slush fund scandal is far from over

VOX POPULI: Probe into Abe faction’s slush fund scandal is far from over
28.02.2025 30

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Ex-Abe faction officials need more grilling in funds scandal

EDITORIAL: Ex-Abe faction officials need more grilling in funds scandal
28.02.2025 40

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The Asahi Shimbun

INTERVIEW: Does Japan need to bow to Trump and call it the ‘Gulf of America’?

INTERVIEW: Does Japan need to bow to Trump and call it the ‘Gulf of America’?
27.02.2025 20

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: If you hate taxes or their use, make it known during elections

VOX POPULI: If you hate taxes or their use, make it known during elections
27.02.2025 20

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EDITORIAL: Evacuation strategies for disasters need a careful rethink

EDITORIAL: Evacuation strategies for disasters need a careful rethink
27.02.2025 30

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VOX POPULI: More than meets the eye, relaxing knitting can be a profound activity

VOX POPULI: More than meets the eye, relaxing knitting can be a profound activity
26.02.2025 30

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Germany must hold the line of moderation in an unstable Europe

EDITORIAL: Germany must hold the line of moderation in an unstable Europe
26.02.2025 30

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EDITORIAL: CDP needs opposition unity to strongly battle ruling coalition

EDITORIAL: CDP needs opposition unity to strongly battle ruling coalition
25.02.2025 30

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: 40 is the magic number for perspective after German election

VOX POPULI: 40 is the magic number for perspective after German election
25.02.2025 40

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VOX POPULI: Hospital adding to Edogawa Rampo’s list of mystery tricks

VOX POPULI: Hospital adding to Edogawa Rampo’s list of mystery tricks
24.02.2025 30

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Pension reform measure to deal with income ‘wall’ feels unfair

EDITORIAL: Pension reform measure to deal with income ‘wall’ feels unfair
24.02.2025 50

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The Asahi Shimbun

Ukraine insists on security deal from U.S. for rare metal treaty

Ukraine insists on security deal from U.S. for rare metal treaty
22.02.2025 40

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Unlike 70 years ago, rice hardly one of life’s simple pleasures 

VOX POPULI: Unlike 70 years ago, rice hardly one of life’s simple pleasures 
22.02.2025 30

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Election law reform offers chance to set things right

EDITORIAL: Election law reform offers chance to set things right
22.02.2025 30

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POINT OF VIEW/ Petra Sigmund: Japan, Germany must work to protect climate, energy security

POINT OF VIEW/ Petra Sigmund: Japan, Germany must work to protect climate, energy security
21.02.2025 10

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: A young Obama once found hope in the writings of Malcolm X

VOX POPULI: A young Obama once found hope in the writings of Malcolm X
21.02.2025 30

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Bipartisan talks need more debate on providing free education, lunch

EDITORIAL: Bipartisan talks need more debate on providing free education, lunch
21.02.2025 20

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Kidnappings and scam rings rise amid civil war in Myanmar

VOX POPULI: Kidnappings and scam rings rise amid civil war in Myanmar
20.02.2025 40

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Safety measures at campaign sites must not impede election freedom

EDITORIAL: Safety measures at campaign sites must not impede election freedom

Elections are the bedrock of democracy. We must unequivocally condemn the heinous act of hurling explosives into a crowd gathered for a campaign...

20.02.2025 30

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VOX POPULI: Man still waits for beloved wife with dementia, missing 2 years

VOX POPULI: Man still waits for beloved wife with dementia, missing 2 years
19.02.2025 30

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: New basic energy plan too focused on errant 'return to nuclear power'

EDITORIAL: New basic energy plan too focused on errant 'return to nuclear power'
19.02.2025 40

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: United front only way to counter Trump’s reckless tariff policy

EDITORIAL: United front only way to counter Trump’s reckless tariff policy
18.02.2025 30

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: It will take more than a cease-fire to remedy the crisis in Gaza

VOX POPULI: It will take more than a cease-fire to remedy the crisis in Gaza
18.02.2025 30

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Is YouTube still a platform for expanding ideas 20 years later?

VOX POPULI: Is YouTube still a platform for expanding ideas 20 years later?
17.02.2025 40

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Diet must reform itself after years of excuses and procrastination

EDITORIAL: Diet must reform itself after years of excuses and procrastination

There has been no shortage of recommendations and agreements to reform the Diet and enhance its role as "the chamber of discourse," yet many have been...

17.02.2025 40

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: What is going on in the White House is foolish beyond belief

VOX POPULI: What is going on in the White House is foolish beyond belief
15.02.2025 60

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Factors behind rising rice prices now an issue of utmost urgency

EDITORIAL: Factors behind rising rice prices now an issue of utmost urgency
15.02.2025 40

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Dating advice for regular folks and post-split Nissan, Honda

VOX POPULI: Dating advice for regular folks and post-split Nissan, Honda
14.02.2025 20

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Ukraine, Europe must not be left out of any talks to end the war

EDITORIAL: Ukraine, Europe must not be left out of any talks to end the war
14.02.2025 30

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Support for local governments vital for stopping PFAS hazards

EDITORIAL: Support for local governments vital for stopping PFAS hazards
13.02.2025 30

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Shared surname law added only 130 years ago to mimic the West

VOX POPULI: Shared surname law added only 130 years ago to mimic the West
13.02.2025 20

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: Company flag 'reunites' war correspondent with descendants

VOX POPULI: Company flag 'reunites' war correspondent with descendants
12.02.2025 40

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: U.S. pullout from WHO will cripple global response to pandemics

EDITORIAL: U.S. pullout from WHO will cripple global response to pandemics
12.02.2025 40

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: In cozying up to Trump, Ishiba erodes principle of the rule of law

VOX POPULI: In cozying up to Trump, Ishiba erodes principle of the rule of law
11.02.2025 30

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Guidelines for nuclear disasters rely too much on local authorities

EDITORIAL: Guidelines for nuclear disasters rely too much on local authorities
11.02.2025 40

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The Asahi Shimbun

VOX POPULI: First Ishiba-Trump meeting echoes Japan’s reliance on U.S.

10.02.2025 30

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EDITORIAL: Japan should step in for U.S. in fostering global relations

10.02.2025 30

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INTERVIEW/ Ema Yamazaki: Documentary highlights the pros and cons of Japanese schools

09.02.2025 10

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VOX POPULI: Trump’s grandstanding evokes Nazi-style propaganda

08.02.2025 40

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Diet oversight key to privacy issues over cyber security bill

08.02.2025 30

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VOX POPULI: Adjusting to the new normal: A world with interest rates

07.02.2025 30

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EDITORIAL: Trump’s Gaza takeover drivel ignores law and people’s dignity

07.02.2025 20

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