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Largest-Ever Budget Requests: Govt Shows No Signs of Reverting to Fiscal Moves that Fit Regular Times
Regardless of whether certain budgets are necessary to deal with important issues such as strengthening defense capabilities and measures against the ...
September 7, 2023
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Kyoto Animation Arson-Murder: Defendant Must Speak Truthfully About Deadly Attack
The lay judge trial has begun for the deadly arson attack on a Kyoto Animation Co. studio that claimed 36 people’s lives. Why did the defendant take t...
September 6, 2023
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China’s Blanket Seafood Import Ban: Aim for Reasonable Solution Based on Scientific Grounds
China’s irrational claims are unacceptable, but if Japan-China relations deteriorate, it will only harm both sides’ national interests. It is necessar...
September 6, 2023
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Coups in Africa: Urgent Support Needed to Bring Stability to People’s Lives
There has been a spate of coups in various parts of Africa in which a military has seized state power. Japan must heighten its efforts to encourage th...
September 5, 2023
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Paris Olympics Basketball Berth: Japan Men’s Team Opens Door to New Era through ‘Power of Believing’
A new dawn is rising on Japan’s basketball community. The strenuous efforts by the men’s basketball team, nicknamed Akatsuki Japan, must be commended ...
September 5, 2023
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Thailand’s New Administration: Can Newly Formed Government Eliminate Military’s Intervention?
The framework of Thailand’s new coalition government has been decided upon with scant regard for the will of voters, who rejected the military’s polit...
September 4, 2023
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Budget Requests for Defense Expenditures: Implement Procurement Reforms to Reduce Costs
The security environment is becoming increasingly severe, driving the need to strengthen Japan’s defense capabilities. Meanwhile, the nation’s fiscal ...
September 4, 2023
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Russia’s View of History: Aggressor’s Self-Righteous Interpretation of History Cannot be Ignored
The government of Russian President Vladimir Putin is propagandizing an interpretation of history that justifies its illegal occupation of the norther...
September 3, 2023
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Gasoline Subsidies: How Long Will Govt Continue with Supposedly Temporary Program?
Easing the strain of rising gasoline prices on household finances is important, but a price control measure that requires such massive fiscal expendit...
September 3, 2023
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Crisis Management Agency: Comprehensively Review Preparedness for Infectious Disease Outbreaks
No matter how much the central government called for efforts, there were not enough hospital beds for COVID-19 patients and it took time for a testing...
September 2, 2023
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Seibu Department Store Strike: Did Management, Union Thoroughly Negotiate to Reach a Compromise?
An unusual situation happened in which one of the largest department stores in Japan was temporarily closed due to a strike. The management and the la...
September 2, 2023
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Science Council of Japan: Reform Academic Advisory Entity so It Better Contributes to Society
The public will not understand if an academic entity insists that the government should not meddle in its personnel affairs and management even while ...
September 1, 2023
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100 Years after Great Kanto Earthquake: Lessons must be used to prepare for future urban disasters
One hundred years have passed since the 1923 Great Kanto Earthquake. Although Tokyo has changed significantly, there are still many lessons to be lear...
September 1, 2023
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Johnny & Associates: Don’t Brush Off Sexual Abuse as Just Another Entertainment World Scandal
Despicable sexual assaults of male talents continued for nearly half a century. The talent agency that neglected the problem must overhaul its organiz...
August 31, 2023
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NHK’s Business: Expansion of Internet Services Highlights Lack of Discussion
It cannot be overlooked that NHK will expand its internet operations in an unregulated manner while leaving important issues unresolved, such as the a...
August 31, 2023
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