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Violations of Subcontract Law: Major Automakers Must Eliminate Old Practices
Editorial [posttime] JST, [postdate] Major automakers have once again been found to have violat...
November 30, 2025
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China’s Criticism of Takaichi: Japan Must Not Fall Behind in Battle for Public Opinion
China is intensifying its propaganda campaign against Japan over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s ...
November 29, 2025
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5 Japanese Business Dinner Mistakes to Avoid — and What They Taught Me About Business in Japan
When I first started doing business in Japan in 2016, the initial cultural lesson was the meishi ...
December 1, 2025
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Expansion of CPTPP: Make Framework a Bulwark to Protect Free Trade
The presence of the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP)...
December 1, 2025
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University Hospitals: Work to Maintain Functions through Stable Management
University hospitals play various roles beyond providing routine medical care services, such as c...
December 4, 2025
Yomiuri Editorial
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University Hospitals: Work to Maintain Functions through Stable Management
University hospitals play various roles beyond providing routine medical care services, such as c...
December 4, 2025
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Ukraine Peace Negotiation: U.S. Must Not Allow Russia to Gain from War
Although there is an urgent need to end the fighting, allowing Russia — which launched the aggres...
December 4, 2025
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High-rise Residential Complex Fire in Hong Kong: Construction Practices that Disregarded People’s Lives Led to Tragedy
The sight of a high-rise residential complex — a common sight throughout Hong Kong — engulfed in ...
December 3, 2025
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Tax System Revision Debate: When Cutting Taxes, Don’t Forget Promise of ‘Responsible’ Finances
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration advocates “responsible and proactive public financ...
December 3, 2025
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Ruling Parties Clinch Lower House Majority: Importance of Consensus-Building in Democracy Remains Unchanged
The three nonaffiliated House of Representatives lawmakers from the Kaikaku no Kai parliamentary ...
December 2, 2025
Political Pulse
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JIP Lawmaker Takashi Endo Is the ‘Glue’ the Holds the LDP-JIP Coalition Together
A House of Representatives member playing an unusual dual role is making his presence felt in the...
November 29, 2025
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12-Day War on Iran by Israel, U.S. Had No Winners; Tehran’s Nuclear Efforts Likely to Go On
I spent three years in Tehran as the Iran correspondent for The Yomiuri Shimbun, starting in 2015...
November 22, 2025
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Takaichi’s Summit with Economics-Minded Trump Successfully Advanced Japan’s Security Interests
Sanae Takaichi, who became Japan’s first female prime minister on Oct. 21, spent the first 12 day...
November 15, 2025
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Paralympic Swimming Medalist Kawai Takes Helm of Japan Sports Agency
The Japan Sports Agency celebrated its 10th anniversary on Oct. 1. As the central command for spo...
November 8, 2025
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Takaichi Heads a Minority Coalition Government: What Does Japanese Political History Say About the Challenges Facing Her?
One of the world’s most successful examples of coalition politics since World War II may be the 1...
November 1, 2025
Insights Into The World
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In Global Politics, U.S. and China Are in Charge
It has been less than a year since Donald Trump came to power. Yet the world continues to be hit ...
December 5, 2025
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Can U.S. Universities Safeguard Their Independence?
By Takenori Inoki / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] After U.S. Presid...
November 28, 2025
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Melting Sea Ice Reveals Importance of Arctic Region
By Shigeru Kitamura / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] In 2019, during...
November 21, 2025
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Soft Power is Key for Japan to ‘Flourish’ Globally
By Akihiko Tanaka / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] Prime Minister Sa...
November 7, 2025
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Is Takaichi capable of becoming ‘Japan’s Thatcher’?
By Yuichi Hosoya / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] On Oct. 21, Libera...
October 31, 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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5 Japanese Business Dinner Mistakes to Avoid — and What They Taught Me About Business in Japan
When I first started doing business in Japan in 2016, the initial cultural lesson was the meishi ...
December 1, 2025
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U.S. Ambassador Glass: Seizing the Momentum of President Trump’s Visit
U.S. President Donald Trump was in Japan last week. U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass talks a...
November 7, 2025
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TICAD Should Keep Focus on Japan Investing in Africa, Not Merely Offering Aid
For more than 30 years, the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) has sto...
August 20, 2025
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Is Japanese Really Needed for Doing Business in Japan? / Startups Often Deal with Big Corporations in English
Late in 2023, a Japanese executive of a major Japanese corporation took me out to a sushi dinner ...
May 14, 2025
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Trump’s Victim Narrative Makes America Less Great; But Playing on People’s Grudges Does Win Him Votes
Among the characteristics of U.S. President Donald Trump, what particularly perplexes me is his o...
May 9, 2025
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