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JR East’s Raise in Fares: Use Improved Earnings for Safe Operations
Safe operations are of the utmost importance in the railroad business, which supports people’s daily lives. It is hoped that the improvement in ear...
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Collapse of Regime in Syria: A Dictatorship Ends, But Stability Still A Distant Prospect
The regime of President Bashar al-Assad has collapsed in Syria after years of civil war. Although the half-century of iron-fisted rule has been bro...
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Impeachment of ROK President Failed: Situation Has Moved Further Away from Being Resolved
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Children And The Internet: Dangers, Responsibilities of Online Posting Must Be Taught Well
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Japan-China Public Opinion Poll: Fake Information Might Be Worsening Chinese People’s View of Japan
Chinese social media is filled with anti-Japanese posts that are far from true. This could be the background to the drastic worsening of Chinese pe...
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Private Universities in Financial Trouble: Consider Appropriate Scale to Match Declining Birth Rate
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December 7, 2024
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Deaflympics: Deepen Understanding of Those Who Are Deaf, Hard of Hearing
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Intensive Deliberations at Budget Committee Meeting: Debate Security Issues in East Asia
Even though a full-fledged debate in the Diet had finally been realized following the launch of the Cabinet of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, the f...
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U.N. Treaty on Plastic Waste: World Must Not Give up on Agreement on Reduction Measures
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Martial Law in S. Korea: Chaos from Iron-Fisted Measure Raises Concerns
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Life with Interest Rates: Turn Benefits to Household Finances into Virtuous Economic Cycle
With the Bank of Japan working to normalize its monetary policy, yields on financial products have improved and benefits for household finances hav...
December 4, 2024
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Interpellations by Party Representatives: Bring Political Funds Issue to An End
The role of the Diet is to hold constructive discussions of a mountain of domestic and international matters between the government and the ruling ...
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My Number Cards for Health Insurance: Govt Must Do Its Utmost to Prevent Confusion
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December 3, 2024
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NTT law: Review Should Strengthen Corporate’s International Competitiveness
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