Political Pulse
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‘Social education’ Boosts Local Social Infrastructure;Lives Enriched By Participation In Shared Projects
Even after graduating from school and entering the workforce, people can continue to learn. Organ...
October 26, 2024
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MSDF Ship Sazanami Makes A Point In Taiwan Strait; Same Vessel Brought Relief to China After 2008 Quake
On Sept. 25, the attention of Japanese government officials was focused on a ship in the Taiwan S...
October 19, 2024
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Why Is BRICS Appealing To Southeast Asian Nations? Japan Must Keep Close to Its Neutral Neighbors
Are Thailand and Malaysia gravitating toward China and Russia? The two Southeast Asian nations ar...
October 12, 2024
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Defense-oriented Ishiba Should Learn from Hatoyama’s Diplomatic Error
The LDP presidential election, in which a record nine candidates ran, ended with Shigeru Ishiba’s...
October 5, 2024
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Family Businesses Display Admirable Strengths, Awful Weaknesses
Several scandals have involved family-owned companies, including sexual assaults by the founder o...
September 28, 2024
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Prepare for worst after unprecedented incursion by Chinese military
At 11:29 a.m. on Aug. 26, a Chinese Y-9 military reconnaissance plane violated Japan’s territoria...
September 21, 2024
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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
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What the CDPJ Can Learn from the U.K.’s Change of Government
The July general election in the United Kingdom, which brought the first change of government in ...
August 10, 2024
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Japan’s Boards of Education Can Lead Positive Change; Real-Life Examples Show They Needn’t Be Stuck in Past
The words “board of education” can conjure up negative images. You may recall a scene where a boa...
August 3, 2024
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Japan Must Boost its Defenses Against Cyberattacks; Aggressive ‘Hybrid Warfare’ Seen as a Growing Threat
One evening, the power supply from multiple substations suddenly stops, and the power supply cont...
July 27, 2024
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Data Centers Slurp Up Water to Keep Servers Cool; Essential Infrastructure Has Environmental Impact
In 2023, humanity experienced the hottest summer in history. United Nations Secretary General Ant...
July 20, 2024
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