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Designation of Japan Heritage Sites: Take Opportunity to Convey Appeal of Cultural Properties

Designation of Japan Heritage Sites: Take Opportunity to Convey Appeal of Cultural Properties

Editorial 16:41 JST, February 20, 2025 Making awareness of the value of cultural properties and history that remain throughout Japan widespread...

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Temporary Protective Custody for Abused Children: Establish System for Prompt Judicial Reviews

Temporary Protective Custody for Abused Children: Establish System for Prompt Judicial Reviews

Editorial 15:37 JST, February 19, 2025 Tragedies must not be repeated in which children abused by their parents lose their lives without being...

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GDP at ¥600 Trillion: Economy in Which People Can Feel Benefits Must Be Realized

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....

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Diet Reform: Legislative Body Should Be Forum for Debating Policy Items

Diet Reform: Legislative Body Should Be Forum for Debating Policy Items

Editorial 15:00 JST, February 17, 2025 The government and the ruling and opposition parties are calling for “thoughtful discussions,” so they...

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Active Cyber Defense: Serious Damage from Cyberattacks Must Be Prevented

Editorial 15:00 JST, February 16, 2025 The fear that cyberattacks could paralyze people’s lives and economic activity has become a reality. It...

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Expansion of U.S. Tariff Measures: Countries Must Persistently Urge Restraint

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...

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Telephone Talks between U.S., Russian Leaders: Can Ukraine’s Sovereignty Be Defended?

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...

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U.S. Sanctions against ICC: Pressure on Intl Justice Is Unacceptable

U.S. Sanctions against ICC: Pressure on Intl Justice Is Unacceptable

Editorial 15:20 JST, February 11, 2025 Sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), of which 125 countries and regions including...

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Revision of Subcontract Law: Break away from Deflationary Business Practices

Revision of Subcontract Law: Break away from Deflationary Business Practices

Editorial 15:22 JST, February 13, 2025 If small and midsize enterprises are unable to properly pass on increased costs through their prices, wage...

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Online Casinos: ‘Unawareness of Illegality’ Is Not An Acceptable Response

Online Casinos: ‘Unawareness of Illegality’ Is Not An Acceptable Response

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...

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Record-high Emergency Transports to Hospitals: How Can Strained Medical System Be Protected?

Record-high Emergency Transports to Hospitals: How Can Strained Medical System Be Protected?

Editorial 15:23 JST, February 11, 2025 The number of patients transported to medical institutions as the result of emergency calls continues to...

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Search over Hyogo Gubernatorial Election: Quickly Clarify Precise Picture of Social Media Tactics

Search over Hyogo Gubernatorial Election: Quickly Clarify Precise Picture of Social Media Tactics

Editorial 14:48 JST, February 8, 2025 The legitimacy of an election campaign using social media is being questioned. It is essential to clarify...

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Japan-U.S. Summit: Alliance Enters Era of Contributing to the World / Work Together to Restore Peace

Japan-U.S. Summit: Alliance Enters Era of Contributing to the World / Work Together to Restore Peace

Editorial 17:04 JST, February 10, 2025 The international state of affairs is in turmoil. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is the second state leader...

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Postwar Management of Gaza: U.S. ‘Ownership’ Statement Invites Confusion

Postwar Management of Gaza: U.S. ‘Ownership’ Statement Invites Confusion

Editorial 15:00 JST, February 6, 2025 Although the idea of the United States taking on the postwar management and reconstruction of the...

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Elections and Social Media: Urgent Reform Needed to Ensure Fairness

Editorial 16:04 JST, February 7, 2025 There has been a spate of serious incidents in which information of unknown veracity on social media has...

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Situation in Myanmar: Election Cannot Provide Legitimacy to Military Rule

Editorial 15:36 JST, February 8, 2025 The civil war has intensified in Myanmar and the humanitarian crisis continues to worsen. Even if a general...

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System for Stockpiling Rice: Make Prompt Decision on Release to Stabilize Prices

System for Stockpiling Rice: Make Prompt Decision on Release to Stabilize Prices

Editorial 15:55 JST, February 6, 2025 Rice, a staple food, has continued to rise in price for some time, putting a strain on household finances....

