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Electricity Retailing: Govt Must Reestablish Fair Competitive Environment
New electric power companies that entered the retail electricity market following its liberalization are struggling due to soaring fuel prices, and co...
January 24, 2024
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U.K. Post Office Scandal: Fujitsu’s Responsibility to Supervise Subsidiary Part of the Question
Any misconduct at an overseas subsidiary can undermine the credibility of its parent company. This case shows how important proper management of local...
January 23, 2024
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Cooperation among Opposition Parties: Is Calling for More Benefits, Lower Burdens Their ‘Missions’?
Opposition parties cannot win public support just by talking about expanding the provision of benefits and reducing burdens. It is essential to formul...
January 23, 2024
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Vietnam’s Relations with Japan, U.S.: Deepen Trilateral Cooperation for Regional Stability
Vietnam is accelerating its efforts to strengthen its relationship with Japan and the United States. Concerns over China’s hegemonic activities may ha...
January 22, 2024
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Daihatsu Irregularities: Acts of Misconduct Shake National Certification System
Daihatsu Motor Co.’s fraudulent safety tests have led to the revocation of government-issued type certificates that are necessary for the carmaker to ...
January 22, 2024
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Lunar Surface Landing: Global Accomplishment Achieved, But Challenges Remain
More than half a century has passed since humankind embarked on lunar exploration, and interest in the moon is once again on the rise. Japan should us...
January 21, 2024
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Cyber Defense: Do Everything Possible to Strengthen Japan’s Fragile Systems
If defense secrets are leaked as a result of cyber-attacks, it would threaten national security. There is no end to economic crimes seeking to steal c...
January 21, 2024
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Dissolution of LDP Factions: Will Move Actually Help Improve Culture of The Ruling Party?
If some members of the Liberal Democratic Party think that the party can regain public trust by dissolving party factions, such thinking is overly op...
January 20, 2024
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Indictments over Political Funds: LDP Faction Execs Cannot Escape Responsibility for Shady Accounting
Criminal charges were not brought against senior members of a faction of the Liberal Democratic Party over off-the-books revenue from political fundr...
January 20, 2024
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New JCP Chairperson: Can Generational Change Expand Party Strength?
The Japanese Communist Party seems to be aiming to rebuild its strength through a new initiative with generational change in its leadership and the ap...
January 19, 2024
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Support for The Vulnerable in Disasters: Act with Urgency to Prevent Disaster-Related Deaths
The cold in areas affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake has become more severe, and a number of disaster victims have suffered health problems. Me...
January 19, 2024
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LDP’s Reform Headquarters: Abe Faction Leaders Must Fulfill Accountability for Scandal
Whether it is subsidies to political parties, which are financed by taxpayers’ money, or ticket purchases for political fundraising parties, it must b...
January 18, 2024
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Mass Evacuation of Children: Devise Ways to Secure Learning Opportunities
An attempt has begun to evacuate groups of junior high school students affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake to areas far away from their families...
January 18, 2024
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Keidanren’s Shunto Policy: Wage Increase Negotiations Must Foster Social Vitality
Companies have a major role to play in helping Japan’s economy completely overcome deflation and move into a virtuous cycle of growth. It is hoped tha...
January 17, 2024
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29 Years after Great Hanshin Earthquake: Horrors of Collapsed Houses, Fires Relived in Noto Quakes
It has been 29 years since the Great Hanshin Earthquake that killed 6,434 people. There are many lessons that overlap with those from the Noto Peninsu...
January 17, 2024
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