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Noto Peninsula Earthquake: Work to Restore Infrastructure Faces Extreme Difficulties
Two weeks have passed since the Noto Peninsula Earthquake, and running water and electricity continue to be cut off in the affected areas. Communicati...
January 16, 2024
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Digitization of Medical Records: Share Information Among Hospitals to Provide Effective Treatments
Records kept by medical institutions are important histories of each patient and indispensable data for the advancement of medical treatment. It is ho...
January 15, 2024
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Foreign Minister’s Trip to 9 Countries: Japan Should Make Every Diplomatic Effort to Achieve Ceasefire
Japan has pledged continued support for Ukraine and expressed its intention to build new cooperative relations with Nordic countries. Foreign Minister...
January 15, 2024
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Taiwan Presidential Election: Voters Indicate Continued Wariness toward China
Taiwan’s voters have chosen to maintain the current administration’s hard-line approach to China. The administration of Chinese President Xi Jinping s...
January 14, 2024
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Reducing Food Waste: Change Mindset to Eliminate Harm from ‘Age of Plenty’
The waste of still-edible food is a crucial issue for Japanese society, which heavily relies on imports for the food it consumes. It is hoped that the...
January 14, 2024
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Collision at Haneda Airport: Strengthen Systems to Guard Against Human Error
The recent aircraft collision at Tokyo’s Haneda Airport has come to be seen as a result of a combination of human error factors. To prevent a recurren...
January 13, 2024
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Airstrikes on Houthi Targets: Crisis in Middle East Must Not Escalate Further
U.S. and British forces launched air strikes against military bases of Houthi armed rebels in Yemen. There are fears that the war in the Palestinian t...
January 13, 2024
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Postage Rate Increase: There Is An Urgent Need to Secure New Sources of Revenue
To protect an environment in which people can easily exchange letters and postcards, Japan Post Holdings Co. needs to make every possible effort in ma...
January 12, 2024
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LDP Reform Headquarters: Discussions Should Start Based on Party’s Existing Political Reform Plan
The meaning of reform is to remove harmful effects and create something completely new. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party must engage in reforms so ...
January 12, 2024
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Global Economy: Discerning Turn of Inflation’s Tide Will Be Important / Keep Eye on China’s Real Estate Slump
Inflation is subsiding around the world. Major countries and regions that have been raising interest rates rapidly will enter a phase in which they wi...
January 11, 2024
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Electoral System Reform: Is Reducing Vote-Value Disparities Sole Top-Priority Issue?
Continuing to obsess over correcting vote-value disparities will make it difficult for local voices to be heard in both the House of Representatives a...
January 10, 2024
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Noto Peninsula Earthquake: Transporting Evacuees out of Disaster-Stricken Areas A Realistic Option
Evacuees remain in a severe situation, with goods in short supply and running water still cut off in disaster-stricken areas. In anticipation of peopl...
January 10, 2024
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Revitalizing Japan’s Economy: Can Virtuous Cycle Be Achieved to Overcome High Prices? / BOJ Must Manage Monetary Policy Appropriately
The new year has begun, in which Japan will reach a critical point as to whether the nation’s economy can completely overcome deflation and achieve a ...
January 9, 2024
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Coming-of-Age Day: New Adults Must Pave Way in Era of Declining Population
As an individual adult, what do you aspire to in these uncertain times? On this day of celebration, it is hoped that young people are envisioning what...
January 8, 2024
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Arrest of Lawmaker Ikeda: Uncover Full Picture of Factions’ Systematic Wrongdoings
The special investigation squad of the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office has arrested an Abe faction lawmaker over a political fundraising part...
January 8, 2024
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