-
Caps to Control Spending Reduced to Mere Formality
How can the state budget, which has ballooned as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, be reduced? This year’s budget request ceilings suggest awareness ...
August 1, 2023
-
Find Ways to Develop Students’ Abilities So They Can Speak English
Students never becoming proficient in speaking English even after years of study has been a problem of Japan’s teaching of the English language. It is...
August 1, 2023
-
Expedite Surveys to Find Sources of Discharge, Purification Efforts
Hazardous chemicals have been detected at high levels in rivers and groundwater across Japan. The government must not underestimate the situation; it ...
July 31, 2023
-
Competition Among Major Powers Hindering the Creation of Global Rules
There should be no weapons that automatically kill or injure people through the use of artificial intelligence. It is problematic that the competition...
July 31, 2023
-
Japan Must Enhance Deterrence through Cooperation with U.S., S. Korea
Defense spending will increase significantly, and new defense equipment will be deployed. It is important to assess changes in the security environmen...
July 30, 2023
-
Promote Awareness of Dangerous Disease That Strikes Both Young And Old
A growing number of people are suffering from shingles, also known as herpes zoster, which causes pain and rashes. It is important to know that shingl...
July 30, 2023
-
Careful Explanation Needed to Prevent Market Confusion
The Bank of Japan has decided to revise its monetary easing policy for the first time since Gov. Kazuo Ueda took office. However, it is difficult to u...
July 29, 2023
-
Create An Environment That Facilitates Ongoing Increases
Boosting the minimum wage is essential to protect workers buffeted by high prices. The government must create an environment in which small and midsiz...
July 29, 2023
-
Pyongyang’s Nuclear Development Hinders Peace on Korean Peninsula
Unless North Korea abandons its nuclear weapons program, a peace structure cannot be built up on the Korean Peninsula and citizens’ lives will not imp...
July 28, 2023
-
Meet Urgent Need for Infrastructure to Fight ‘Floods from Inland Waters’
Torrential rains that strike in a short period of time have caused large amounts of water to overflow and flood local urban areas one after another. T...
July 28, 2023
-
Take Steps to Protect Opportunities for Learning and Experience
It is hoped a society will be realized in which all children, regardless of their parents’ economic situation, have hope for the future. The administr...
July 27, 2023
-
Speed Up Establishment of System that does not Use Inhumane Weapons
It is regrettable that an unfortunate situation is expanding in which the United States has supplied inhumane ammunition and it has begun to be used o...
July 27, 2023
-
Rampant Fraudulent Practices Betray Automobile Customers
It is incredulous that a corporate culture placed so much emphasis on reaping profits that it encouraged fraudulent acts. Deceiving customers and spre...
July 26, 2023
-
Address Concerns to Make Leasing Process Smoother
There have been an increasing number of cases of elderly people who live alone being refused to move into rental properties. This is because landlords...
July 26, 2023
-
Kishida Needs to Restore Confidence in Politics as Rating Sinks to Lowest Point
If the approval rating of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s Cabinet continues to remain low, the implementation of policy could be hindered. Kishida shou...
July 25, 2023
"Editorial & Columns" POPULAR ARTICLE
- Fed’s Rate Cut: With Future Uncertain, Vigilance Must Not Wane
- Why is an exit from deflation needed amid inflation?
- Measures against Regional Imbalance of Doctors: Consider Adjusting Medical Workplaces
- U.S. presidential election: What changes will Trump’sreturn to power bring? / Fixing divisions, rebuilding order urgently needed
- ‘Social education’ Boosts Local Social Infrastructure;Lives Enriched By Participation In Shared Projects
JN TOP STORIES
- Former Gov. Saito Projected to Win Hyogo Gubernatorial Election
- Event Held to Mark 5,000th Day Since 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake; Locals, Families who Lost Loved Ones Gathered
- Traditional Japanese Celebratory Event Held Near Tokyo; Crowds Gather to Mark Completion of Building’s Frame with Mochimaki
- Japan Innovation Party Formally Announces Leadership Race; New Chief to be Chosen From 4 Candidates on Dec. 1
- Japan’s Ishiba, South Korea’s Yoon Share Concern Over North Korea-Russia Military Ties
- Osaka: Murals on Corporate Structures Enliven Communities; Banks, Companies Use Art to Spur Local Development
- Japan, Ukraine Discuss Military Cooperation Between Russia, N. Korea; Two Sides Sign Information Security Agreement
- Traditional Rituals Held for Late Princess Yuriko of Japan