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VOX POPULI: Miscarriages of justice leave a stain that can never be erased

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VOX POPULI: Steeped in time, umeboshi offer delicious gifts to the future

yesterday 40

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INTERVIEW/ Eiji Hashimoto: Nippon Steel chooses U.S., not China, to return to top of industry

previous day 30

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VOX POPULI: It’s tough being a government that can’t even admit its wrongs

previous day 30

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VOX POPULI: Truman never expressed regret for unleashing the A-bomb

wednesday 30

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VOX POPULI: Living abroad was miserable, but one thing made it bearable

15.07.2025 40

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EDITORIAL: Xenophobia in society must not be allowed to rear its ugly head

14.07.2025 40

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VOX POPULI: Rich heritage rumbles on in quake-hit Akusekijima

14.07.2025 70

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VOX POPULI: Symbolism of a woman’s ‘hanko’ that bears only her given name

12.07.2025 60

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VOX POPULI: Tips from the 19th century on how to enjoy climbing Fuji

11.07.2025 40

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VOX POPULI: Soichi Yamashita knew the value farmers provided even decades ago

10.07.2025 60

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VOX POPULI: Humanity’s best trait rests in the Tanabata wishes made for others

09.07.2025 50

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EDITORIAL: Trump must be taught that intimidation will never work

09.07.2025 60

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VOX POPULI: Young Tokara evacuees remind me of evacuation from Miyakejima

08.07.2025 30

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EDITORIAL: Trading rules that served the world so well must be rebuilt

07.07.2025 6

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

07.07.2025 40

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

07.07.2025 50

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

05.07.2025 40

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

04.07.2025 50

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

03.07.2025 40

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EDITORIAL: Maintaining fiscal confidence vital to retain a stable economy

02.07.2025 40

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

02.07.2025 50

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

01.07.2025 40

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

30.06.2025 40

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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

28.06.2025 70

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VOX POPULI: Trump’s crude law of might remark takes my breath away

28.06.2025 50

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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

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

21.06.2025 70

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

20.06.2025 80

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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

16.06.2025 50

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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?

13.06.2025 50

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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

11.06.2025 70

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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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