Yomiuri Editorial

The Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan has not yet become an alternative to the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito because the CDPJ has not...

U.S. President Joe Biden reportedly plans to block the planned acquisition of steel giant U.S. Steel Corp. by Nippon Steel Corp. for security reaso...

The underlying tone of improvement in Japan-South Korea relations, which had been described as “at the worst level since the end of World War II,” ...

It is irresponsible to make assertions that seem to overturn the very foundation of discussions already held by the ruling parties. Reform proposal...

A new strain of the mpox (monkeypox) virus, which easily causes severe illness, is spreading rapidly in central Africa. Although this strain has no...

Measures to relieve expressway congestion are important for promoting decarbonization and other policies. When introducing a variable toll system, ...

Making a mockery of elections that sustain democracy is intolerable. The ruling and opposition parties should properly discuss how election activit...

An arrest warrant has been issued for Russian President Vladimir Putin on suspicion of war crimes. Inviting him to one’s country and failing to ful...

With the arrival of a “world with interest rates,” fiscal management will become more difficult as the costs related to government bonds increase, ...

It can hardly be said that the residents of the Palestinian territory of Gaza have gotten out of a crisis through pauses in fighting that are limit...

Typhoon Shanshan, which hit the Japanese archipelago, followed an unpredictable path at a slow speed, causing damage over a wide range of areas. Th...

The possibility of more acquisition proposals from foreign companies for Japanese firms that are seen as undervalued due to the weak yen is increas...

Japan’s exports of agricultural, forestry and fishery products and foodstuffs, which had been growing steadily, declined for the first time in four...

There is no objection to building up the defense budget as planned in light of the worsening security environment. However, the recent spate of sca...

The Noto Peninsula Earthquake occurred in January, and a special advisory concerning a possible Nankai Trough earthquake was issued in August for t...