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Gender Change Case : Establish a System that Does Not Confuse Society
A situation must be avoided in which society is confused as a result of easing conditions for a change of gender. The government needs to thoroughly d...
October 26, 2023
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Income Tax Cuts: Doubts about Both Significance, Effectiveness Cannot Be Dispelled
It is important to support the public who are suffering from the high cost of living, but there is doubt over whether it is necessary to uniformly imp...
October 25, 2023
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Evacuation of Japanese Nationals: Take All Possible Steps to Prepare for Worsening Situation
It is the responsibility of the state to protect the lives and property of its citizens. The government must take all possible measures to ensure the ...
October 25, 2023
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Policy Speech: Kishida’s Economic Measures Show Lack of Substance
Although the prime minister’s determination to revitalize the nation’s economy came through, there was a lack of strength in the policies that are key...
October 24, 2023
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South China Sea Situation: Enhance Multilateral Cooperation to Deter Beijing
China continues to aggressively expand across the South China Sea. To protect the free and open seas, it is important that Southeast Asian nations dee...
October 24, 2023
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Diet By-Elections: Results Must Be Taken as Warning to Kishida Administration
Even though they were by-elections, the results should be viewed as voters sending a warning about how Prime Minister Fumio Kishida runs his administr...
October 23, 2023
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Influenza Outbreak: Drugs, Vaccines Must Be Supplied Promptly
The number of people infected with seasonal influenza is gradually increasing. There have been reports that a surge in the number of infections may co...
October 23, 2023
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80th Anniversary of Student Mobilization / Never Forget Tragedy of Losing Talented Young People to War
Only with peace can students freely pursue their studies and devote themselves to research. During the Pacific War, many students, who had to trade th...
October 22, 2023
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Strengthening Asset Management / Reforms Necessary to Ensure More People Benefit from System
Asset management is an increasingly important issue in terms of securing funds for retirement and other purposes. Asset management companies and pensi...
October 22, 2023
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Extraordinary Diet Session: Concerns Remain regarding Coordination between Government, Ruling Parties
An extraordinary Diet session has been convened. It is hoped that the government and the ruling and opposition parties will hold fruitful discussions ...
October 21, 2023
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Japanese Employee Held: Unexplained Arrests in China Belie Assertions of ‘Rule of Law’
Taking a person into custody and attempting to punish them without specifying what they allegedly did to violate the law: It is hard to describe such ...
October 21, 2023
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Bear-Inflicted Damage: Measures Needed to Keep Bears away from Human Habitations
There has been a recent spate of cases across the country in which bears have appeared in human territory and inflicted damage. Measures must be intro...
October 20, 2023
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Non-Regular Civil Servants: Administrative Agencies Should Enlarge Path to Regular Employment
While the central government demands private enterprises to improve the treatment of non-regular workers and make them regular employees, it certainly...
October 20, 2023
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China-Russia Summit: Close Relationship Disrupts Global Stability
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in Beijing to demonstrate their close relationship. It is obvious that any att...
October 19, 2023
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Vote-Value Disparities: It’s Time to Fundamentally Rethink Election System for Upper House
Even though the judiciary has handed down a ruling of constitutionality, the basic problems facing the election system have not been resolved. Is the ...
October 19, 2023
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