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Communities, workplaces should help foreign residents get inoculated in Japan
To prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus, it is necessary to raise the COVID-19 inoculation rate within society as a whole, including foreign na...
December 20, 2021
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Japan should take lead in creating international rules on space debris
Space development is entering a new era in which private companies are taking the lead, but the establishment of relevant rules has not caught up with...
December 20, 2021
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Lower house panel on Constitution must meet often to deepen debate
The ruling and opposition parties have raised many issues concerning the Constitution, including how to respond to contingencies and what the Diet sho...
December 19, 2021
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Should oversight of private universities be the task of outside appointees?
Scandals involving private universities have continued to emerge in recent years. The management system of private universities needs to be strengthen...
December 19, 2021
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Circumstances of tragic Osaka fire should be uncovered and acted on
What happened at this multitenant building in a bustling district that was frequented by countless people? The police and fire authorities must clarif...
December 18, 2021
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Federal Reserve urged to curb inflation by speeding up pace of tapering
Controlling inflation has become a major challenge in the United States. The Federal Reserve Board, which is responsible for stabilizing prices, shoul...
December 18, 2021
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Ministry’s egregious disregard for integrity of statistics is intolerable
Government statistics are important because they influence the government’s own policymaking and the management decisions of businesses, among many ot...
December 17, 2021
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Patent case shows need to deepen industry-academia collaboration
To bring innovative new drugs to market, excellent basic research and development capabilities for commercialization are indispensable. It is vital to...
December 17, 2021
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Japan must learn from recent destructive tornadoes in U.S.
A series of tornadoes in the United States has caused extensive damage. There have been tornadoes in Japan as well, though not on the scale seen in th...
December 16, 2021
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Will Shinsei be able to repay public funds after it becomes a unit of SBI?
Major online financial services provider SBI Holdings Inc. has successfully completed a tender offer for Shinsei Bank that was launched in September t...
December 15, 2021
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Govt’s rush to offer child benefits led to confusion at municipalities
The hasty decision by the government to provide benefits without clarifying its policy objectives may be behind the confusion. Prime Minister Fumio Ki...
December 15, 2021
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G7 must reaffirm unity to maintain free and open international order
The free and open international order is being shaken by challenges from China and Russia. In order to protect peace and prosperity, nations that plac...
December 14, 2021
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Rakuten, suspected of violating law, must build trust with merchants
Rakuten Group, Inc. is said to have been pressuring merchants on the online shopping mall it operates over the introduction of free delivery. The bull...
December 14, 2021
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Manage bluefin tuna stocks better to gain future increases to catch quota
Japan, as the largest consumer of bluefin tuna, needs to continue taking the initiative to help the recovery of the stock of the fish essential to Jap...
December 13, 2021
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Scholz’s new coalition to face test over how to deal with China, Russia
Germany’s new chancellor will be tested on his leadership in terms of how he will enhance the unity of his three-party coalition and how quickly he wi...
December 11, 2021
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