Yomiuri Editorial

40 Years Since Plaza Accord: Build Strong Economy Resilient to Impact of Exchange Rate Changes

Forty years have passed since the then Group of Five industrialized nations, including Japan and the United States, signed the Plaza Accord, which ...

September 22, 2025

Japan Innovation Party: Can JIP Stop Domino Effect of Party Members Leaving?

Should the Japan Innovation Party cooperate with the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito, with a view to joining a coalition government? Or should...

September 22, 2025

Japan-U.S. Joint Exercise: Drills Should Be Clear Demonstration of Deterrence

China has acquired military capabilities that threaten peace across the entire Asia-Pacific region. This sense of crisis likely led to the implemen...

September 21, 2025

Misconduct in DNA Profiling: Incident Disgraces Trust in Forensic Science

An unprecedented incident that undermines public confidence in forensic science has occurred. DNA profiling serves as critical evidence in investig...

September 21, 2025

LDP Presidential Election: Isn’t The Party’s Sense of Crisis Too Weak?

The Liberal Democratic Party has long been in power by positioning itself as a party of the people that embraces a wide range of voters.

...

September 20, 2025

Central Bank’s ETF sales: Monetary Policy Normalizing Further

The Bank of Japan has decided to sell its holdings of exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This marks another step forward in normalizing its large-scale ...

September 20, 2025

Fed Cuts Interest Rates: Decision shows Shift in Focus on Consideration of Economic Conditions

The U.S. Federal Reserve Board has implemented its first interest rate cut since President Donald Trump’s return to office. Amid persistent inflati...

September 19, 2025

Russian Drones: Violation of NATO Airspace is Unacceptable

Regardless of the intention, violating another nation’s airspace constitutes a grave breach of international law and is unacceptable. It is necessa...

September 19, 2025

Diesel Fuel Cartel: Industry’s Selfishness Ignores High Prices

Fuel prices remain high due to factors such as ongoing wars overseas and the weak yen. Under such circumstances, it is utterly unacceptable if comp...

September 18, 2025

Immigration Raid at Hyundai Motor Plant: Crackdown Chills International Enthusiasm for Investing in U.S.

Amid efforts to attract foreign companies to set up factories in the United States, U.S. immigration authorities suddenly detained numerous workers...

September 18, 2025

Nippon Life Insurance: Theft of Internal Information Flouts Laws and Regulations

For being Japan’s largest life insurance company, isn’t its awareness of legal compliance too weak? The insurer should work to implement measures t...

September 17, 2025

Budget Request for Defense Spending: Pave the Way for Securing Counterstrike Capabilities

As a result of Japan continuing to increase its defense budget, the country has taken a step forward in securing counterstrike capabilities. The na...

September 17, 2025

Respect for the Aged Day: Remain Energetic through Interaction with Young Generation

Many people surely wish to be of service to someone else, no matter how old they become. It is hoped that a society will be built in which people h...

September 16, 2025

S. Korea Considers CPTPP Membership: Nations should Work to Strengthen Breakwater against Protectionism

The global free trade framework is facing a crisis due to the high tariff measures taken by the United States. It is hoped that the number of membe...

September 16, 2025

U.S. Denial of Visas: Washington Must Rethink Its Attempt to Block Palestinian Officials from U.N.

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has announced that it will not issue visas to people linked to the Palestinian Authority (PA).

September 14, 2025