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Soil Removed during Fukushima Decontamination: Dispel Concerns, Push for Reuse
Fukushima Prefecture has no hope of recovery unless a path is opened for the disposal of soil rem...
March 24, 2025
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U.S. Startups Can Help Support Japanese AI Applications; Synthetic Data One Way to Boost Learning by AI
My guest and I raised our first beers with a “kampai” toast at Andy’s Shin Hinomoto in November 2...
March 26, 2025
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Reduction of Pharmaceutical Costs: Consideration Necessary for Patients, Hospitals
How to curb ever-increasing medical expenses is an important task. That being said, carelessly re...
March 24, 2025
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Trilateral Foreign Ministers Meeting: Japan, China, S. Korea Must Deepen Cooperation to Ensure Regional Stability
With the international order on the verge of collapse, it is laudable that the foreign ministers ...
March 23, 2025
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Regenerative Medicine: How Can Problems with Out-of-Pocket Treatments Be Prevented?
Hopes are high for regenerative medicine, which seeks to use the cells of the body to cure patien...
March 23, 2025
Yomiuri Editorial
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Pro baseball season opens: Will New Stars be Born?
The professional baseball season, long awaited by fans, has arrived. The Central and Pacific leag...
March 28, 2025
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U.S. auto tariffs: Measures are Unreasonable, Unacceptable
The high-tariff policy which the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has been imposing ...
March 28, 2025
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Revision of Public Offices Election Law: Don’t Let It End at Just Regulating Campaign Posters
Elections are the foundation of democracy, and the decision to ban posters that undermine their i...
March 27, 2025
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Illegal Access Cases: Online Clandestine Crimes Spreading among Children
It has been discovered that junior and senior high school students who became acquainted through ...
March 27, 2025
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‘Benikoji’ Supplements: Utilize Lessons Learned to Improve Quality Control
Supplements that people continued to take believing that they were good for their health were man...
March 26, 2025
Political Pulse
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‘Deliberative’ Diet Session a Debacle for Ishiba Cabinet; Ruling, Opposition Sides Both Shirking Responsibility
The atmosphere was far from uplifting when the Liberal Democratic Party held its annual conventio...
March 22, 2025
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Can Expo Show Bright Future and Recognize Dark Present? Event May Offer Chances for Dialogue Amid Intl Conflict
On April 13, the Osaka-Kansai Expo will begin a six-month run on Yumeshima, an artificial island ...
March 15, 2025
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Japan Must Stand Up for the Rule of Law; Trump Steering U.S. Away from This Key Value
On Feb. 24, the three-year anniversary of the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a...
March 8, 2025
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As Voyeurism Plagues Sports, Devising Countermeasures Is Difficult
In the world of sports, there is a problem with female athletes being photographed with sexual in...
March 1, 2025
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Japan Suffered Weak Leadership near End of Its Golden Age
It was very characteristic of U.S. President Donald Trump when he said: “The golden age of Americ...
February 22, 2025
Insights Into The World
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Reform Vote System to Better Reflect Voters’ Voices
When one large group of people and many small groups live together in a certain place, this situa...
March 28, 2025
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Japan Should Strengthen Its Ties with Southeast Asia
U.S. President Donald Trump, having returned to power, has continued to shock and baffle the worl...
March 21, 2025
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The BOJ Is Too Dovish on Its Interest Rate Policy
Three years will soon have passed since Japan’s consumer price inflation topped 2%. Has the Japan...
March 7, 2025
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A Lawless President Seeks to Centralize His Power
Prior to last November’s election, there was public discussion of whether Trump was a fascist. I ...
February 21, 2025
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U.S. Tariff-First Policy is a Historical Throwback
Will the start of U.S. President Donald Trump’s second administration lead to a foundational chan...
February 7, 2025
Cultural Viewpoints
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Beyond the Paper Screen / Homemaking on the Go Never Really Stops
It was a typical day in Oregon in mid-May: drizzles, clouds, five minutes of sunshine, drizzles a...
March 25, 2024
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Cultural Conundrums / What Follows ‘Batter Up!Pqx: Cultural Accommodation in Baseball Risk-Taking
The great thing about culture is that it’s everywhere. I am not a fan of baseball, but my spouse ...
March 10, 2024
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Beyond the Paper Screen / Navigating the Future of Work: Change, Creativity and Human Resilience
In my class, which is for students who are just starting their major in sociology and anthropology, ...
February 18, 2024
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Cultural Conundrums / Getting to Friendships: The Challenges of Context-driven Social Relationships
Friendships sustain us in life, keeping loneliness at bay and providing us with a chance to grow thr...
February 4, 2024
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A Joyful Paradox: Rethinking Play in the Modern World
By Sawa Kurotani / Special to The Japan News [posttime] JST, [postdate] I think I was about 10 ...
January 21, 2024
Outside Contributors
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U.S. Startups Can Help Support Japanese AI Applications; Synthetic Data One Way to Boost Learning by AI
My guest and I raised our first beers with a “kampai” toast at Andy’s Shin Hinomoto in November 2...
March 26, 2025
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Bleak Outlook for Trump’s Effect on World; Visible Symptoms Mar Global Condition
U.S. President Donald Trump’s return to office in January struck the world like the relapse of an...
March 22, 2025
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EU Stands with Ukraine Shoulder to Shoulder
On Feb. 24, 2022, Russia began its aggression against Ukraine. Three years on, EU Ambassador to J...
February 24, 2025
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French FM Jean-Noel Barrot Says No Such Thing as Global South; G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting Ongoing in South Africa
The Group of 20 foreign ministers’ meeting is being held in South Africa from Feb. 20-21. On this...
February 21, 2025
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Peace Enabled Cultural Flowering in Kyoto’s Kan-ei Era; Nijo Castle, Ninnaji Temple Reflect an Age of Beauty
Kyoto first became Japan’s capital in the eighth century. With its beautiful temples, philosophic...
February 8, 2025
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