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Israel-Iran Ceasefire Agreement: Still a Long Way to Easing Tensions
Israel and Iran, which have been exchanging attacks, have agreed to a ceasefire, U.S. President Donald Trump has announced.
...June 25, 2025
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Parties Gear Up for Upper House Poll: Result Certain To Influence The Fate of The Administration
If the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito, holding only a minority of seats in the House of Representatives, ...
June 24, 2025
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Okinawa Memorial Day: Excessive Burdens of Bases Must Be Reduced
June 23 is designated as “Memorial Day,” as that is the day on which systematic fighting by the former Japanese military in Okinawa Prefecture is d...
June 24, 2025
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U.S. Strikes on Iran: Concerns Grow over War Spreading, Becoming Quagmire
The United States, Israel’s supporter, has taken steps to intervene militarily in the ongoing hostilities between Israel and Iran. The situation in...
June 23, 2025
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Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly Election: LDP’s Struggle Highlights Public Dissatisfaction with Politics
The harsh election results likely reflected public dissatisfaction with the running of the current administration, in addition to the issue of poli...
June 23, 2025
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Driver’s Licenses for Foreigners: Create System to Facilitate Understanding of Traffic Rules
There have been a series of accidents involving foreign drivers who cannot be said to have a sufficient understanding of Japanese traffic rules. Th...
June 22, 2025
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Housing Problems: Prevent Real Estate Firms from Targeting Elderly, Forcing Home Sales
With real estate prices soaring, unscrupulous businesses have in many instances forced elderly people to sell their homes. The government must quic...
June 22, 2025
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Ordinary Diet Session to End: Results Show Disadvantages of Minority Ruling Coalition
The minority ruling parties repeatedly made concessions out of a desire to obtain cooperation from opposition parties even though the effects of th...
June 21, 2025
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Rapid Spread of Whooping Cough: Alert Should Be Raised to Prevent Infection among Infants
The number of patients with whooping cough, which is characterized by severe coughing that can last for a prolonged period of time, has surged. Cau...
June 21, 2025
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U.S. Financial Policy: Tense Situation in Middle East May Also Cause Economic Difficulty
In addition to U.S. President Donald Trump’s high tariff policy, growing tensions over Israel and Iran are adding further uncertainty to the outloo...
June 20, 2025
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Japan-S. Korea Leaders Meeting: Prevent Bilateral Cooperative Relations from Going Backward
The security environment in Northeast Asia is becoming ever more severe. The free trade regime is also at a crossroads due to the impact of U.S. Pr...
June 20, 2025
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Shortage of Surgeons: Avoid Leaving Patients Unable to Undergo Needed Operations
Surgical operations directly affect the lives of patients. The weight of the responsibility and harsh working conditions seem to be driving surgeon...
June 19, 2025
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G7 Summit Closes: ‘U.S. absence’ Reveals Group’s Fragility
This was a summit that symbolically indicated that an era in which the United States led the international order ended and the world is shifting to...
June 19, 2025
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Middle East Crisis Broadens: Top Priority Is Avoiding All-Out War
The devastating attacks being traded by Israel and Iran on each other’s major cities constitute a state of emergency. To stop this cycle of retalia...
June 18, 2025
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Japan-U.S. Summit: How Will Tokyo Rebuild Tariff Negotiations?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has held direct talks with U.S. President Donald Trump to persuade the president to review his high tariff policy, bu...
June 18, 2025
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