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COP30 Concludes: Backsliding on Decarbonization Must Not Be Allowed

Editorial 16:45 JST, November 24, 2025 Heatwaves, droughts and wildfires are occurring one after another in many parts of the world, exposing the...

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New Nuclear Threat: China Seeking to Follow U.S., Russia in Military Expansion

Editorial 16:08 JST, November 23, 2025 The nuclear threat, which should have receded with the end of the Cold War, is growing again. It is...

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Comprehensive Economic Measures: Are They Enough to Overcome Price Increases?

Editorial 15:17 JST, November 22, 2025 Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration has compiled its first economic measures, but regarding...

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Massive Fire in Oita City: What Should be Done to Improve Regional Disaster Preparedness?

Editorial 15:20 JST, November 21, 2025 Strong winds likely helped the fire spread across a wider area, causing more damage. In dense residential...

23.11.2025 20

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My Number Cards for Health Insurance: Further Confusion Cannot be Tolerated

Editorial 14:41 JST, November 19, 2025 The expiration dates of existing health insurance certificates are approaching, but the usage rate of...

22.11.2025 50

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Pirate Websites: Company Aiding Distribution Also Bears Heavy Responsibility

Editorial 15:48 JST, November 20, 2025 It was the first judicial ruling to indicate that responsibility for illegally showing manga online without...

22.11.2025 30

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Plan to Establish Second Capital: System’s Purpose is Difficult for Public to Understand

Editorial 15:43 JST, November 19, 2025 Is the aim of this system to prepare for situations in which the functions of the central government’s...

21.11.2025 30

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Prime Minister’s Diet Remarks on Taiwan: China Should Not Exacerbate The Issue

Editorial 14:30 JST, November 18, 2025 It is China’s usual tactic to unsettle other countries with hard-line statements that distort facts, in...

20.11.2025 30

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Corporate Interim Earnings: Companies Must Devise Ways to Overcome Trump Tariffs

Editorial 17:02 JST, November 16, 2025 The high tariff policy of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is casting a shadow over...

18.11.2025 10

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70th Anniversary of LDP’s Founding: Fulfill Responsibilities As Central Player in Politics / Must Change Its Nature in Multiparty Era

Editorial 15:00 JST, November 15, 2025 The Diet has become increasingly multiparty, and it will not be easy for the LDP alone to hold a majority...

17.11.2025 20

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Diet Houses’ Budget Committees: Reconsider Old-fashioned Aspects of Deliberations’ Content, Procedures

Editorial 15:12 JST, November 14, 2025 The Liberal Democratic Party is now a minority ruling party in both houses of the Diet, with the nation’s...

15.11.2025 20

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Damage Caused by Bears: Central Government Must Support Culling, Capturing Efforts

Editorial 15:47 JST, November 10, 2025 There have been reports of people attacked by bears day after day. It is likely that the burden is growing...

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1st Hearing on Fatal Sinking in Shiretoko: Trial should Answer Bereaved Families’ Questions

Editorial 15:19 JST, November 13, 2025 Three years after an accident on the cold sea took the lives of many people, a trial has begun to seek to...

15.11.2025 30

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Unsolved Incidents: Police should Reexamine Evidence and Information

Editorial 15:38 JST, November 12, 2025 It is impossible to tell what might lead to a suspect’s arrest in a case. The hope is that police will...

14.11.2025 20

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Arrest of Tachibana: NHK Party Leader’s Verbal Violence Deemed To Be Crime

Editorial 14:00 JST, November 11, 2025 Society will fall into ruin if acts that defame by spreading unverified information are allowed. Society...

13.11.2025 60

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Expansion of Living National Treasure System: Efforts Needed to Preserve, Pass on Traditional Food Culture

Editorial 15:55 JST, November 10, 2025 With the scope of the system for living national treasures set to expand, professionals such as chefs and...

12.11.2025 20

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Expansion of Palliative Care: Establish System that Enables People to Live out Their Lives Peacefully

Editorial 15:13 JST, November 7, 2025 As the population ages, more people may prioritize pain relief over treatment that puts a burden on the body...

