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Offshore Wind Power Generation: Could Deploymet in EEZ Offer a Way Forward?
Wind power is essential to Japan’s efforts to expand renewable energy sources as it seeks to decarbonize. A technological foundation must be establ...
March 23, 2024
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Medical Care in Noto: Restore Hospital Functions with Eye toward The Future
Medical care services in the northern part of the Noto Peninsula are in critical condition. The major earthquake on Jan. 1 aggravated a longstanding s...
March 22, 2024
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Hong Kong’s National Security Legislation: Iron-fisted Rule Undermines China’s Credibility
The international promise of a “one country, two systems” framework, guaranteeing a high degree of autonomy for Hong Kong for 50 years after its retur...
March 22, 2024
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Nursing Care Fees: Continue Increasing Wages for Workers Through Fee Raises
As the population continues to age and the demand for nursing care keeps growing, there is a serious shortage of nursing care workers. In order to inc...
March 21, 2024
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Senior Officials at Intl Organizations: Japan Should Assume Heavy Responsibility to Restore Global Order
Amid deepening global turmoil, international organizations responsible for maintaining order and creating rules are growing increasingly important. It...
March 21, 2024
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Shift in Monetary Easing Policy: Conditions Created for Virtuous Economic Cycle / Watch Impact of Interest Rate Increases Closely
The Bank of Japan’s approximately 11-year-old policy of massive monetary easing has reached a major turning point. It is important to accurately judge...
March 20, 2024
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Putin Wins Election for 5th Time: Iron-fisted Rule Created ‘Landslide Victory’
Elections are a democratic institution only when people are guaranteed the freedom of candidacy and voting. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “landsl...
March 19, 2024
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Liberal Democratic Party Convention: Prime Minister Displays No Sense of Crisis
The current situation does not allow for optimism that the prime minister can resolve things just by talking about his determination to restore trust ...
March 19, 2024
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Gaza’s Humanitarian Crisis: When Can A Ceasefire Agreement Be Reached?
More than five months have passed since the current fighting between Israel and the Islamist group Hamas began, and ceasefire negotiations are at a st...
March 18, 2024
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Social Media And Crime: Criminal Intent Lurking behind Flattering Smartphone Messages
An increasing number of people are falling victim to crimes committed by strangers they get acquainted with through their smartphones and are then ent...
March 18, 2024
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Export of Next-Gen Fighter Jet: An Important Step Toward Deepening Security Cooperation
To protect peace amid an extremely deteriorated security environment, it is natural for Japan to strengthen its defense capabilities, and to this end ...
March 16, 2024
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Hokuriku Shinkansen Extension: Use Tourism Demand to Aid Reconstruction from Noto Quake
If tourism demand is stimulated for the areas affected by the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, it may provide a tailwind for reconstruction efforts. It is h...
March 16, 2024
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Upper House Political Ethics Council: Asking Accounting Staff about Political Funds Is an Option
As in the case of the House of Representatives, a similar repetition of questions and answers was heard throughout the House of Councillors deliberati...
March 15, 2024
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Private-Sector Rocket: Use Launch Failure as Step toward New Era of Space Development
Space development is moving from a conventional government-led approach to an era of private-sector-led approach. It is important for Japan to accumul...
March 15, 2024
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Collective Responses in Shunto Negotiations: High-Level Wage Increases Should Take Root
A number of major companies that tend to influence the direction of the shunto spring labor wage negotiations have announced wage increases that are s...
March 14, 2024
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