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Put Forth an Effective Prescription for Overcoming This ‘National Disease’
Hay fever, which can turn a pleasant, sunny spring into days of dreariness, is a “national disease” that afflicts many people. It is hoped that the ce...
April 21, 2023
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Examine Why Government-Led Reorganization Efforts have Failed
The restructuring of the electronics industry through the “hinomaru coalition” support system that unified public and private sector efforts, which wa...
April 20, 2023
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Find Ways to Stop Crime Groups from Establishing Bases Overseas
An increasing number of incidents have occurred in which fraud groups establish bases overseas and target people living in Japan. Japanese police must...
April 20, 2023
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Improve Operational Efficiency from Perspective of Evacuees
Evacuation centers opened by local governments when disasters happen serve as bases for providing support to victims. It is hoped that local governmen...
April 19, 2023
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Channel Members’ Unity into Concrete Action
If China and Russia are allowed to use their authoritarian methods, the rules-based international order will collapse at its very foundation. The unit...
April 19, 2023
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Make Every Effort to Ensure Safety of Stump Speeches
The incident in which an explosive device was thrown toward Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at a venue where he was to make a speech has sent shockwaves ...
April 18, 2023
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Japan Must Lead Efforts to Expedite Country’s Debt Restructuring
Debts held by emerging and developing countries are ballooning. In addition to smoldering financial instability in Europe and the United States, the d...
April 18, 2023
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Lawmaker’s Inappropriate Remarks Put Damper on Discussions
The legislative body is responsible for reviewing how the supreme law should be in response to the changing times. The recent remarks by a Constitutio...
April 17, 2023
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Violent Assaults on Free Speech Must Not Be Tolerated
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was targeted while campaigning for a Liberal Democratic Party candidate. It was just in July last year when former Prime ...
April 17, 2023
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Sloppy Management Sends Shock Waves around Globe
It is no exaggeration to say that the United States has sweeping information-gathering capabilities that could affect world affairs. The U.S. governme...
April 15, 2023
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What Happened after Last Communication with Airport Control Tower?
What appears to be the fuselage of a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter that disappeared near Miyako Island, Okinawa Prefecture, has been found on ...
April 15, 2023
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Aren’t Some Lawmakers Forgetting Importance of Government Answers?
Answers by the prime minister and cabinet ministers to Diet questions are not just the statements they make. Such answers are regarded as expressions ...
April 14, 2023
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Concerns Remain about Japan’s Emergency Warning System
The importance of the Japanese government’s information gathering and communications to the public has been increasing, amid North Korea’s repeated la...
April 14, 2023
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Devise Ways to Communicate Appeal, Significance to World
The Osaka-Kansai Expo will be an international festival that follows the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. It is hoped that thorough preparations will b...
April 13, 2023
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Prioritize Understanding of Aid Recipient Countries’ Needs
As the international order is threatened by Russia’s aggressive actions, it is important for Japan to make use of the amicable relations with developi...
April 13, 2023
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