Yomiuri Editorial

The purpose of debate between party leaders in the Diet should be for ruling and opposition party leaders to discuss major policies that concern th...

Even if a patient dies during hospitalization, similar situations could arise repeatedly if the cause is swept under the rug. There is no end of pr...

Relaxing restrictions on defense equipment exports and expanding overseas sales channels will likely be able to strengthen the foundation of the de...

While the adoption of a summit declaration at an international conference is largely left to the discretion of the host country, it was highly extr...

The United States is escalating its military pressure on the South American nation of Venezuela.

Heatwaves, droughts and wildfires are occurring one after another in many parts of the world, exposing the impact of global warming. Despite these ...

It is heartbreaking to imagine how a young girl must have felt being left behind in a foreign country and forced to provide sexual services. Human ...

The nuclear threat, which should have receded with the end of the Cold War, is growing again. It is concerning that the United States and Russia — ...

The risk of such incidents as cyberattacks possibly halting critical infrastructure services or leaking information on cutting-edge technologies is...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s administration has compiled its first economic measures, but regarding the content, it can hardly be called “respon...

Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.’s Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant has taken a significant step toward the restart of its nuclear...

Strong winds likely helped the fire to spread across a wider area, causing more damage. In dense residential areas, fires tend to become massive. E...

Amid prolonged high prices, the improvement of pay for medical service workers based on government-set prices has been delayed compared with such e...

It was the first judicial ruling to indicate that responsibility for illegally showing manga online without permission extends not only to the oper...

The way China has tried to deliberately disparage Japan goes too far, even though Beijing is dissatisfied with Japan’s handling of Prime Minister S...