Yomiuri Editorial

Is the aim of this system to prepare for situations in which the functions of the central government’s ministries and agencies and other entities a...

The expiration dates of existing health insurance certificates are approaching, but the usage rate of so-called My Number insurance cards that serv...

It is China’s usual tactic to unsettle other countries with hard-line statements that distort facts, in an attempt to create a situation favorable ...

Japan’s economy, which had been on a gradual recovery path, has contracted for the first time in six quarters. It is crucial to carefully assess ov...

The administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has started discussions on economic measures with a government panel that includes new members ...

Will any future baseball player be able to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with Shohei Ohtani? It can be said that Ohtani, having returned to being a tw...

The high tariff policy of U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration is casting a shadow over companies’ business performance. Companies must com...

Sota Fujii, the 23-year-old who is the strongest professional shogi player in the game, has claimed another honor. Rivals are steadily advancing, a...

The Diet has become increasingly multiparty, and it will not be easy for the LDP alone to hold a majority in the future. Nevertheless, considering ...

The Liberal Democratic Party is now a minority ruling party in both houses of the Diet, with the nation’s first female prime minister, upon whom th...

Athletes who are deaf or hard of hearing are to engage in fierce competition. The hope is that spectators at the venues will send hearty cheers to ...

Three years after an accident on the cold sea took the lives of many people, a trial has begun to seek to hold the defendant criminally liable. The...

If armed conflict erupts around Japan and elsewhere, should the Self-Defense Forces be deployed? If the government reveals its criteria for such de...

It is impossible to tell what might lead to a suspect’s arrest in a case. The hope is that police will analyze again the evidence and information t...

Accelerating growth strategies is essential to rebuild the Japanese economy, which has been stagnant for a prolonged period. The government needs t...