Insights Into The World
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China, Russia still haunted by specter of revolution
Chinese history teaches that any mistake by a ruler can be a sign that the country will fall into a ...
November 11, 2022
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Uncertain times still require long-term policies
We are living in a time of uncertainty. There is no shortage of factors fueling this anxiety, includ...
November 4, 2022
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Ukrainians showing there is light at end of tunnel
It is very easy to have apocalyptic fears about the state of global politics right now. A major war ...
October 28, 2022
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Weak yen urges Japan’s status quo shift from within
The yen weakened further to the upper-148 range against the U.S. dollar at the time of writing. Its ...
October 21, 2022
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Tackle crisis threatening United Nations head-on
“The time has come to start text-based negotiations to reform the Security Council,” Prime Minister ...
October 7, 2022
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Public-private cooperation key to protecting secrets
By Shigeru Kitamura / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] Innovative tech...
September 23, 2022
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Post-COVID public finances must be sustainable
“How is the debate over restoring fiscal sustainability playing out in Japan?” A foreign economist o...
September 2, 2022
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Japan has more to do as Africa’s true partner
The eighth summit of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8) will be hel...
August 5, 2022
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After 100 years, Japan-U.K. ties closer than ever
The world faces increasing uncertainty as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues while a new wave of...
July 29, 2022
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‘New class’ might set off instability in China
By Takenori Inoki / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] China, a single-p...
July 22, 2022
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Sending unmistakable signals and enforcing rules
The current war in Ukraine has surprised all three participants: Russia, Ukraine and NATO countries....
July 8, 2022
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Utilize science, technology for beneficial purposes
I recently enjoyed a classical concert at a packed hall for the first time in three years. I was thr...
June 26, 2022
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Japan needs to better safeguard its technologies
The Diet has voted into law a bill to enhance Japan’s economic security, which I greatly welcome. Th...
June 10, 2022
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BOJ’s ultra-loose monetary policy nears crossroads
An era of inflation has begun all over the world. The U.S. consumer price index jumped 8.5% in March...
June 3, 2022
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Autocracy leads to disastrous decision-making
There has been a great deal of pessimism in recent years over the fate of the liberal democratic wor...
May 27, 2022
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