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Cartel Suspicion: Hotel Industry Practices Inviting Distrust
With the increase in inbound visitors and domestic travelers, the price of hotel rooms has been skyrocketing. The hotel industry needs to reform it...
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Japan Post: Organizational Laxity Invited Unusually Severe Penalty
Japan Post Co. has been forced to cease use of many of its vehicles due to widespread legal violations that disregarded safety in its postal servic...
June 9, 2025
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Social Media and Elections: Efforts Are Needed to Discern Reliable Information
There are many issues to be addressed in terms of legal regulations, such as who will determine the veracity of the vast amount of information on s...
June 9, 2025
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Basic Economic, Fiscal Policy Draft: Deepen Strategy to Increase Take-home Pay
It will only be possible for the government to obtain public understanding of its policy if it achieves both economic growth and fiscal consolidati...
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Ruling on Nuclear Accident: ¥13 Trillion Compensation Decision Overturned to Zero
The judicial ruling was that the scale of the tsunami had exceeded predictions and its occurrence could not have been foreseen. Nevertheless, it wo...
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Record-low Births: Society as A Whole Needs to Support Child Rearing / How Should Young People’s Mindset Be Changed?
Despite the various measures taken by the central and local governments, the birth rate is declining only at an accelerating pace.
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S. Korea’s New President: Is Lee’s desire for ‘Close Cooperation with Japan, U.S.’ Genuine?
Warfare has not ceased in the world and the security environment in East Asia is becoming increasingly severe. It is hoped that South Korea’s new p...
June 5, 2025
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Penalties in Whistleblowing System: The Weight of Protecting Accusers Must Be Seriously Taken to Heart
The revision of the whistleblower law can be described as an attempt to ensure protection for those who accuse others of wrongdoing or illegal acts...
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Shigeo Nagashima Passes Away: Eternal Mr. Pro Baseball Brightened An Era
With his spectacular plays and beaming smile, Shigeo Nagashima brightened an era. He was truly a sun- or sunflower-like figure. Together with fans ...
June 4, 2025
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Retail Sale of Stockpiled Rice: Issues in Distribution Must Be Resolved Urgently
Amid rising rice prices, rice offered at lower prices has already begun to appear on store shelves through discretionary contracts. The issues faci...
June 4, 2025
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Minimum Investment Threshold in Stocks: Use Lowering Amount to Stimulate Individual Trading
If people can invest in stocks with more affordable amounts of money, the base of individual investors, including those in younger generations, wil...
June 3, 2025
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Marine Products to Be Exported to China: Why Has Beijing Not Yet Fully Lifted The Import Ban?
China has finally acknowledged the safety of Japanese marine products and is likely to lift its import ban, but it must be said that the scale is l...
June 3, 2025
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Mt. Fuji Eruption: Preparations Necessary for Widespread Ashfall
As a country with many volcanoes, Japan has experienced numerous large-scale eruptions. In modern times, however, there have been no cases in which...
June 2, 2025
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Keidanren Under New Tsutsui Leadership: Strong Ability to Communicate Needed to Overcome Difficult Situation
The tariff policies of U.S. President Donald Trump are shaking the world, causing major changes to the global economic order. As a leader in the bu...
June 2, 2025
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Tariff Negotiations: Time To Deepen Japan-U.S. Cooperation through Industrial Collaboration
New forms of industrial collaboration between Japan and the United States are taking shape in connection with the two countries’ tariff negotiation...
June 1, 2025
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