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Record-high Emergency Transports to Hospitals: How Can Strained Medical System Be Protected?
The number of patients transported to medical institutions as the result of emergency calls conti...
February 11, 2025
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Online Casinos: ‘Unawareness of Illegality’ Is Not An Acceptable Response
There is no end to young people and others who casually gamble in online casinos through their sm...
February 12, 2025
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Revision of Subcontract Law: Break away from Deflationary Business Practices
If small and midsize enterprises are unable to properly pass on increased costs through their pri...
February 13, 2025
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Expansion of U.S. Tariff Measures: Countries Must Persistently Urge Restraint
U.S. President Donald Trump has rapidly imposed higher tariffs. If the measures are expanded in s...
February 15, 2025
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Telephone Talks between U.S., Russian Leaders: Can Ukraine’s Sovereignty Be Defended?
Ahead of the three-year mark since the start of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, U.S. Preside...
February 14, 2025
Yomiuri Editorial
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Active Cyber Defense: Serious Damage from Cyberattacks Must Be Prevented
The fear that cyberattacks could paralyze people’s lives and economic activity has become a reali...
February 16, 2025
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Opening of Expo Approaching: Review of Admission Ticket Sales Urgent Task
With less than two months until the opening of this mega event, sales of advance tickets are not ...
February 16, 2025
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Expansion of U.S. Tariff Measures: Countries Must Persistently Urge Restraint
U.S. President Donald Trump has rapidly imposed higher tariffs. If the measures are expanded in s...
February 15, 2025
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Digital Textbooks: System of Choosing Between Physical, Digital to Cause Educational Disparities
Should textbooks be physical or digital? If the current system of focusing on physical textbooks ...
February 15, 2025
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Telephone Talks between U.S., Russian Leaders: Can Ukraine’s Sovereignty Be Defended?
Ahead of the three-year mark since the start of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, U.S. Preside...
February 14, 2025
Political Pulse
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Artificial Intelligence Pollutes Web with Fake Info;Bogus Images, Data Often More Convincing than Reality
When we think of “pollution,” it’s easy to imagine the natural environment. Microplastics are spr...
February 15, 2025
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Circumstances Favor Ishiba’s Political Survival For Now; Opposition Parties, LDP Rivals Await their Chance
When the ruling coalition of the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito lost its majority in last O...
February 8, 2025
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Europe is More Awake than Japan to Fiscal Risks; Govt Debt Has Become a ‘Boiling Frog’ Situation
Debates about fiscal policy in major developed countries reflect the politics and public opinion ...
February 1, 2025
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Year Of The Snake Holds Political Peril For Ishiba; Japan’s Prime Minister Heads Minority Ruling Party
According to the Chinese zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake. As snakes grow by shedding their ...
January 25, 2025
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Special Support Classes Help Both Students And Teachers; Recognizing And Meeting Diverse Needs A Vital Skill
Classrooms are filled with children with diverse characteristics. Some excel in academics, while ...
January 18, 2025
Insights Into The World
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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
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Trump 2.0 to Intensify Great Power Rivalries
Donald Trump is now in his second term as U.S. president. The world has changed considerably over...
January 31, 2025
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Trump 2.0 set to repeat history of unpredictability
The second administration of Donald Trump — Trump 2.0 — officially started on Jan. 20, when he wa...
January 24, 2025
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‘Syrian Spring’ Ends 50 Years of Assad’s Brutal Rule
In the seventh century, Muslim armies, advancing north from the Arabian Peninsula, were able to e...
December 27, 2024
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Japan, Europe must hold line against power plays
Will power politics prevail in today’s world? In the war in Ukraine, Russia has reached the point o...
December 13, 2024
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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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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Overlooking China’s Tyranny Endangers Japan’s Security; Suppression of Hong Kong Democracy Leaves No One Safe
Hong Kong legal scholar Benny Tai was sentenced to 10 years in prison by Hong Kong’s High Court l...
December 26, 2024
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Japanese Corporations, AI Startups Can Build Synergy; Both Have Qualities To Mutually Enhance Innovation
In February this year, I helped my client ClimateAI host a climate change wine tasting event at t...
November 16, 2024
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Polish Ambassador To Japan Reflects On Independence; In 1918 Poland Became Free From Russia, Other Empires
As silence fell over Europe’s trenches and battlefields on the 11th of November in 1918, World Wa...
November 13, 2024
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Orphan Girl’s Words Moved Emperor Showa to Tears; Encounter Happened on Postwar Tour Of Nation
On Aug. 14, 1945, Japan accepted the Potsdam Declaration, which demanded Japan’s surrender, by th...
October 12, 2024
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