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U.S. Decision to Impose High Tariffs: Don’t Allow Trade Wars to Expand

U.S. Decision to Impose High Tariffs: Don’t Allow Trade Wars to Expand

Editorial 17:40 JST, February 3, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump has decided to implement his high-tariff policy and opened the door to trade...

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Support for Isolated Pregnant Women: Ensure New Life Will Be Cherished

Support for Isolated Pregnant Women: Ensure New Life Will Be Cherished

Editorial 16:04 JST, February 2, 2025 There is no end to the occurrence of cases in which women are unable to discuss their unexpected pregnancies...

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Advanced laboratory facility: Prepare for emergence of new infectious diseases

Advanced laboratory facility: Prepare for emergence of new infectious diseases

Editorial 15:09 JST, February 5, 2025 As the global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has shown, making preparations for infectious diseases is...

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Screening of foreign investment in Japan: Firmly prevent technology leakage

Screening of foreign investment in Japan: Firmly prevent technology leakage

Editorial 14:30 JST, February 4, 2025 Competition between countries over important technologies related to national security is intensifying. It...

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Decline in China’s Population: How Does Country Tackle Low Birth Rate, Aging Society?

Decline in China’s Population: How Does Country Tackle Low Birth Rate, Aging Society?

Editorial 17:44 JST, February 3, 2025 China, following Japan and South Korea, has entered an era of full-fledged population decline. What should...

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Facebook: Fulfill Responsibility to Curb Spread of False Information

Facebook: Fulfill Responsibility to Curb Spread of False Information

Editorial 16:13 JST, February 2, 2025 Companies that operate social media platforms with an enormous number of users around the world have a...

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Debate on Imperial Succession: Draw Conclusion Soon, with Top Priority on Maintaining Imperial Line

Editorial 15:05 JST, February 1, 2025 It would be the desire of many of the people to maintain the Imperial family into the future. It is...

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Teachers’ Work Style: What Steps Would Be Best to Improve Efficiency?

Teachers’ Work Style: What Steps Would Be Best to Improve Efficiency?

Editorial 16:10 JST, January 31, 2025 Even if teachers’ salaries are raised, the shortage of people willing to become teachers will not be...

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Subsidies for Pain-Managed Childbirth: Safe Childbirth System Should Get First Priority

Subsidies for Pain-Managed Childbirth: Safe Childbirth System Should Get First Priority

Editorial 13:59 JST, January 27, 2025 The Tokyo metropolitan government will begin subsidizing pain-managed childbirth, which uses anesthesia to...

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Road cave-in accident: How should underground cavities be prevented?

Road cave-in accident: How should underground cavities be prevented?

Editorial 15:24 JST, January 30, 2025 A shocking accident occurred in which a road suddenly collapsed, even though there had been no earthquake,...

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Interpellations by Party Representatives at Diet: Are Tax Cuts, Free Education The Only Points of Discussion?

Interpellations by Party Representatives at Diet: Are Tax Cuts, Free Education The Only Points of Discussion?

Editorial 15:54 JST, January 29, 2025 Is it right to devote all the deliberation time to discussions on tax cuts and free education? The...

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Lost Earnings Due to Accident: Make Ruling a Step to Change Convention of Cutting Funds for Those with Disabilities

Editorial 16:00 JST, January 28, 2025 Society should make it possible for people with disabilities to work in the same way as those without...

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U.S. Economic Policy: Trump Urged to Show Restraint Regarding Tariff Policy

Editorial 14:00 JST, January 27, 2025 The protectionist tariff policy of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration, which advocates an...

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BOJ’s Additional Rate Hike: Central Bank Should Thoroughly Examine Impact

Editorial 17:09 JST, January 26, 2025 With the additional interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan, the Japanese economy is set to reach a level of...

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Policy Speech: Does It Really Deserve to Be Called ‘Remodeling The Japanese Archipelago’?

Editorial 15:00 JST, January 25, 2025 There can be no objection to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s basic idea of restoring vitality to the...

