Editorial & Columns
Political Pulse
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Rise and fall of the yen is entwined with state of the economy
As the yen is weakening to historically low levels, tourists visiting Japan from overseas seem to th...
October 8, 2022
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Opposition parties must show they have ability to govern
As the extraordinary Diet session begins in October, opposition parties will take center stage. They...
October 1, 2022
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Why not let students manage their own sports clubs at school?
People often have nostalgic memories of their junior high and high school years. Working hard with y...
September 24, 2022
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Polarization of Japan’s voters began to accelerate this year
Political polarization has grown among the Japanese people: Now we are seeing aggressive divisions o...
September 17, 2022
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Japan needs a movement to support marriage among young people
A government panel of experts made headlines in July by calling Japan’s declining number of births a...
September 10, 2022
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Fraught relations with China call for ‘shitataka’ approach by Kishida
“Shitataka” is a Japanese word with multiple meanings that even Japanese find difficult to explain i...
September 3, 2022
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Teleworkers in Japan miss interpersonal satisfactions of office life
At 79, Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones is still on stage, belting out the legendary British rock b...
August 27, 2022
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Kishida faces a political landscape greatly altered by Abe’s death
The shooting of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has had a major impact on the administration of Pri...
August 20, 2022
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Authoritarian regimes need a neighborly nudge toward democracy
Authoritarianism now runs rampant in some parts of Southeast Asia. I was a correspondent in this reg...
August 13, 2022
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Women candidates advance beyond ‘token’ status in Japanese politics
Women who are in the minority of a group are often treated as tokens. Harvard University Prof. Rosab...
August 6, 2022
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Would legalized gambling pollute the clean image of Japanese sports?
A draft proposal by the Economy, Trade and Industry Ministry (METI) to lift the ban on sports bettin...
July 30, 2022
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Is there a path to Kishida’s vision of a world free of nuclear weapons?
On Aug. 1, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will become the first Japanese prime minister to address the...
July 23, 2022
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Japan overlooks technological treasures right under its feet
There is growing concern about Japan’s science and technology. Although Japan has been putting a lot...
July 16, 2022
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Price stability a long-unsolved conundrum for Japan
“Irrational exuberance” is a phrase widely used to warn about the risks of a bubble-like stock marke...
July 2, 2022
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Japanese voters have lost their appetite for ‘reform’ policies
As election day for the House of Councillors draws near, party leaders have been rushing around batt...
June 25, 2022
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