Insights Into The World
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‘Syrian Spring’ Ends 50 Years of Assad’s Brutal Rule
In the seventh century, Muslim armies, advancing north from the Arabian Peninsula, were able to e...
December 27, 2024
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Japan, Europe must hold line against power plays
Will power politics prevail in today’s world? In the war in Ukraine, Russia has reached the point o...
December 13, 2024
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A higher minimum wage doesn’t have to harm jobs
Fumio Otake / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] The administration of P...
December 6, 2024
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Dealing with Trump, and ‘a world without police’
“America is not the world’s policeman,” then U.S. President Barack Obama said in 2013. Now, as th...
November 29, 2024
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Time to break away from defense-only policy
Donald Trump has been reelected as U.S. president. I thought he was leading during the campaign, ...
November 22, 2024
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Why is an exit from deflation needed amid inflation?
This autumn, while the summer heat lingered, the political sphere of the nation began to move swi...
November 8, 2024
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Chance to Boost Economic Metabolism Finally Here
Let’s compare two economies with inflation rates of 2% and 0%. Which one is more vibrant? This is...
October 11, 2024
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Declining Birth Rates: A Catastrophe? Or a Blessing?
Birth rates are notoriously declining in Japan, China, Korea, and Europe. In fact, they are too l...
September 20, 2024
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‘Doublethink’ Tends to Give Rise to Dictators
Authoritarian tyranny and protectionist trade policy are spreading throughout the world. This tre...
September 13, 2024
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To Meet Everyone’s Basic Needs, We’ll Have to Conserve
By Hiroshi Watanabe / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] People need foo...
September 6, 2024
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American Politics Could Be Unstable For Some Time
U.S. politics has resembled a roller-coaster over the past two months, as Americans prepare to go...
August 30, 2024
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Know Global South, Establish Relationships of Trust
By Takashi Shiraishi / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] Diplomacy with...
August 23, 2024
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Could Olympics Boost French Role in Indo-Pacific?
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games will kick off on Friday. The French capital is hosting the Summer Ga...
July 26, 2024
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Iran, Israel’s Warfare of Silence Has a New Actor
Reformist candidate Masoud Pezeshkian has been elected as the new president of the Islamic Republ...
July 19, 2024
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History of Japanese Immigrants Worth Learning
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida traveled to Brazil and Paraguay after his visit to France during Gol...
July 12, 2024
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