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New NISA 1 Year On: Shift of Financial Assets from Savings into Investments Must Progress
It has been one year since the significant expansion of the Nippon Individual Savings Account (NISA) investment program, in which gains on small in...
December 30, 2024
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Self-Defense Force Wrongdoings: Folly Ruins Public’s Confidence in SDF
In various departments of the Self-Defense Forces, which are required to have a high sense of morality and strict governance, misconduct has been r...
December 29, 2024
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South Korea’s Deepening Turmoil: Anxiety also Felt by International Community
This is an extraordinary situation in which an impeachment motion against the prime minister who is serving as acting president has been passed, fo...
December 29, 2024
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Budget Proposal for Next Fiscal Year: Steep Path to Fiscal Consolidation despite Increased Tax Revenue
What should the national budget be like to realize a society in which people can live with peace of mind? The government should work toward achievi...
December 28, 2024
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Cyberattacks: Build Defense Systems for Key Elements of Infrastructure
Elements of the nation’s critical infrastructure — an airline and a bank — were hit by a series of cyberattacks at the end of the year. Who launche...
December 28, 2024
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Rapid Spread of Influenza: Reassess Loosened Measures against Infectious Diseases
With the full-fledged arrival of the winter season, the number of influenza cases is increasing. Other infectious diseases, such as COVID-19, are a...
December 27, 2024
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Relocation of U.S. forces to Guam: Steadily reduce burden on Okinawa in hosting bases
Seventy percent of the facilities exclusively used by the U.S. military in Japan are concentrated in Okinawa Prefecture. It is significant to reduc...
December 27, 2024
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School Libraries: Create Spaces Where Students Can Learn The Joy of Reading
School libraries are important places for children to learn about the appeal of books and the significance of reading. Their services need to be im...
December 26, 2024
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Whistleblowing System: People Who Dare to Speak Up Must Be Protected
If those who have the courage to blow the whistle on wrongdoing in an organization suffer ill-treatment, no one will be able to raise their voice. ...
December 26, 2024
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Listing of Kioxia: Strengthen semiconductor production base
It is important to strengthen Japan’s economic competitiveness by building a domestic production base for a wide variety of semiconductor products....
December 25, 2024
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Extraordinary Diet Session Closes: Will ‘Politics And Money’ Issue Be Brought to An End?
Although there are points left unresolved, it is noteworthy that the prospect of a solution to the issue of politics and money has finally come in ...
December 25, 2024
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Electronic Voting in Elections: How Can Effectiveness, Security Be Improved?
Electronic voting, in which voters cast their election ballots via digital terminals installed at polling stations, can be expected to provide quic...
December 24, 2024
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U.S., Japanese Monetary Policies: Both Nations’ Central Banks Should Strive to Discern Future Uncertainty
The Japanese and U.S. economies are both robust, but uncertainty about the future is rising. This is because it is difficult to predict the impact ...
December 24, 2024
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MUFG Bank: Deterioration of Professional Ethics Is Intolerable
Employee theft should never occur at banks, which hold their customers’ precious assets. The deterioration in professional ethics is serious. The r...
December 23, 2024
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Top International News of 2024: How Should The World Face ‘America First’?
Amid the ongoing wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, a person who advocates “America First” will once again become a U.S. president. How should th...
December 23, 2024
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