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AI Basic Plan: Aren’t the Risks Being Downplayed Too Much?
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Newspaper Week: The Weight of Mission to Record History
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Long-term detention of defendants: Review of bail system urgently needed
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Dissolution of LDP-Komeito Coalition: It’s Time to Exercise Wisdom for Japan’s Political Stability / First, Hasten to Launch a New Cabinet
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Giving up Developing-country Status at WTO: China Should Correct Inconsistency between Words and Actions First
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