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Respect for the Aged Day: Give Senior Citizens More Chances to Interact with People Across Generations
No matter how old one gets in Japan, one can live vigorously while treasuring one’s bonds with ot...
September 16, 2024
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Ichiriki Wins Intl Go Tournament: Victory over Strong Chinese Opponent Signals Start of A New Era
This is a victory that will bring hope to the Japanese world of Go, the traditional board game, w...
September 14, 2024
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LDP Presidential Election Debate: Determination Alone Does Not Qualify Someone to Be Prime Minister
Their determination to overcome domestic and external issues was clear. But are the assertions ma...
September 15, 2024
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Aid to Africa: China Aims to Expand Its Influence over Region
Even though its own economy is in the doldrums, China has made it clear that it intends to contin...
September 17, 2024
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LDP Presidential Election Campaign Begins: Discuss Japan’s Course from A Broad Perspective / State What to Protect or Change in National Crises
The declining birth rate, which can be described as a national crisis, has not been halted. Altho...
September 13, 2024
Yomiuri Editorial
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U.S. Emmy Award Wins: Period Drama Conveys Japanese Culture with Believable Performances
A period drama depicting Japanese history and culture has received high acclaim in the United Sta...
September 18, 2024
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Japanese Language Survey: Loss of Reading Habits Is A Critical Situation
These are extremely serious figures indicating there is a rapidly growing trend of people moving ...
September 18, 2024
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Aid to Africa: China Aims to Expand Its Influence over Region
Even though its own economy is in the doldrums, China has made it clear that it intends to contin...
September 17, 2024
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Info Leak Incidents: When Will Nonlife Insurance Industry Break Away from Wrongful Practices?
Once again, it has been discovered that inappropriate practices have spread among major nonlife i...
September 17, 2024
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Respect for the Aged Day: Give Senior Citizens More Chances to Interact with People Across Generations
No matter how old one gets in Japan, one can live vigorously while treasuring one’s bonds with ot...
September 16, 2024
Political Pulse
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9 Sports To Be Cut from National Junior High Tournament;Sumo, Skiing and More Sacrificed For Manageable Event
Nine of the 20 sports currently included in the Nippon Junior High School Tournament (Zenchu) wil...
September 14, 2024
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Can Party Presidential Race Help LDP Survive General Election?
Whoever wins the Liberal Democratic Party’s Sept. 27 presidential election, they will take over t...
September 7, 2024
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Science, Technology Support Athletes’ Olympic Feats; Judoka, Trampolinists Improve by Crunching Data
The Paris Olympics have ended. Fierce competition and high-level performance among top athletes c...
August 31, 2024
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Kishida, Like Biden, Revives Party by Stepping Aside; Race to Succeed Him Includes Array of LDP Stars
After Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced that he would not seek a new term as president of th...
August 24, 2024
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Will Bank of Japan Monetary Tightening Process Be a Third-Time Charm?
Last week, the Tokyo stock market experienced historic volatility. The Bank of Japan’s dialogue w...
August 17, 2024
Insights Into The World
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‘Doublethink’ Tends to Give Rise to Dictators
Authoritarian tyranny and protectionist trade policy are spreading throughout the world. This tre...
September 13, 2024
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To Meet Everyone’s Basic Needs, We’ll Have to Conserve
By Hiroshi Watanabe / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] People need foo...
September 6, 2024
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American Politics Could Be Unstable For Some Time
U.S. politics has resembled a roller-coaster over the past two months, as Americans prepare to go...
August 30, 2024
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Know Global South, Establish Relationships of Trust
By Takashi Shiraishi / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] Diplomacy with...
August 23, 2024
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Could Olympics Boost French Role in Indo-Pacific?
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games will kick off on Friday. The French capital is hosting the Summer Ga...
July 26, 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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Generations of Emperors Expressed Wish for Peace; Heritage Stretches from Emperor Meiji to Today
In 1904, at the outbreak of the Russo-Japanese War, Emperor Meiji composed a waka poem. This clas...
August 9, 2024
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U.S. Squandering Diplomatic Capital Over Gaza; Ability to Counter Russia, China Weakening
Over the nine months since war broke out in Gaza on Oct. 7 last year, Israel has repeatedly viola...
July 13, 2024
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Imperial Couple’s U.K. Visit Reaffirms Nations’ Ties; Ambassador Reflects on Multifaceted Relationship
A recent state visit by the Emperor and Empress to the United Kingdom strengthened ties between t...
July 12, 2024
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One Health Approach Can Help Ease Climate-Driven Health Crises; Adaptive Strategies, Climate-Resilient Health Systems will be Vital
It’s official. “Heat” is now firmly on the agenda and in the public consciousness. June 2 was the...
July 10, 2024
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Danish Ambassador Expects Japan, NATO Ties to Become Stronger; Security Environment Now More Complex
Ahead of the NATO Summit in Washington set to start on Tuesday, Danish Ambassador to Japan Peter ...
July 9, 2024
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