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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

  • ‘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

  • Sending unmistakable signals and enforcing rules

    The current war in Ukraine has surprised all three participants: Russia, Ukraine and NATO countries....

    July 8, 2022

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Time for the world to give Putin lessons in history

    “Russians are a nation that exists only to give great lessons to the world rather than being part of...

    May 20, 2022

  • Find ways to better lives in developing world

    People in emerging and developing countries certainly have a desire to attain the standard of living...

    May 9, 2022

  • Learn multiple lessons from Ukraine ordeal

    No end is in sight for Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Article 2 of the United Nations Charter stipul...

    April 28, 2022

  • Multi-stakeholders key to cancer control efforts

    While we are still uncertain about how soon the novel coronavirus pandemic will end, worrisome data ...

    April 21, 2022

  • Bring U.S.-Japan ties into the 21st century

    Several months from now, U.S. President Joe Biden is expected to take his first trip to the Indo-Pac...

    April 13, 2022

  • New PM’s priority: Redo security strategy

    The U.S. armed forces’ withdrawal from Afghanistan resulted in extreme disarray due to the far-earli...

    October 3, 2021

  • Future of Indo-Pacific hinges on ASEAN

    Less than two months after U.S. President Joe Biden was inaugurated, the United States, Japan, Austr...

    May 3, 2021

  • Resolve the Lack of Intelligible Politics

    In Japan, we usually celebrate the start of every new year in a festive, joyful spirit, as it is a v...

    February 4, 2021

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