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Naphtha Supply Issue: Govt Must Face Concerns of Businesses, Households Head-on
Amid the prolonged turmoil of the situation in Iran, there are constant complaints about a shortage of naphtha (crude gasoline), a raw material ess...
May 22, 2026
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China-Russia Summit: Leaders Show Their True Intentions: To Challenge ‘U.S.-led’ Intl Order
Less than a week after U.S. President Donald Trump’s visit to Beijing, China has hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin — an unusual series of sum...
May 22, 2026
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Party Leaders’ Debates in Diet: 45 Minutes Insufficient to Dig Deep into Policies
The purpose of debate between party leaders is supposed to be for the prime minister and opposition leaders to discuss the nation’s fundamental pol...
May 21, 2026
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Public Toilets for Women: Work to End Long Waiting Lines as Soon as Possible
The situation in which long lines form at public toilets for women, forcing them to practice endurance, has become a human rights issue. Relevant e...
May 21, 2026
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Japan-South Korea Leaders’ Summit: 2 Nations Deepen Cooperation on Energy Security
With the Strait of Hormuz blocked, the need for both Japan and South Korea to secure crude oil and petroleum products has become urgent. Since the Uni...
May 20, 2026
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Cancer Treatment Systems: Highly Complex Surgeries Should Be Consolidated
The shortage of surgeons is becoming increasingly severe, making it difficult to maintain a system in which everyone can receive advanced cancer surge...
May 20, 2026
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Tochigi Robbery-Murder Case: Suspects’ Young Age, Vile Acts Are Horrifying
Does it mean they’ll do anything for money? The vileness of a criminal group that so easily took a person’s life and used high school students as “...
May 19, 2026
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Considering Supplementary Budget: Pay Close Attention to Market to Finalize Scale
The turmoil over Iran is certain to continue. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s announcement that she will consider compiling a supplementary budget ...
May 19, 2026
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Listed Companies’ Financial Results: Enhance Crisis Management Skills to Sustain Growth
It is welcome news that listed companies have reported strong financial results one after another, buoyed by a tailwind from the artificial intelli...
May 18, 2026
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Summer Sports: Be Careful of Heat, Lightning, Bears
People should stay alert for a number of things when enjoying sports during the coming season. In addition to the well-known dangers of intense hea...
May 18, 2026
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Imperial Succession: Can Stability Be Achieved by Insisting on Men in Paternal Line?
Japan’s Imperial system, in which the throne has been passed down to members in the paternal line for 126 generations, is unprecedented in the worl...
May 17, 2026
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Threat of New AI Model: Ensure Financial System Is Fully Protected
There have been growing concerns worldwide that Claude Mythos, a new artificial intelligence model developed by U.S. startup Anthropic, could threa...
May 17, 2026
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U.S.-China Summit: ‘G2’ Alone Cannot Achieve Global Stability
U.S. President Donald Trump concluded a two-day summit with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping. He called the U.S.-China relationship the “G2.”
...May 16, 2026
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Redress for Victims of Wrongful Convictions: Is It Possible to Put an End to Prolonged Court Proceedings?
After many twists and turns, reform plans for the retrial system have finally been put together. There are still quite a few issues that remain to ...
May 16, 2026
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Reorganizing Japanese Subjects in High Schools: Remedying Curriculum Guidelines’ ‘Neglect of Literature’ Makes Sense
The outcome of fewer students studying literature under the current set of curriculum guidelines was predicted. Questions cannot be dispelled as to...
May 15, 2026
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