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Prepare flexibly for Osaka-Kansai Expo amid Coronavirus Pandemic
The novel coronavirus pandemic has cast a shadow over preparations for the Osaka-Kansai world expo scheduled for 2025. It is necessary to respond a...
December 11, 2020
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Encourage Enterprises to Invest actively through Tax System Reform
It is necessary to draw positive investment from companies, leading to a transformation of the economic structure and robust growth.
...December 11, 2020
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Japan Businesses must Devise Ways to Maintain Efficiency in Teleworking
As an increasing number of companies have introduced teleworking as coronavirus infections rise, problems have come to light such as how to maintai...
December 10, 2020
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Japan must not Lag behind World in Proliferation of Gasoline-free Vehicles
To prevent global warming, there is a rapid increase around the world in the number of initiatives aiming to switch from gasoline-powered vehicles ...
December 10, 2020
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Preventive Measures and Crackdown Efforts Needed to Tackle Stalking Scourge
The number of consultations for stalking victims has remained high at about 20,000 cases a year. As well as strengthening crackdowns on stalking, m...
December 9, 2020
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Contain Pandemic through Effective Spending in New Economic Stimulus Package
Effective budgeting is important to overcome the novel coronavirus pandemic. Every possible measure should be taken to strengthen the medical syste...
December 9, 2020
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Ruling on Oi Nuclear Plant Lacks Understanding of Safety Screenings
It can be said that a court's ruling, which found the government's judgment on the safety of a nuclear power plant to be legally invalid, was based...
December 8, 2020
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China’s Bullying of Australia Reveals Hypocrisy of Its Words on Free Trade
China is heightening pressure on Australia by restricting its trade with the country.
...December 8, 2020
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Urgently Reduce Hospital Burden as severely Ill Virus Patients Surge
The rapid spread of the novel coronavirus is further increasing the burden on medical institutions. The government must come up with measures with ...
December 7, 2020
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Refine World-class Space Probe Technology Proved by Hayabusa2
A small probe that had been traveling through outer space approached Earth after six years. It is a significant achievement that Japan can be proud...
December 7, 2020
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Japanese Cell Phone Carriers must Provide Fee Structure Acceptable to All Users
It is important to simultaneously strive toward reducing cell phone service charges and making it easier to understand the plans so that many users...
December 6, 2020
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Japan’s New Law must Be 1st Step in properly Regulating Reproductive Medicine
Legislation has yet to catch up with advances in technology for assisted reproduction, such as sperm and egg donation and surrogacy. Rules must be ...
December 6, 2020
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Suga Needs to Show Clear Plans to Overcome Crisis / Halting Virus is 1st Step to Fixing Economy
In order to erase society's fears about novel coronavirus infections and have the economy recover, politics has a significant role to play.
...December 5, 2020
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Situation in Afghanistan not Conducive to a Reduction in U.S. Military Personnel
U.S. forces stationed in Afghanistan play a role in deterring terrorism and promoting the peace process. Maintaining an appropriate number of troop...
December 4, 2020
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BOJ’s Mounting Stock Holdings Undermine Healthy Market Function
The Bank of Japan's holdings of exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have ballooned, raising severe concerns about distortions in the stock market.
...December 4, 2020
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