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Will digital vaccination certificates be a shot in the arm for intl travel?
The introduction of digital certificates to show one’s record of vaccination against the novel coronavirus has been spreading, mainly in Western count...
April 30, 2021
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SDF’s ability to repel cyber-attacks must be strengthened without delay
Protecting critical infrastructure from cyber-attacks is a new security challenge. The response capability of the Self-Defense Forces must be improved...
April 30, 2021
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Effectively use existing nuclear power plants for stable electricity supply
The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] It is unreasonable to uniformly draw a line in terms of the safety of nuclear power plants based o...
April 29, 2021
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Can Rakuten dispel concerns over outflow of information to China?
Isn’t there reason to fear that data, including customers’ personal information, will flow to China? Rakuten Inc. should thoroughly explain the situat...
April 29, 2021
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Top court ruling expands scope of relief for hepatitis B relapse sufferers
Behind the widespread suffering caused by hepatitis B are past mistakes in the administration of medical care. The Supreme Court can be said to have p...
April 28, 2021
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Stop digital ad market practices from eroding ‘quality of information’
There is an urgent need to improve the health of the digital advertising market, which has been increasingly dominated by giant information technology...
April 28, 2021
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ASEAN must heighten efforts to stem violence by Myanmar military
It is important that efforts by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations will lead to the stoppage of the violence perpetrated by Myanmar’s military...
April 27, 2021
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LDP must reject complacency, focus on correcting party’s internal flaws
A lack of discipline regarding issues of money and politics can be said to have caused painful defeats. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party must avoid...
April 27, 2021
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Society must assist ‘young carers’ struggling under heavy family burden
Situations in which children and young people bear a heavy burden of providing care for family members, and have their studies and lives affected as a...
April 26, 2021
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Casual use of pirate sites endangers livelihoods of authors, publishers
Many people readily browse pirate websites that provide manga and novels for free. This encourages criminal acts that put the publishing industry in j...
April 26, 2021
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Convey safety of treated water’s ocean release to global community
The release of the treated water stored at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.’s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will be conducted via an ...
April 25, 2021
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Truly effective measures needed to reform corporate governance
To reform corporate governance and thereby improve the quality of management, it is not enough to set up mere formalities. Effective measures are esse...
April 25, 2021
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Show concrete measures to abate ‘4th wave’ during state of emergency
The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] These preventive measures use the powerful “drug” of restricting a wide range of private rights. T...
April 24, 2021
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Map out specific steps to achieve greenhouse gas reduction targets
It is a welcoming move that world leaders have shared an understanding of the threat of climate change. The question now is what actions will be taken...
April 24, 2021
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Don’t let students cut education short as pandemic causes financial hardship
An increasing number of university students are facing financial hardship due to the novel coronavirus pandemic and are having trouble continuing thei...
April 23, 2021
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