Yomiuri Editorial

It is shocking that talks on a major reorganization in the automotive industry, which was hoped to lead the world, fell apart after only 1½ months....

If small and midsize enterprises are unable to properly pass on increased costs through their prices, wage increases will not spread. It is importa...

If parents and children have different family names, or if siblings have different family names, will this not undermine the sense of family unity?...

There is no end to young people and others who casually gamble in online casinos through their smartphones and get in over their head. The fact tha...

As there is fierce competition among nations over advanced semiconductors, there is a strong need for the government to step in and implement finan...

The number of patients transported to medical institutions as the result of emergency calls continues to increase. The emergency medical care syste...

Sanctions against the International Criminal Court (ICC), of which 125 countries and regions including Japan are members, are nothing less than an ...

The international scene has been in turmoil. Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is the second state leader whom U.S. President Donald Trump, who has bee...

The civil war has intensified in Myanmar and the humanitarian crisis continues to worsen. Even if a general election is pushed ahead under such cir...

The legitimacy of an election campaign using social media is being questioned. It is essential to clarify the entire picture of the allegations in ...

There has been a spate of serious incidents in which information of unknown veracity on social media has affected the outcome of elections. The act...

Online medical treatment, provided by connecting patients and doctors via the internet, should be an effective measure for rural areas where there ...

Rice, a staple food, has continued to rise in price for some time, putting a strain on household finances. The government should make an effective ...

Although the idea of the United States taking on the postwar management and reconstruction of the Palestinian territory of Gaza is noteworthy, the ...

As the global outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic has shown, making preparations for infectious diseases is fundamental to national crisis management...