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  • How Far Can Politics, Economy Be Separated?

    The relationship between politics and economy is not so simple that it can be explained just by refe...

    November 3, 2023

  • Food, water insecurity may mean shortages for us all

    Every person requires food and water to remain alive. But our food and water supplies are becoming i...

    October 27, 2023

  • ASEAN ‘losing Its Sense of Direction’ in Region

    This year marks a historic milestone for Japan and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations — the ...

    October 13, 2023

  • New Mideast Epic: from Strife to Coexistence

    In the Middle East, one noticeable thing has been gathering momentum lately: an “anything goes” type...

    October 6, 2023

  • Major Powers Awaken to Inland Asia’s Importance

    While tensions continue to deepen between the United States and China, one region in the world has b...

    September 22, 2023

  • COVID Risk Evaluation Now Up to Individuals

    About four months have passed since COVID-19 was downgraded from the equivalent of a Category II dis...

    September 8, 2023

  • Uptick in Productive Jobs Needed to Spur Growth

    Seeking to revitalize the Japanese economy, the government has recognized that it is urgent to creat...

    August 25, 2023

  • Long-term Care Insurance Increasingly Insecure

    Japan’s long-term care insurance system, introduced in April 2000, is an extremely important social ...

    August 11, 2023

  • Universities Need to Strengthen Educational Role

    Japan has made little progress in reforming its universities, despite much discourse on this being a...

    August 4, 2023

  • Japan Has Vital Part to Play in Divided World

    Prime Minister Fumio Kishida participated in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s summit on July...

    July 28, 2023

  • Mega Industrial Policies Emerge as Market Fails

    Major countries across the world are implementing large-scale industrial policies to strengthen the ...

    July 21, 2023

  • Police Must Do Utmost to Fill Gaps in VIP Safety

    We will soon mark one year since the fatal shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe during an el...

    July 7, 2023

  • Polarization Threatens U.S. Foreign Policy

    In the recent past, the U.S. and China have been scrambling for influence in the southern Pacific. C...

    June 30, 2023

  • ODA Key in Boosting Ties with Emerging Nations

    Newspapers often use “emerging and developing countries” as an alternative term for the Global South...

    June 23, 2023

  • Local Government Can Lead to Robust Diplomacy

    The COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine have brought to the fore a myriad of difficul...

    June 2, 2023

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