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U.S. Attack on Iran: Even Europe’s Right Wing Has Begun to Distance Itself from Trump
Criticism against the U.S. attack on Iran is mounting across Europe, and even right-wing elements that had maintained good relations with U.S. Pres...
April 21, 2026
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Corporate Governance Code: Firms Must Move Away from Cash-Retaining Management Style
Although a defensive management style of retaining cash and deposits has been identified as a challenge for the Japanese economy, it shows no signs...
April 20, 2026
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Vietnam’s New Leadership: Can Growth Be Aimed For Through Unprecedented Structural Change?
A new leadership structure has been established in Vietnam, which is under the one-party rule of the Communist Party. In light of this unprecedente...
April 20, 2026
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Japan and NATO: Enhance Deterrence through Multilateral Cooperation
Envoys and other representatives from 30 member states of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, which has 32 members in total, visited Japan and ...
April 19, 2026
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Charitable Bequests: Improve System to Better Reflect Wishes of the Deceased
An increasing number of people have made charitable bequests in which they donate their assets to public organizations and other groups after death...
April 19, 2026
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Lower House Electoral System: Change Stance that Assumes Reducing Number of Seats Is a Given
It must be said that Diet members are making light of their role of consolidating the diverse views of the people and reflecting those views in nat...
April 18, 2026
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Cremation in Tokyo’s 23 Wards: How Can Price Gap between Public, Private Facilities Be Narrowed?
There have been a series of complaints about crematoriums in Tokyo from residents regarding fees and other matters.
As the place where bere...
April 18, 2026
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Body of Kyoto Boy Found Abandoned: How Unjust That the Life of an 11-year-old Was Lost
More than three weeks have passed since a child went missing. Shockingly, police have arrested his stepfather, who reported the boy missing. Why wa...
April 17, 2026
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Oil Supply Issues: Don’t Misjudge When to Call for Energy Conservation
One month has passed since the government began releasing oil reserves in response to the crisis in Iran, but there are still serious concerns over...
April 17, 2026
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Stable Imperial Succession: Debate the Issue without Excluding Female or Maternal-line Emperor
It must be the desire of many of the people to ensure the continuation of the Imperial family into the future. The ruling and opposition parties mu...
April 16, 2026
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Hungary’s Parliamentary Election: Will Results Lead to Shift in Rise of the Far Right in Europe?
A new opposition party won a landslide victory in Hungary’s parliamentary election, ousting Prime Minister Viktor Orban. This will be the first cha...
April 16, 2026
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Provision of medical supplies: Urgent measures needed to prevent hoarding
The United States has moved to block the Strait of Hormuz against Iran’s attempts to bring the key hub for energy transportation under its control....
April 15, 2026
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10 years since Kumamoto Earthquake: False information during disasters can be life-threatening
The spread of serious cases of misinformation via social media was a major problem in the aftermath of the Kumamoto Earthquake. False information spre...
April 15, 2026
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U.S.-Iran Talks: Exhaust All Diplomatic Efforts To Ensure Ceasefire Does Not Collapse
It is deeply regrettable that the U.S.-Iran talks, which were aimed at ending the fighting, have ended without any results. No prospects have emerg...
April 14, 2026
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LDP Convention: Isn’t It Time To Rebuild The Party’s Foundations?
Despite its landslide victory in the House of Representatives election just two months ago, the Liberal Democratic Party has continued to struggle ...
April 14, 2026
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