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    Three years and 10 months have passed since the war in Ukraine began, a period already longer tha...

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    By Motoshige Itoh / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] A phenomenon know...

    December 12, 2025

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    It has been less than a year since Donald Trump came to power. Yet the world continues to be hit ...

    December 5, 2025

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    By Takenori Inoki / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] After U.S. Presid...

    November 28, 2025

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    By Shigeru Kitamura / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] In 2019, during...

    November 21, 2025

  • Soft Power is Key for Japan to ‘Flourish’ Globally

    By Akihiko Tanaka / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] Prime Minister Sa...

    November 7, 2025

  • Is Takaichi capable of becoming ‘Japan’s Thatcher’?

    By Yuichi Hosoya / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] On Oct. 21, Libera...

    October 31, 2025

  • To Curb Xenophobia, Foster Mutual Understanding

    In July’s House of Councillors election, parties that are cautious about accepting foreign worker...

    October 3, 2025

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    In the eight months since Jan. 20, when Donald Trump was inaugurated president, the world has wit...

    September 26, 2025

  • Mackerel, Tuna and Other Slowly Unfolding Problems

    I grew up in the American seaport city of Boston on the U.S. Atlantic coast, where I was born in ...

    September 19, 2025

  • A Lack of Innovation Weighs on Japan’s Economy

    Japan’s ruling parties, the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito, suffered a crushing defeat in J...

    September 5, 2025

  • Dark Urges Propel Netanyahu’s ‘Endless War’

    By Masayuki Yamauchi / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] Sophocles, the...

    August 29, 2025

  • Can U.S. Fix Its Own Mistakes, As It Has in The Past?

    The Panama Canal opened more than a century ago, in 1914. Prior to its opening, a controversy aro...

    August 8, 2025

  • Glut of Capital Behind Changes in Financial Markets

    The trends in financial markets appear to have changed significantly over the past several years....

    August 1, 2025

  • How Can the Free Trade System Be Saved From Crisis?

    U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariff strategy has thrown the world trade system into significant ...

    July 11, 2025

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