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Yamamoto Named MVP: Ace Pitcher’s Dedication Leads Dodgers to Championship

Editorial 14:59 JST, November 4, 2025 In an era in which the role of pitchers is increasingly divided into a starter and reliever, Yoshinobu...

10.11.2025 10

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S. Korea’s Possession of Nuclear Submarines: Nuclear Nonproliferation, Enhancing Deterrence are Key Aspects

Editorial 16:08 JST, November 6, 2025 Should South Korea possess nuclear submarines with U.S. support, East Asia’s security environment could...

10.11.2025 20

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Lower House Budget Committee: Unrestrained Fiscal Stimulus Is Unacceptable

Editorial 14:30 JST, November 8, 2025 Concerns have been growing that the approach of “responsible and proactive public finances” advocated by...

10.11.2025 20

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Population Decline: Measures against Falling Birth Rate Must Be Reconsidered

Editorial 13:59 JST, November 3, 2025 The government has been implementing various initiatives to stop the decline in the population, including...

09.11.2025 60

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School Non-attendance Hits Record High: Take Measures to Prevent Isolation of Children, Guardians

Editorial 15:14 JST, November 5, 2025 The number of students chronically absent from school has increased for 12 consecutive years. It is crucial...

08.11.2025 40

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Number of Lower House Seats: JIP’s Grounds for Reduction Far Too Unclear

Editorial 15:00 JST, November 4, 2025 Why is it necessary to reduce the number of seats in the House of Representatives? And why should the amount...

06.11.2025 50

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Maglev Line Construction Costs Double: How Can Mounting Challenges Be Overcome?

Editorial 14:00 JST, November 3, 2025 The Linear Chuo Shinkansen maglev train service, whose opening date remains uncertain, now faces the...

05.11.2025 60

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Bank of Japan and Takaichi Cabinet: Implement Monetary Policy That Takes Yen’s Depreciation into Account

Editorial 15:00 JST, November 2, 2025 The troubling issue of high prices that the Japanese economy is facing is significantly influenced by the...

04.11.2025 10

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Japan-China Summit Meeting: Repeat Candid Dialogues to Resolve Pending Issues

Editorial 14:00 JST, November 1, 2025 Though the meeting was a brief one, it was appropriate for newly appointed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to...

03.11.2025 20

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Job-quitting Agencies: As User Numbers Increase, Hidden Risks are a Concern

Editorial 15:01 JST, October 31, 2025 Telling one’s employer that one is quitting is a daunting task. If possible, one might rather avoid...

02.11.2025 20

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Shooting of Ex-Prime Minister Abe: What Lessons for Society Should be Drawn from Trial?

Editorial 15:41 JST, October 30, 2025 The shooting of a former prime minister during an election campaign speech left a deep wound on society....

01.11.2025 20

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Reading Promotion Month: Consciously Make Time to Interact with Books

Editorial 16:27 JST, October 26, 2025 The trend away from reading books is said to be serious, but many people must want to read books if given...

01.11.2025 30

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Japan-U.S. Summit: Alliance in a New Era Expands Scope of Cooperation / Work Together to Contribute to World Peace

Editorial 16:19 JST, October 29, 2025 As the United States strengthens its inward-looking stance, anxiety and instability are spreading throughout...

01.11.2025 10

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Comprehensive Economic Measures: Strengthen The Nation by Realizing Growth

Editorial 15:00 JST, October 28, 2025 The Nikkei Stock Average has topped 50,000 for the first time, driven by expectations for the economic...

30.10.2025 20

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Management of Contributions: It Must Be Recognized That These Funds Come from Taxes

Editorial 14:00 JST, October 27, 2025 The sloppy management of contributions intended to support the smooth operations of various international...

29.10.2025 20

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Japan and ASEAN: Deepen Cooperation to Ensure Regional Stability

Editorial 16:31 JST, October 26, 2025 Economic growth in Southeast Asian countries has been remarkable. However, many of these countries are...

