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Use Lessons Learned from Incident to Make Society Safer
One year has passed since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and killed. The incident has highlighted important issues and challenges. These mu...
July 8, 2023
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New Accreditation System Must Lead to Improvements in Quality
Japanese language education is becoming increasingly important in breaking down the language barrier for foreign nationals living in Japan. A new syst...
July 8, 2023
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Ensure Students do not Lose the Ability to Think for Themselves
When children do not understand something, they might immediately turn to artificial intelligence tools and accept the answer without questioning it. ...
July 7, 2023
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Can Government Involvement Help Increase Japan’s Competitiveness?
To increase international competitiveness, the government intends to encourage reorganization in the semiconductor materials industry through the acqu...
July 7, 2023
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Essential for All Parties to be Extremely Vigilant in July
In recent years, an increasing number of torrential rain disasters have occurred in the Japanese archipelago in early July, the latter half of the rai...
July 6, 2023
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Don’t Neglect Efforts to Smoothly Remove Anxiety
It is right that regarding the policy of abolishing the health insurance certification, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said, “The basic premise is to di...
July 6, 2023
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Govt should Swiftly Set Safety Rules for Promising Methods of Treatment
Medical treatment using genetic information has been making remarkable progress. The establishment of rules is essential for the proper use of genomic...
July 5, 2023
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Don’t Deprive Ukrainian Children of Their Lives and Futures
It must not be overlooked that the lives and futures of many children are being taken away as Russia continues its aggression against Ukraine. Russia ...
July 5, 2023
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Don’t Forget that Democracy Comes at a Price
If an assembly has too many members, the number should be reduced. However, if seats are cut solely for the purpose of reducing the number, that would...
July 4, 2023
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Agreement to Resume Deal Reflects Improvement in Japan-S. Korea Relations
The improvement in Japan-South Korea ties has made significant progress, also in the economic field. It is important to build on this cooperation to a...
July 4, 2023
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Russia’s Threat Has Brought About Historic Shift
For the first time, Germany has formulated a national security strategy, setting forth a policy of strengthening its military capabilities and active ...
July 3, 2023
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Charms of Japan’s Natural Beauty Must Be Conveyed to The World
The Japanese archipelago is home to a number of national parks rich in nature, but it is hard to say that they are being utilized enough as tourism re...
July 3, 2023
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Japan Must Use Scientific Evidence to Refute Disinformation
It is unacceptable to attempt to discredit Japan with scientifically unsound claims and disinformation over the issue of treated water from the Fukush...
July 2, 2023
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Creating ‘Inclusive Society’ Is Urgent Task for Japan
As Japan has entered the era of 100-year life spans, measures against dementia are an important challenge. It is an urgent task to realize a society i...
July 2, 2023
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Panel Warns against Leaving Burdens on Shoulders of Future Generations
No matter how urgent and important some issues — such as the low birth rate — may be, the cost of responding to them must not be passed down to futur...
July 1, 2023
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