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China, Russia must not use U.N. to legitimize their repressive regimes
China and Russia, which continue to maintain authoritarian regimes, have been using the United Nations to ratchet up their opposition to democracies. ...
July 19, 2021
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Pay more attention to vaccination of people requiring nursing care
The COVID-19 vaccination rollout is proceeding among the elderly. It is hoped that the central and local governments will also pay sufficient attentio...
July 19, 2021
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3 years since Aum leaders executed, society must remain intolerant of terrorism
Three years have passed since the Aum Supreme Truth cult’s top leaders were executed for their role in orchestrating a number of terrorist acts includ...
July 18, 2021
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Strike good balance between raising minimum wages, securing jobs
It is important to preserve employment while raising wages as much as possible. The government should implement all possible measures to support small...
July 18, 2021
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Central, local govts must share data to overcome vaccine dose shortage
Due to the shortage of vaccines against the novel coronavirus, suspensions and cancellations of vaccination reservations have been occurring one after...
July 17, 2021
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Strengthening China-North Korea ties sets back denuclearization efforts
China and North Korea have begun strengthening their ties on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the two countries’ defense treaty. Moves that go ...
July 16, 2021
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Pay attention to facts on the ground in drawing up coronavirus measures
Urging people to take measures that have been devised through deskbound discussions without paying attention to the actual situation on the ground wil...
July 16, 2021
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Take steps to prevent heatstroke as summer temperatures abruptly rise
The end of the rainy season has been announced in various parts of the country. This year as well, many regions were hit by heavy rain, but it will no...
July 15, 2021
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Carefully examine how to best use budget funds for next fiscal year
Despite spending a huge amount of funds primarily on measures to deal with the novel coronavirus pandemic, it is hard to say that sufficient results h...
July 15, 2021
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Make Prime a top-tier market with attractive stocks in TSE realignment
To attract more funds from overseas investors, it will be important to carefully select companies so that attractive stocks are available on the top-t...
July 14, 2021
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Japan’s defense white paper focuses on increasing threat posed by China
China, building up its military capabilities at a fast pace, has shown its stance of not hesitating to “reunify” Taiwan by force. It is important for ...
July 14, 2021
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EU should try to establish trust with Russia through direct talks
The European Union is in a position in which it must promote efforts to build confidence with Russia while dealing with Russia’s military threat. In o...
July 13, 2021
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Overcome conflicting interests in establishing international taxation rules
Major progress has been made to create a new framework that will allow each country to impose a corporate tax fairly on multinational companies. Estab...
July 13, 2021
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Urgently make comprehensive efforts to improve missile defense capabilities
One year has passed since the government gave up on a plan to introduce the land-based Aegis Ashore missile interception system supplied by a U.S. def...
July 12, 2021
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Give Olympians a safe welcome by cheering for them on your TV
It is unfortunate that it has become impossible to sit in the stands to watch a sports extravaganza that brings the world’s athletes together. But che...
July 10, 2021
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