28.10.2025 20

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China’s 4th Plenary Session: Beijing Resolved to Prepare for Long-term Confrontation with U.S.

Editorial 14:55 JST, October 25, 2025 The United States and China have alternated between cooperation and competition across the Pacific Ocean....

27.10.2025 10

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Teachers’ Working Hours: Work Style Reform in Schools Still Only Halfway There

Editorial 15:17 JST, October 24, 2025 While the working hours of teachers in Japan are being shortened, the situation in which they work the...

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Ito Mayor Takubo: Where Is The Sense of Responsibility of Those Holding Public Office?

Editorial 14:50 JST, October 21, 2025 Given the results of the city assembly election, it is simply impossible to believe that the incumbent mayor...

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Problems with Minpaku Lodgings: Establish a System that Can Obtain Residents’ Understanding

Editorial 16:14 JST, October 23, 2025 There is no end to the problems surrounding minpaku private lodging services that rent houses and apartments...

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Launch of Takaichi Cabinet: Is New Administration a Turning Point for a New Era? / Fiscal Discipline Should Not be Disregarded

Editorial 16:58 JST, October 22, 2025 Japan’s first female prime minister has appeared. Will this be an opportunity to break through the sense...

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LDP-JIP Coalition Agreement: Parties Must Learn Lessons from Recent Policy Talks

Editorial 14:51 JST, October 21, 2025 It is commendable that the Liberal Democratic Party and the Japan Innovation Party have now agreed to form a...

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Stricter Criteria for Business Manager Visa: Make Revisions a Step Forward in Preventing Fraudulent Acquisition

Editorial 15:59 JST, October 20, 2025 A status of residence originally created to help Japan’s economic growth by accepting entrepreneur-minded...

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Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Power Plant: TEPCO Must Make Every Effort Toward Restarting Reactors

Editorial 16:56 JST, October 18, 2025 Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. has announced that it will consider decommissioning the Nos. 1...

20.10.2025 50

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Investigation of Anonymous, Fluid Criminal Groups: Make Effective Use of New Framework and Methods

Editorial 16:00 JST, October 17, 2025 Criminal groups connected via social media, information about which is difficult to ascertain, pose a...

19.10.2025 70

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Influenza: With Hot Temperatures Suddenly Down, Flu Season Has Set in Early

Editorial 15:39 JST, October 16, 2025 The flu season has already begun. Many people may be surprised by this, given that hot temperatures...

18.10.2025 70

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Expo Concludes: Transform Philosophy, Achievements into Legacy for the Future

Editorial 16:43 JST, October 13, 2025 The 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo must have sent a valuable message to the world at a time of deepening division....

18.10.2025 60

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Newspaper Week: The Weight of Mission to Record History

Editorial 16:43 JST, October 15, 2025 In this anniversary year, we wish to once again take to heart the mission that newspapers bear to accurately...

17.10.2025 40

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Hamas hostage release: Progress toward peace must not be reversed

Editorial 16:33 JST, October 14, 2025 The substantial progress made toward ending more than two years of brutal fighting is welcome news. The...

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Additional 100% Tariff: U.S., China Must Avoid Futile Trade War

Editorial 17:13 JST, October 12, 2025 Trade friction between the United States and China, which had been in a relative lull, has begun to...

14.10.2025 50

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Dissolution of LDP-Komeito Coalition: It’s Time to Exercise Wisdom for Japan’s Political Stability / First, Hasten to Launch a New Cabinet

Editorial 15:16 JST, October 11, 2025 The free trade system has been on the brink of collapse and there is no end to wars. When the international...

13.10.2025 30

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Trouble with Post Office Roll Calls: Violations of Laws and Regulations Run Rampant, an Intolerable Situation

Editorial 15:39 JST, October 10, 2025 It is astonishing that violations involving neglect of the fundamentals of safe operations had become the...

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U.S.-produced LNG: Use Industrial Cooperation to Strengthen Japan’s Energy Security

Editorial 15:15 JST, October 9, 2025 The collaborative projects agreed upon during Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations are beginning to take shape. It...

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