Yomiuri Editorial

Cyber-attacks targeting critical infrastructure, such as electric power, telecommunications and port facilities, have been occurring one after anot...

It is astonishing to see bloodshed in the midst of a U.S. presidential election campaign. There is deep concern about an election, the foundation o...

Japan’s large amount of food loss and waste, or food that is still edible but is thrown away, is a major issue for the country, which has a low rat...

Classified information has been handled sloppily and allowances have been paid for training sessions that never happened. To top it all off, there ...

As the shortage of agricultural workers becomes more serious, there is an urgent need to make labor-saving efforts and improve productivity through...

If a religious group were to take advantage of elderly people whose capacity for judgment has deteriorated due to illness or aging, obtaining large...

The results of Iran’s election can be described as a strong demand by the people for change from the hard-line policy that has led to suppressed fr...

Suspicion has surfaced that a dubious relationship between the Maritime Self Defense Force and a major defense industry company has continued for m...

The significance of efforts to recycle used plastics is growing worldwide. It is hoped that Japan’s public and private sectors will work together t...

If Japan accepts China’s claim that a buoy it placed is meant to observe tsunamis and Tokyo takes no steps regarding the situation, this nation’s m...

In the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly by-elections, the Liberal Democratic Party won two races and lost six and the Constitutional Democratic Party of...

Although the right-wing movement that is gaining momentum in Europe was prevented from becoming the largest force in the assembly, the divisions in...

How will Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike approach the difficult task of dealing with the declining birth rate and aging population, and how will she build...