Political Series
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Prefectures need more power to handle pandemic-related crises
The year 2022 is expected to continue to pose challenges for Japan with the pandemic, foreign affair...
January 18, 2022
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More support for younger generations will help older ones, too
The year 2022 is expected to continue to pose challenges for Japan in terms of the pandemic, foreign...
January 18, 2022
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Japan needs to invest in people, support younger generation
The year 2022 is expected to continue to pose challenges for Japan with the pandemic, foreign affair...
January 17, 2022
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Former PM Abe: Prime Minister Kishida should handle personnel matters as he sees fit
The year 2022 will test Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. How should he deal with the pandemic, foreign ...
January 15, 2022
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Japan should strengthen concerted efforts with other countries to deal with China
The year 2022 will be one that tests the mettle of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida. How should he deal ...
January 14, 2022
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Charting a Course / CDPJ’s ‘cooperation’ strategy at a crossroads
This is the third and final installment of a series that explores where the country’s politics go af...
November 4, 2021
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Charting a Course / Concrete measures for growth needed urgently
This is the second installment of a series that explores where the country’s politics go after the r...
November 3, 2021
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Charting a Course / Kishida’s real battle begins after LDP squeaks by to hold controlling majority
With the general election results finalized, this series explores where the country’s politics go fr...
November 2, 2021
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Neck and Neck / Former comrades in fierce contest
This is the second installment in a series that looks into constituencies where candidates are facin...
October 23, 2021
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2021 General Election Viewpoints / Discuss ways to enhance medical system for living with COVID-19
With official campaigning for the House of Representatives election scheduled to start Oct. 19, The ...
October 13, 2021
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Digital torrent / ‘Free’ stock trading apps have hidden costs
One of the many stock trading apps now on the market lets new customers spin a virtual roulette whee...
September 16, 2021
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Globally dominant U.S. tech giants big targets for antitrust regulators around the world.
The quartet of U.S. tech giants collectively dubbed GAFA — Google LLC, Amazon.com Inc., Facebook Inc...
September 15, 2021
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Digitization will likely boost Japanese firms’ sales by ¥68 tril.
A specialty hoto noodle soup restaurant near Lake Kawaguchi in Yamanashi Prefecture is so popular th...
September 14, 2021
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Digital torrent / China wary of data-rich IT firms’ expansion
China, although transitioning to a digital society at a furious pace, is now experiencing a strong b...
September 13, 2021
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Digital torrent / Japan’s growing array of data centers present a matter of national security
Data centers have been cropping up amid the fields and suburbs of Inzai, Chiba Prefecture, site of t...
September 13, 2021
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