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This year has seen a flurry of activities regarding cultural heritage, including registration of the Sado Island gold mine in Niigata Prefecture as a...
“In the morning, as I was putting away my futon, my mother said, ‘Fumiko, Japan has finally gone to war with America and Britain.’” Fumiko...
No matter the occasion, Japanese women tend to adopt a high-pitched voice in public or when speaking on the telephone. The same can be said of...
The political funding system is a common platform for political activities. Decisions concerning political funding reforms should not be based solely...
We neither breed beef cattle nor grow grapes, but we are able to enjoy steaks and wine. Why? Not because of the generosity of butchers and wine...
What does the gender difference in average scores in standardized math and science tests mean? The education ministry should analyze in detail the...
In May 1980, a South Korean woman, who lost her adolescent son in Gwangju, is overcome with grief in the cemetery where his coffin had been brought....
Countries negotiating a global treaty to curb plastic pollution failed to reach agreement despite a pledge to do so by the year-end. The issue of...
It is believed that Elon Musk and other tech entrepreneurs contributed to Donald Trump’s win in the U.S. presidential election by donating money and...
Japanese physician Tetsu Nakamura, who headed a humanitarian aid organization in Afghanistan, was shot to death five years ago on Dec. 4. When I first...
The need to prevent cyberattacks against critical infrastructure is undeniable. However, collecting and analyzing communication data for this purpose...
Gasoline tax cuts have emerged as a major theme in the tax reform debate. While the current fuel and automobile tax system certainly contains defects...
In the past, “kamisuki,” or the traditional craft of making paper by hand, was a thriving industry in the neighborhood of Asakusa, Tokyo. While...
Handshakes are important to politicians as they tend to shake hands with a lot of people. Very occasionally, this happens an incredible number of...
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s policy speech signaled his desire to take advantage of the predicament of being a minority government to initiate a...
Once upon a time, everybody tuned into the TV detective drama series “Taiyo ni Hoero!” (literally, “Roar at the sun”) every Friday. This...
Government discussions on the seventh Basic Energy Plan, which will chart the course of the nation’s energy policy for the coming years, are in the...
When did I meet Au Nok-hin? According to my notebook, it was four years ago, in December 2020. A Honk Kong native, he was only 33 years old then and...
Voters in the Oct. 27 Lower House election refused to give the ruling coalition free rein but stopped short of handing the opposition a mandate to...
Increased enrollment seems to offer the best way to overcome the annual income wall that plagues the social security system. We hope for continued...