Insights Into The World
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Japan Using ‘Diplomatic Power’ for Global Good
In the past year, we have witnessed a series of astonishing changes in the international situation. ...
January 27, 2023
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Foster a Society That Takes Spontaneous Action
The year 2022 continued to be plagued by disasters and hardships. In February, when the novel corona...
January 20, 2023
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In 2022, beleaguered democracy showed resilience
Many of the world’s democracies appeared to have nearly fallen into crisis in 2020 and 2021, when th...
December 9, 2022
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Enhance defense with efforts across ministries
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida declared in his policy speech to the Diet in October that his administr...
December 2, 2022
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China, Russia still haunted by specter of revolution
Chinese history teaches that any mistake by a ruler can be a sign that the country will fall into a ...
November 11, 2022
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Uncertain times still require long-term policies
We are living in a time of uncertainty. There is no shortage of factors fueling this anxiety, includ...
November 4, 2022
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Ukrainians showing there is light at end of tunnel
It is very easy to have apocalyptic fears about the state of global politics right now. A major war ...
October 28, 2022
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Weak yen urges Japan’s status quo shift from within
The yen weakened further to the upper-148 range against the U.S. dollar at the time of writing. Its ...
October 21, 2022
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Tackle crisis threatening United Nations head-on
“The time has come to start text-based negotiations to reform the Security Council,” Prime Minister ...
October 7, 2022
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Public-private cooperation key to protecting secrets
By Shigeru Kitamura / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] Innovative tech...
September 23, 2022
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Post-COVID public finances must be sustainable
“How is the debate over restoring fiscal sustainability playing out in Japan?” A foreign economist o...
September 2, 2022
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Japan has more to do as Africa’s true partner
The eighth summit of the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8) will be hel...
August 5, 2022
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After 100 years, Japan-U.K. ties closer than ever
The world faces increasing uncertainty as Russia’s invasion of Ukraine continues while a new wave of...
July 29, 2022
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‘New class’ might set off instability in China
By Takenori Inoki / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] China, a single-p...
July 22, 2022
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Sending unmistakable signals and enforcing rules
The current war in Ukraine has surprised all three participants: Russia, Ukraine and NATO countries....
July 8, 2022
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