Yomiuri Editorial

Restoring the public’s trust by making the handling of political funds more transparent should be a top priority in Japanese politics today. It is ...

The pleasure of winning bets was unforgettable, and he could not stop gambling. Instead he ran up debts trying to recoup his losses, and as a resul...

It is utterly pathetic that the party in power is unable to present voters with an option in an election. Even so, it is difficult to say that expe...

If Iran and Israel, two countries locked in mutual enmity, continue fighting any longer, they may pass the point of no return. All parties concerne...

With the expansion of cashless payments, as encouraged by the government, damage from credit card abuse has skyrocketed.

China’s claim that almost all the South China Sea is its own territory is contrary to fact and has no legal basis. Japan, the United States and the...

If financial products are being sold to earn commissions more often than to benefit customers, this is a serious problem. Financial institutions mu...

Only one year remains until the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo opens on April 13 next year. However, the event continues to lack momentum.

With three years left in his term of office, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol’s political base has been shaken. It is hoped that this will not ...

The post-Cold War world has never faced such severe challenges as it does today. It is significant that the leaders of Japan and the United States ...

There is a plethora of food products claiming health benefits. How to ensure safety is an important issue. Rules must be put in place to ensure a p...

It is not easy to standardize systems that differ from local government to local government, but the digitization of administrative work is essenti...

Amid the growing number of elderly people with dementia, a system to support the management of their assets and their daily lives is increasingly i...

Six months have passed since fighting began in the Palestinian autonomous territory of Gaza, but the humanitarian situation in the enclave continue...

If interest rates go up as a result of the Bank of Japan ending its negative interest rate policy, the cost of interest payments on government bond...