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AI Basic Plan: Aren’t the Risks Being Downplayed Too Much?
There have been an increasing number of cases of generative artificial intelligence being misused to spread disinformation or commit crimes.
...October 16, 2025
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Newspaper Week: The Weight of Mission to Record History
In this anniversary year, we wish to once again take to heart the mission that newspapers bear to accurately convey the present state of society an...
October 15, 2025
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Economic Policy Management: Market Shows Warnings against Expansionary Fiscal Policy
The economic policies proclaimed by Sanae Takaichi, the new president of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, are buffeting the market. She must br...
October 15, 2025
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Hamas hostage release: Progress toward peace must not be reversed
The substantial progress made toward ending more than two years of brutal fighting is welcome news. The ceasefire must be upheld, so that it may le...
October 14, 2025
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Long-term detention of defendants: Review of bail system urgently needed
A defendant who consistently maintained his innocence fell ill while in custody and repeatedly requested bail before he died. Why was bail not gran...
October 14, 2025
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Expo Concludes: Transform Philosophy, Achievements into Legacy for the Future
The 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo must have sent a valuable message to the world at a time of deepening division. People from many countries and regions g...
October 13, 2025
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North Korea Military Parade: DPRK’s Collusion with China, Russia Could Destabilize World
It has been only about a month since the supreme leaders of China, Russia and North Korea gathered in Beijing in September. This time, the three co...
October 13, 2025
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Additional 100% Tariff: U.S., China Must Avoid Futile Trade War
Trade friction between the United States and China, which had been in a relative lull, has begun to reignite. This might be part of negotiating tac...
October 12, 2025
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Reflection on 80th Anniversary of End of WWII: Issuing Message Raises Questions about Ishiba’s Judgment
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s desire to ensure that the calamities of war will never be repeated is understandable, but his message merely reiter...
October 12, 2025
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Dissolution of LDP-Komeito Coalition: It’s Time to Exercise Wisdom for Japan’s Political Stability / First, Hasten to Launch a New Cabinet
The free trade system has been on the brink of collapse and there is no end to wars. When the international situation is chaotic and domestic polit...
October 11, 2025
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Trouble with Post Office Roll Calls: Violations of Laws and Regulations Run Rampant, an Intolerable Situation
It is astonishing that violations involving neglect of the fundamentals of safe operations had become the norm to such an extent. Japan Post Co. mu...
October 10, 2025
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Giving up Developing-country Status at WTO: China Should Correct Inconsistency between Words and Actions First
China is embarking on a new strategy in an attempt to replace the United States as the lead player in international cooperation. If Beijing intends...
October 10, 2025
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U.S.-produced LNG: Use Industrial Cooperation to Strengthen Japan’s Energy Security
The collaborative projects agreed upon during Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations are beginning to take shape. It is hoped that these projects are stead...
October 9, 2025
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry: Potential of New Materials Wins High Recognition
More good news has arrived for Japan. Susumu Kitagawa, a distinguished professor at Kyoto University, has won this year’s Nobel Prize in Chemistry....
October 9, 2025
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Mishandling of Donated Blood: Ensure People’s Goodwill does not Go to Waste
It is appalling that blood donated to save those suffering from illness or injury is rendered unusable for transfusion due to lack of proper manage...
October 8, 2025
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