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President Lai’s Overseas Trip: China-Taiwan Confrontation Threatens Freedom of Flight
In an effort to isolate Taiwan in the international community, China has pressured other countries to sever diplomatic ties with Taiwan and to refr...
May 6, 2026
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Fraudulent Receipt of Additional Benefits: Welfare Business Exploits Loophole in the System
It is absolutely unacceptable if the operator abused the employment support system for people with disabilities in order to gain profits unfairly. ...
May 6, 2026
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Takaichi Diplomacy: Use Updated Vision to Expand Ranks of Like-Minded Nations
It is commendable that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has updated Japan’s diplomatic vision to better reflect the times, taking into account rapidly...
May 5, 2026
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Children’s Day: Let’s Take Some Time to Talk with Parents, Friends
Amid these days of chaotic global affairs, uncertainty over the future is growing. Children are also undoubtedly feeling anxious about what lies ah...
May 5, 2026
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Debate on Consumption Tax Cut: Economic Environment Has Drastically Changed Due to Iran Situation
The situation in and around Iran has dramatically changed the economic environment surrounding Japan, creating a state of affairs in which measures...
May 4, 2026
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JR Hokkaido And The Local Community: How Should The Restructuring Plan Be Approached at A Critical Juncture?
It has been nearly 40 years since the former Japanese National Railways was split up and privatized in 1987. The issue of restructuring Hokkaido Ra...
May 4, 2026
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Constitution Day: Deepen Discussions in Light of Global Turmoil / Flood of False Info Also Should Be Tackled Urgently
The postwar international order based on multilateral cooperation and free trade is on the verge of collapse. People now live in an era where merel...
May 3, 2026
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Foreign Exchange Intervention: Do Not Tolerate Speculators Exploiting Middle East Situation
The government and the Bank of Japan have intervened in the foreign exchange market by buying yen and selling dollars to curb excessive depreciatio...
May 2, 2026
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OPEC: Order within Region in Flux over UAE’s Withdrawal
The UAE withdrew from the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on Friday, putting an end to its about 60-year membership with t...
May 2, 2026
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Monetary Policies of U.S., Japan: Unprecedented Dissenting Votes Indicate Difficult Path Ahead
Amid growing uncertainty about the economic outlook due to the turmoil of the Iran situation, the central banks of Japan and the United States have...
May 1, 2026
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70 Years of Minamata Disease: Don’t Forget Vital Lessons Learned from Industrial Pollution
Minamata disease is considered to the starting point of Japan’s industrial pollution problems. Seventy years have passed since the disease was firs...
May 1, 2026
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Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Nuclear Plant: Significant Contribution to Stable Power Supply
For the first time in 14 years, following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake, electricity from a nuclear power plant has reached the Tokyo metrop...
April 30, 2026
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Guidelines for Life-sustaining Treatment: What Should be Done to Respect Patients’ Wishes?
Whether to seek life-sustaining treatment, and when receiving it, how long to continue it — these are critical decisions for everyone.
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NPT Conference Opens: Stop Nuclear Nonproliferation Structure from Collapsing
Major powers are threatening to use nuclear weapons and even targeting nuclear power plants and nuclear-related facilities, thereby endangering glo...
April 29, 2026
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Widespread Insurance Fraud: Excessive Focus on Performance-Based Compensation Exacerbated Problem
Fraud involving the swindling of money from customers at foreign-affiliated life insurance companies and other firms continues to spread. Such dece...
April 29, 2026
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