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National Intelligence Council: Proposed Body Must Be Utilized To Stop Operations by Foreign Elements
There is no end to cases in which foreign elements have attempted to steal sensitive information ...
March 14, 2026
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15 Years since Great East Japan Earthquake: How Can Affected Areas Boost Their Vitality Themselves?
It has been 15 years since the disaster. Even as the government’s reconstruction projects reach a mi...
March 11, 2026
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Iran Situation: Significance of Rule of Law Must Be Conveyed
The attacks on Iran by the United States and Israel are not limited to military facilities. In re...
March 10, 2026
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Oil Reserve Releases: G7 Members Unite against Growing Threat
Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for crude oil transportation, he...
March 13, 2026
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Medical Care at Home and Disasters: Ensure Systems to Provide Continuous Care for Patients
When a major disaster strikes, if patients are in medical institutions or nursing care facilities...
March 12, 2026
Yomiuri Editorial
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National Intelligence Council: Proposed Body Must Be Utilized To Stop Operations by Foreign Elements
There is no end to cases in which foreign elements have attempted to steal sensitive information ...
March 14, 2026
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Election Fraud in Tokyo’s Ota Ward: Use Incident As Catalyst for Reviewing Local Government Systems
Mistakes and fraud in election administration undermine public trust in elections. Learning from ...
March 14, 2026
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Oil Reserve Releases: G7 Members Unite against Growing Threat
Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a vital artery for crude oil transportation, he...
March 13, 2026
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Fraud at Nidec: Failure of Nagamori’s Charismatic Management Style
This incident appears to mark the failure of one of Japan’s most charismatic business leaders. Un...
March 13, 2026
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Medical Care at Home and Disasters: Ensure Systems to Provide Continuous Care for Patients
When a major disaster strikes, if patients are in medical institutions or nursing care facilities...
March 12, 2026
Political Pulse
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Teachers Support Students’ Inquiry Learning behind the Scenes
“Inquiry-based learning,” where students identify questions, gather information, analyze it and t...
March 14, 2026
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Heckling, Once a Fixture of Diet Debate in Japan, Abates in the Face of Dominance by Takaichi and the LDP
The culture of heckling in Japanese politics, symbolized by the phrase “Heckling is the spice of ...
March 7, 2026
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Showa-era Towers in Kansai’s Big Cities Become Social Media Sensations
The skylines of the Keihanshin area, as the Kyoto-Osaka-Kobe conurbation is known, are no longer ...
February 28, 2026
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What Skills Will Takaichi Need in Her ‘Era of Dominance’?
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a historic landslide victory in the House of Representative...
February 21, 2026
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2026 Has Seen a Grim Dawn in Iran; What Will the Rest of the Year Bring?
“HAPPY NEW YEAR. Wishing you and your dear family a 2026 full of happiness, health and heartwarmi...
February 14, 2026
Insights Into The World
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Raise Interest Rate, Stop Yen’s Fall to Stabilize Prices
Riding on Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s popularity, the Liberal Democratic Party coasted to a h...
March 13, 2026
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Prioritize Infrastructure Maintenance, Not New Plans
By Hiroshi Watanabe / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] There continues...
February 6, 2026
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Takaichi Should Learn the Patience of Fukuzawa
By Masayuki Yamauchi / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] What should a ...
January 23, 2026
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Don’t Reward Russia for Aggression Against Ukraine
Three years and 10 months have passed since the war in Ukraine began, a period already longer tha...
December 26, 2025
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World Needs to Restore Free and Fair Trade System
By Motoshige Itoh / Special to The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] A phenomenon know...
December 12, 2025
Cultural Viewpoints
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Beyond the Paper Screen / Homemaking on the Go Never Really Stops
It was a typical day in Oregon in mid-May: drizzles, clouds, five minutes of sunshine, drizzles a...
March 25, 2024
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Cultural Conundrums / What Follows ‘Batter Up!Pqx: Cultural Accommodation in Baseball Risk-Taking
The great thing about culture is that it’s everywhere. I am not a fan of baseball, but my spouse ...
March 10, 2024
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Beyond the Paper Screen / Navigating the Future of Work: Change, Creativity and Human Resilience
In my class, which is for students who are just starting their major in sociology and anthropology, ...
February 18, 2024
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Cultural Conundrums / Getting to Friendships: The Challenges of Context-driven Social Relationships
Friendships sustain us in life, keeping loneliness at bay and providing us with a chance to grow thr...
February 4, 2024
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A Joyful Paradox: Rethinking Play in the Modern World
By Sawa Kurotani / Special to The Japan News [posttime] JST, [postdate] I think I was about 10 ...
January 21, 2024
Outside Contributors
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U.N. Women and Japan: Advancing Equality for a Better Future
The executive director of U.N. Women, a United Nations organization committed to advancing gender...
December 27, 2025
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French and German Ambassadors to Japan Call for Democracies to Unite in Defense against Russian Disinformation
Facing the threat of Russian disinformation, the French and German ambassadors to Japan jointly c...
December 25, 2025
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5 Japanese Business Dinner Mistakes to Avoid — and What They Taught Me About Business in Japan
When I first started doing business in Japan in 2016, the initial cultural lesson was the meishi ...
December 1, 2025
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U.S. Ambassador Glass: Seizing the Momentum of President Trump’s Visit
U.S. President Donald Trump was in Japan last week. U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass talks a...
November 7, 2025
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TICAD Should Keep Focus on Japan Investing in Africa, Not Merely Offering Aid
For more than 30 years, the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) has sto...
August 20, 2025
Asia Inside Review
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Chronic Issues Erode Thailand’s Economy as Political Confusion Persists, Threatening Terminal Decline in Its Economy
Voting for the House of Representatives in Thailand took place on Feb. 8, as the nation struggles...
February 21, 2026
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Myanmar Will Continue Under Military Rule Even After Election, Ex-Ambassador Maruyama Says in Exclusive Interview
Voters went to the polls in Myanmar on Dec. 28 for the initial phase of the country’s general ele...
January 7, 2026
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Asia Inside Review: In Myanmar and Thailand, River Divides Hotbed of Scam Centers on One Side, Safe Haven from Military Oppression on the Other
Although separated only by the narrow Moei River, the Myawaddy township in Myanmar and Mae Sot in...
December 27, 2025
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Asia Inside Review: ASEAN Shift to ‘Two-Wheel’ Strategy Could Undermine Unity
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, which was established as an anti-communist alliance d...
November 15, 2025
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Asia Inside Review: Struggle to Regain Myanmar’s Democracy Supported by People’s ‘Patriotism’
October marks four years and nine months since ordinary Myanmar citizens and ethnic minority forc...
October 18, 2025
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