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Digital Textbooks: Expanded Use Could Transform Compulsory Education

Editorial 15:45 JST, January 24, 2025 There are movements in countries that are advanced in terms of information technology to return to paper...

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Young Bureaucrats Leaving Jobs: Restore a Sense of Satisfaction in Supporting One’s Country

Editorial 14:59 JST, January 21, 2025 If young bureaucrats who would support national governance in the near future are quitting their jobs one...

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Malicious Posts on Social Media: The Cruelty of Slandering Even Dead People

Editorial 17:23 JST, January 23, 2025 There is no end of people online getting hurt by others’ malice. Heartless expressions can sometimes even...

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Trump’s inauguration: What will ‘America First’ policy bring? / Use disruptive power to solve challenges

Editorial 15:12 JST, January 22, 2025 He has no hesitation in publicly stating that he will become a “dictator” and is trying to force to...

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Cyberattacks: Japan’s cutting-edge tech, security data likely targets

Editorial 15:00 JST, January 21, 2025 Cyberattacks in which the involvement of other countries is suspected are a serious threat to Japan’s...

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New attempt at moon landing: Open the way for private sector to lead space development

Editorial 15:00 JST, January 20, 2025 Space development is shifting from being state-led to being led by the private sector. Japanese companies...

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Detainment of S. Korean president: Calm discussions needed to resolve crisis

Editorial 15:13 JST, January 16, 2025 South Korea has a repeated history of presidents being arrested after leaving office, but this is the first...

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Biden Leaves Office: Struggles of U.S. Embodied in His 4 Years

Editorial 15:00 JST, January 19, 2025 Joe Biden’s presidency will likely be remembered as a time when the United States struggled to prevent the...

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Record Number of Visitors to Japan: Improved Readiness Needed to Accept Tourists

Editorial 15:23 JST, January 18, 2025 The number of foreign visitors to Japan, who are attracted by the country’s many resources for tourism,...

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China’s Foreign Policy: Is ‘Smiling Diplomacy’ Only Skin-deep?

Editorial 14:42 JST, January 15, 2025 Rather than sealing off its “wolf warrior diplomacy,” which is meant to intimidate adversaries through...

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30 Years after Great Hanshin Earthquake: Step up Preparation Efforts with Memories in Mind

Editorial 15:37 JST, January 17, 2025 The Japanese archipelago is constantly threatened by major earthquakes. It is important to make thorough...

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Breach of Trust at Tokyo Women’s Medical Univ.: Why Was The Chancellor Allowed to Act Arbitrarily?

Editorial 15:17 JST, January 16, 2025 It is outrageous if a university chancellor, entrusted with restructuring management of her university, was...

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Influenza Rages: Increase Vigilance to Prevent Mass Infections

Editorial 15:46 JST, January 15, 2025 Influenza continues to rage across the country. The rapid increase in the number of patients has caused a...

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Rash of House Fires: Examine Appliances, Areas around Electrical Outlets, Plugs

Editorial 15:30 JST, January 14, 2025 Japan has seen a number of house fires, mainly on its Pacific Ocean side. Due to dry air, fires are...

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Coming-of-Age Day: Young People Should Take Time to Enjoy Inefficient Detours

Editorial 17:15 JST, January 13, 2025 What is important in an era of rapid change with great emphasis on efficiency? Hopefully, today will be a...

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Assessment of Bank of Japan’s Policies: Identify Effectiveness, Limitations So Lessons Can Be Learned

Editorial 17:09 JST, January 13, 2025 Japan has suffered from a prolonged period of deflation and economic stagnation unprecedented among...

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Aeon Bank Punished: Money Laundering of Criminal Proceeds Cannot Be Left Unaddressed

Editorial 14:59 JST, January 11, 2025 Society has entered an era in which people who have never met before connect with each other through social...

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Shortage of SDF Personnel: Improve Discipline to Secure Capable Personnel

Editorial 15:00 JST, January 11, 2025 Given the current deteriorating security environment around Japan and the frequent occurrence of large-scale...

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