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Evasion of Subcontract Law: Don’t Allow New Practices of Bullying Smaller Businesses
There is no end to cases of large companies bullying small and midsize firms, and new practices are even spreading. It is hoped that the government...
October 31, 2024
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Restart of Reactor at Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant: Marking A Step Toward Steady, Stable Supply of Electricity
Nuclear power plants are indispensable as a power source to achieve both a stable supply of electricity and decarbonization. It is necessary to ste...
October 31, 2024
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Autumn Reading Promotion Month: Let’s Have Time to Calmly Focus on Books
As the season of autumn progresses, it is a time when people are inclined to turn the pages of a book in peace and quiet. It is hoped that people w...
October 30, 2024
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Tensions in South China Sea: Don’t Leave The Philippines Alone
The security of the Philippines, located in the South China Sea and close to Taiwan, is vital to the stability of East Asia. The Philippines is bec...
October 30, 2024
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LDP’s Historic Defeat: Prime Minister Must Realize His Grave Responsibility / Creating Framework of Government Will Be Focal Point
Now that the ruling Liberal Democratic Party has suffered a crushing defeat in a general election held after the dissolution of the House of Repres...
October 29, 2024
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LDP, Komeito’s Crushing Defeat in Lower House Election: Complacency Brought by Long Time in Power Led to Distrust / Stagnation in National Politics Must be Avoided
The ruling bloc comprising the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito suffered a crushing defeat in the House of Representatives election and fell sh...
October 28, 2024
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Election Day: Voters’ Choice Will Determine Framework of Government
The ruling and opposition parties are locked in unusually close races in many single-seat constituencies. As the choices that voters make will dete...
October 27, 2024
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Israel’s Retaliation: Call on 2 Major Middle East Nations to Exercise Restraint
Israel has attacked Iranian military facilities. If the cycle of retaliation between these Middle Eastern military powers continues, it could lead ...
October 27, 2024
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Measures against Regional Imbalance of Doctors: Consider Adjusting Medical Workplaces
While doctors are concentrated in large cities, the shortage of doctors in regional areas has not been resolved. The government should take effecti...
October 26, 2024
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Next Year’s Shunto: Help Small, Midsize Companies Raise Wages in Annual Talks
To stabilize people’s lives as they are suffering from high prices, it is necessary to extend the wave of wage increases to small and midsize enter...
October 26, 2024
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Regional Revitalization: Subsidies Alone Have Limited Effectiveness
Ten years have passed since the central government made regional revitalization a priority policy, but neither the concentration of the population ...
October 25, 2024
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BRICS Meetings: Expanded Group Cannot Become A Counterweight to The West
Russia’s attempt to dodge criticism of its aggression against Ukraine, which violates international law, by creating a new framework to build frien...
October 25, 2024
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Fraudulent Stock Trading: Such Acts Trample on Professional Ethics
Did two people forget that they were engaged in work with a high public interest? One cannot help but be shocked by a string of fraudulent acts tha...
October 24, 2024
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Retrial in Murder of 3rd-Year Junior High School Girl: Wavering Judicial Decisions Show Problems Facing Legal System
Thirty-eight years after the incident, judicial decisions are still wavering between guilt and innocence. It can be said that the issues facing the...
October 24, 2024
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North Korea’s Dispatch of Troops: The danger of Offering Up Lives to Russia
North Korea is taking part in Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and proceeding with a large-scale dispatch of troops. This is a serious situation...
October 23, 2024
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