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Japan’s Unbalanced Public Finances Need Open-eyed Risk Management
Japan’s government debt has been exceptionally high among major industrialized countries for over tw...
January 21, 2023
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Opposition Should Exercise Ieyasu’s Patience to Set Realistic Policies
Tokugawa Ieyasu (1543-1616), founder of the Edo shogunate, is the man of 2023 in Japan. Ieyasu’s rei...
January 14, 2023
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With integrated studies, teach children less to let them learn more
Many of you may think that a teacher’s role is to teach. You may also think that children primarily ...
January 7, 2023
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Archaic ways make Diet sessions a lengthy ordeal for prime ministers
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida must have found 2022 to be a tumultuous year. Just five months ago, whe...
December 24, 2022
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Work longer and save money to grow old in tomorrow’s Japan
Books by elderly women describing how to enjoy life with ingenuity and without spending much money h...
December 17, 2022
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Japan’s defense policy evolves as its security environment changes
Japan is going to possess counterstrike capabilities. This policy change will be officially declared...
December 10, 2022
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Can ‘Umeda Renaissance’ revitalize Osaka and Kansai region?
When you stand in central Osaka City with your eyes closed, the hammering sounds that echo in many p...
December 3, 2022
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Former leaders can offer perspective, and should model magnanimity
Recent speeches by two former prime ministers have attracted much attention in Nagatacho, as Japan’s...
November 26, 2022
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Ukraine crisis eclipses Myanmar in world’s capacity for attention
One year has passed since Myanmar’s National Unity Government (NUG) declared a “defensive war” armed...
November 19, 2022
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Can Kono dispel the blackness of Kasumigaseki’s work environment?
“Black company” is a term used in Japan to describe a business that abuses its employees, especially...
November 12, 2022
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Sapporo 2030 bid buffeted by Tokyo Games corruption scandal
Sapporo’s bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics and Paralympics is caught in a blizzard. A former executi...
November 5, 2022
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Kishida aims to beef up defense, tackle bureaucratic sectionalism
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has set several goals to bolster Japan’s deterrence capability. One of ...
October 29, 2022
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Stately or silly, science prizes illustrate value of young researchers
The winners of this year’s Nobel Prizes were announced earlier this month. The Nobel Prize in Physic...
October 22, 2022
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Abe’s death puts focus on Kishida’s contrasting leadership qualities
“The different streams, having their sources in different places, all mingle their water in the sea....
October 15, 2022
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Rise and fall of the yen is entwined with state of the economy
As the yen is weakening to historically low levels, tourists visiting Japan from overseas seem to th...
October 8, 2022
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