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Editorial 16:33 JST, March 20, 2025 A neutral and impartial investigative body, which was set up by the Hyogo prefectural government, has declared...
Editorial 15:36 JST, March 21, 2025 It has been 30 years since the sarin gas attack by the Aum Supreme Truth cult on the Tokyo subway system....
Editorial 15:00 JST, March 22, 2025 The future of not only the U.S. economy but also the global economy is filled with an extraordinary sense of...
Editorial 15:27 JST, March 18, 2025 If Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who has taken a tough stance on the political funds issue, continues to...
Editorial 14:59 JST, March 17, 2025 The use of online casinos, which is illegal, is spreading rapidly in Japan. It is essential to raise awareness...
Editorial 15:31 JST, March 18, 2025 Another Japanese astronaut has flown into space. It is hoped that Japan will promote international cooperation...
Editorial 15:44 JST, March 19, 2025 The upward trend in land values is becoming clearer nationwide. It is important for such a trend to lead to...
Editorial 15:00 JST, March 17, 2025 The income tax system, which underpins the foundation of the nation’s public finances, must not be distorted...
Editorial 16:19 JST, March 16, 2025 Negotiations on a ceasefire for the Ukraine war are unlikely to go smoothly. Unity among the Group of Seven...
Editorial 16:20 JST, March 13, 2025 Having obtained Ukraine’s cooperation as a new bargaining chip, can the United States press Russia to make...
Editorial 15:43 JST, March 14, 2025 A national sporting event that has been held for many years is approaching a turning point. It is essential to...
Editorial 15:00 JST, March 15, 2025 The high tariff policy of U.S. President Donald Trump has sparked a full-scale trade war, and it has begun to...
Editorial 14:40 JST, March 12, 2025 For the development of music culture, it is important that many people become familiar with musical works and...
Editorial 14:07 JST, March 11, 2025 The affected areas, hit by an unprecedented disaster, are moving forward step by step, but they are facing...
Editorial 16:24 JST, March 13, 2025 Although many companies have agreed to make considerable wage increases in this year’s shunto spring...
Editorial 15:36 JST, March 11, 2025 It is extremely regrettable that the spirit of the president of a responsible political party could not be...
Editorial 14:51 JST, March 12, 2025 The Science Council of Japan (SCJ) should increase the transparency of its activities as long as it maintains...
Editorial 14:59 JST, March 8, 2025 An increasing number of young people are taking large quantities of over-the-counter cold and cough medicine in...
Editorial 15:00 JST, March 10, 2025 Sophisticated fake images and plausible texts created by generative AI are causing confusion in society. There...
Editorial 15:00 JST, March 8, 2025 There have been a series of incidents that are undermining trust in the railway system. Is safety awareness in...
Editorial 15:50 JST, March 7, 2025 If Seven & i Holdings Co., which has received a takeover proposal from a foreign company, is to stick to...
Editorial 15:19 JST, March 6, 2025 It is obvious that acts that undermine a whistleblower and disregard the whistleblowing system are...
Editorial 15:33 JST, March 5, 2025 When will this rare bird, a symbol of Japan, once again fly over this nation? A new challenge is about to...
Editorial 14:00 JST, March 4, 2025 If the United States withdraws its support for Ukraine, Kyiv will lose the means to fight back and will be...
Editorial 17:28 JST, March 3, 2025 It has become increasingly likely that U.S. President Donald Trump’s policy of high tariffs will be applied...
Editorial 17:05 JST, February 28, 2025 How should a society be created in which many young people want to have children? Measures to maintain...
Editorial 16:06 JST, March 2, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump harshly criticized Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, whose country has been...
Editorial 17:11 JST, February 28, 2025 Diet members who belonged to the former Abe faction of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party had continued...
Editorial 15:00 JST, March 1, 2025 Soaring rice prices show no sign of abating. How can distribution blockages and speculative moves be addressed?...
Editorial 14:59 JST, February 25, 2025 More than 20 years have passed since some of the Japanese nationals abducted by North Korea were able to...
Editorial 15:04 JST, February 27, 2025 During interrogations of suspects and others by prosecutors, there have been a spate of problems such as...
Editorial 15:37 JST, February 26, 2025 Masato Kanda, former vice finance minister for international affairs, has taken office as the 11th...
Editorial 15:00 JST, February 25, 2025 It is utterly astonishing that Hyogo Prefectural Assembly members spread unverified information in...
Editorial 15:00 JST, February 24, 2025 Three years have passed on Monday, Feb. 24, since Russia launched its aggression against Ukraine, and the...
Editorial 15:00 JST, February 23, 2025 It is difficult to retake territory once it has been occupied, even if the injustice of that occupation is...
Editorial 14:14 JST, February 19, 2025 As the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is making major changes in energy and environmental...
Editorial 15:00 JST, February 22, 2025 What kind of educational effects will there be if high school tuition is made free? If debates on such...
Editorial 16:41 JST, February 20, 2025 Making awareness of the value of cultural properties and history that remain throughout Japan widespread...
Editorial 15:37 JST, February 19, 2025 Tragedies must not be repeated in which children abused by their parents lose their lives without being...
Editorial 14:30 JST, February 18, 2025 Japan’s annual gross domestic product has exceeded ¥600 trillion for the first time over a full year....
Editorial 15:00 JST, February 17, 2025 The government and the ruling and opposition parties are calling for “thoughtful discussions,” so they...
Editorial 15:00 JST, February 16, 2025 The fear that cyberattacks could paralyze people’s lives and economic activity has become a reality. It...
Editorial 14:00 JST, February 15, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump has rapidly imposed higher tariffs. If the measures are expanded in scope, it...
Editorial 15:57 JST, February 14, 2025 Ahead of the three-year mark since the start of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, U.S. President...
Editorial 15:20 JST, February 11, 2025 Sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), of which 125 countries and regions including...
Editorial 15:22 JST, February 13, 2025 If small and midsize enterprises are unable to properly pass on increased costs through their prices, wage...
Editorial 15:55 JST, February 12, 2025 There is no end to young people and others who casually gamble in online casinos through their smartphones...
Editorial 15:23 JST, February 11, 2025 The number of patients transported to medical institutions as the result of emergency calls continues to...
Editorial 14:48 JST, February 8, 2025 The legitimacy of an election campaign using social media is being questioned. It is essential to clarify...
Editorial 17:04 JST, February 10, 2025 The international state of affairs is in turmoil. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is the second state leader...