Yomiuri Editorial

The will of the people as expressed in elections, which are the basis of democracy, must be respected.

The Japanese economy is slowly recovering, but the risks ahead are increasing. The government must urgently intensify its specific measures to prom...

More and more small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) have gone out of business due to a severe shortage of successors. The loss of technological expe...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba can be said to have managed his meetings with the leaders of world superpowers without problems.

A new law to protect freelance workers who do not belong to any organization came into effect this month. As diverse ways of working become more wi...

The number of children committing suicide is increasing. This is not just the case for junior high and high school students, but also elementary sc...

The performance of listed companies continued to recover after the COVID-19 pandemic, but their midterm financial results were down for the first t...

Foreign students who aim to study and work in Japan will become valuable contributors to the society of a declining population. The system for impr...

The cultural value of the techniques used to make sake, shochu, awamori and other alcoholic beverages has won global recognition. It is hoped that ...

The extraordinary Diet session last month lasted only nine days and the House of Representatives was dissolved. Also, the recent special Diet sessi...

The number of students chronically absent from school is continuing to rise. Many children have irregular living habits and are not motivated to at...

If the United States withdraws from the framework for preventing global warming, the momentum for international cooperation will be lost and decarb...

If U.S. President-elect Donald Trump pursues protectionist measures under the banner of his “America First” policy, the global economy will suffer ...

The decommissioning of reactors at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will be a long and difficult road. The government and Tokyo Electric Pow...

Despite the crushing defeat in the House of Representatives election, the second Cabinet of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been formed as if not...