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Expansion of Living National Treasure System: Efforts Needed to Preserve, Pass on Traditional Food Culture
With the scope of the system for living national treasures set to expand, professionals such as chefs and sake brewers are now expected to be among...
November 10, 2025
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Damage Caused by Bears: Central Government Must Support Culling, Capturing Efforts
There have been reports of people attacked by bears day after day. It is likely that the burden is growing heavier on municipal government employee...
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Lower House Budget Committee: Unrestrained Fiscal Stimulus Is Unacceptable
Concerns have been growing that the approach of “responsible and proactive public finances” advocated by the new Cabinet might actually lead to a d...
November 8, 2025
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Stock Price Average Above 50,000: Management Reforms Needed To Spread Benefits
A key stock price average has exceeded 50,000 points, but this stands in stark contrast to the economic reality felt by the public, which is strugg...
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Expansion of Palliative Care: Establish System that Enables People to Live out Their Lives Peacefully
As the population ages, more people may prioritize pain relief over treatment that puts a burden on the body when they become ill. It is hoped that...
November 7, 2025
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1 month since Gaza Ceasefire: Stop Attacks that Threaten Fragile Agreement
Nov. 9 will mark one month since Israel and the Islamist group Hamas agreed to a ceasefire in the Palestinian territory of Gaza. Attacks have not c...
November 7, 2025
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S. Korea’s Possession of Nuclear Submarines: Nuclear Nonproliferation, Enhancing Deterrence are Key Aspects
Should South Korea possess nuclear submarines with U.S. support, East Asia’s security environment could undergo drastic change. This would also inf...
November 6, 2025
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Gasoline Tax Reduction: How Will Government Raise Needed Funds for Road Development?
The ruling and opposition parties have agreed to abolish the provisional gasoline tax surcharge that has been in place for half a century.
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School Non-attendance Hits Record High: Take Measures to Prevent Isolation of Children, Guardians
The number of students chronically absent from school has increased for 12 consecutive years. It is crucial to prevent these children, who are dist...
November 5, 2025
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Interpellations by Party Representatives at Diet: Unsatisfying Debate on Measures against High Prices, Reform
As multiparty politics advances, the responsibility of opposition parties increases. It is unsatisfactory that, despite this, the leader of the lar...
November 5, 2025
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Number of Lower House Seats: JIP’s Grounds for Reduction Far Too Unclear
Why is it necessary to reduce the number of seats in the House of Representatives? And why should the amount of the reduction be 10%?
...November 4, 2025
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Yamamoto Named MVP: Ace Pitcher’s Dedication Leads Dodgers to Championship
In an era in which the role of pitchers is increasingly divided into a starter and reliever, Yoshinobu Yamamoto demonstrated overwhelming skill, pi...
November 4, 2025
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Maglev Line Construction Costs Double: How Can Mounting Challenges Be Overcome?
The Linear Chuo Shinkansen maglev train service, whose opening date remains uncertain, now faces the challenge of its total construction costs doub...
November 3, 2025
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Population Decline: Measures against Falling Birth Rate Must Be Reconsidered
The government has been implementing various initiatives to stop the decline in the population, including measures against the low birth rate and r...
November 3, 2025
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Bank of Japan and Takaichi Cabinet: Implement Monetary Policy That Takes Yen’s Depreciation into Account
The troubling issue of high prices that the Japanese economy is facing is significantly influenced by the depreciation of the yen. It is crucial fo...
November 2, 2025
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