Yomiuri Editorial

If the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito, holding only a minority of seats in the House of Representatives, ...

June 23 is designated as “Memorial Day,” as that is the day on which systematic fighting by the former Japanese military in Okinawa Prefecture is d...

The United States, Israel’s supporter, has taken steps to intervene militarily in the ongoing hostilities between Israel and Iran. The situation in...

The harsh election results likely reflected public dissatisfaction with the running of the current administration, in addition to the issue of poli...

There have been a series of accidents involving foreign drivers who cannot be said to have a sufficient understanding of Japanese traffic rules. Th...

With real estate prices soaring, unscrupulous businesses have in many instances forced elderly people to sell their homes. The government must quic...

The minority ruling parties repeatedly made concessions out of a desire to obtain cooperation from opposition parties even though the effects of th...

The number of patients with whooping cough, which is characterized by severe coughing that can last for a prolonged period of time, has surged. Cau...

In addition to U.S. President Donald Trump’s high tariff policy, growing tensions over Israel and Iran are adding further uncertainty to the outloo...

The security environment in Northeast Asia is becoming ever more severe. The free trade regime is also at a crossroads due to the impact of U.S. Pr...

Surgical operations directly affect the lives of patients. The weight of the responsibility and harsh working conditions seem to be driving surgeon...

This was a summit that symbolically indicated that an era in which the United States led the international order ended and the world is shifting to...

The devastating attacks being traded by Israel and Iran on each other’s major cities constitute a state of emergency. To stop this cycle of retalia...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has held direct talks with U.S. President Donald Trump to persuade the president to review his high tariff policy, bu...

Amid unceasing warfare in Ukraine and the Middle East, U.S. President Donald Trump held a military parade in the U.S. capital following the deploym...