Yomiuri Editorial

The government has issued estimates that a surplus will be achieved in the primary balances of the central and local governments in fiscal 2025. Ho...

Even though the Kagoshima prefectural police chief, who holds the highest position in the organization, has been accused of covering up misconduct ...

As the U.S. Federal Reserve Board’s monetary tightening policy nears a turning point, financial market volatility is intensifying, as seen in the N...

Criminal groups that are trying to exploit social media to swindle people out of their money are rampant. It is important to not listen to claims o...

It is troubling if Toyota Motor Corp., a company that represents Japanese industry, lacks deep understanding of laws and regulations. The company m...

The supreme leader of the Islamist group Hamas, which has effectively controlled the Palestinian territory of Gaza, has been killed. There are conc...

The Bank of Japan has taken its monetary policy another step into a full-fledged “world with interest rates.” Hopefully, the central bank will mana...

Competitions at the Paris Olympics are in full swing, and Japanese athletes are enjoying a medal bonanza from the early stage. The key words to des...

Despite knowing that there had been four arrests, neither senior officers of the Maritime Self-Defense Force nor Defense Ministry bureaucrats repor...

A historic decision has restored the honor of Japanese who were treated unfairly in Brazil, a country to which they had immigrated. Hopefully this ...

The spread of social media is likely responsible for the current situation. Exchanges involving short text messages are increasingly common, and op...

Commonly used generic drugs such as cough medicines are constantly in short supply. This situation is occurring mainly because many generic drug ma...

In addition to nuclear powers China and Russia, North Korea is now also believed to have the capacity for a nuclear attack. The need for U.S. exten...