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Combat Drones: Urgently Create Rules to Prevent Abuse
Drones, which can be operated away from a battlefield, could bring about the casual use of force, as their operations allow the attacking side not to ...
March 3, 2024
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Measures against Major Quakes: How Should Lessons from Noto Disaster Be Applied?
When it comes to predicting major earthquakes and taking countermeasures, it would be difficult to make all possible preparations. Even so, what is ne...
March 3, 2024
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Chaos in Diet: Parties Must Not Risk Degrading National Forum for Debate
The chaos in the Diet is too much to tolerate. The two-day session of the House of Representatives’ Deliberative Council on Political Ethics was final...
March 2, 2024
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Cooperation on Energy: Stabilize Markets by Supporting India’s IEA Membership
The International Energy Agency (IEA), whose members are major energy consumers — mainly Japan, the United States and European nations — is set to st...
March 2, 2024
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Kishida Appears Before Ethics Council: Mere Holding of Council Brings No Clarity to Funds Scandal
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida conveyed his sense of crisis over the growing distrust in politics, but he continued to offer only a rehash of his pas...
March 1, 2024
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Fostering Go Players: Produce More Japanese Stars to Restore Game’s Popularity
In the game of Go, South Korean and Chinese players dominate international titles. Japan, once considered the strongest country in the world, shoul...
March 1, 2024
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Kishida at Political Ethics Panel: Prime Minister Should Provide Meaningful Answers
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s willingness to help resolve confusion in the Diet by showing a good example is commendable. He needs to carefully ex...
February 29, 2024
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Sharp Decline in Investment in China: Can Beijing Overcome Slump with Authoritarian Policies?
If China continues to manage its policies in an authoritarian and opaque manner, foreign investment is only likely to continue to flee the country....
February 29, 2024
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NATO Enlargement: Expansion Shows Europe Is Unified against Russia
A bid by the northern European country of Sweden to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization has been approved. This is a significant step in st...
February 28, 2024
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Hay Fever Measures: Government, Business Must Fight ‘National Disease’ Together
Cedar pollen has begun to spread. People with cedar pollen allergies account for 40% of the nation’s population, and the number has been increasing...
February 28, 2024
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Brazilian Diplomacy: Can the Country Fulfill Its Obligations As a Regional Power?
As Latin America’s foremost democracy, Brazil has an obligation to play a role in resolving regional and global issues. It is hoped that Brazilian ...
February 27, 2024
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Storing CO2 Underground: Practical Use of CCS Technology Essential for Decarbonization
Amid decarbonization efforts, technology to capture and bury carbon dioxide emitted from thermal power plants and other sources is increasingly imp...
February 27, 2024
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Measures Against Bear-Inflicted Damage: Expand Understanding of Need to Cull Bears
As long as there is an increasing number of cases of bear-inflicted damage to humans, culling dangerous animals that appear around human-inhabited are...
February 26, 2024
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Support for Medium-Ranking Firms: Encourage Their Growth to Regional Economies
A new category of medium-ranking companies — between large firms and small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) — has been devised by the government in a bi...
February 26, 2024
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Rising number of Criminal Offenses: Abuse of Social Media Increasing Public Anxiety
As the COVID-19 pandemic has passed and the flow of people has returned, the number of crimes has also increased. Cases where people are abusing socia...
February 25, 2024
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