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Children and Social Media: It’s Time for Japan to Debate Pros and Cons of Regulations
Movements to restrict minors’ social media use are gaining momentum, particularly overseas. These stem from concerns about its negative effects on ...
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China’s National People’s Congress Opens: Military Expansion Continues Despite Lowered Growth Rate
Despite China’s self-congratulatory claims that its economy has developed without succumbing to U.S. pressure, the reality is that it is clearly no...
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Nuclear Waste Disposal Site: Govt Must Proceed With Selecting Candidates
The conventional approach of waiting for municipalities to volunteer to host final disposal sites for high-level radioactive waste from nuclear pow...
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Former Unification Church: Proceed Steadily with Liquidation to Provide Relief for Victims
The religious group has exploited illnesses and family misfortunes to coerce its followers into making unjustly large donations. Following a court’...
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Escalation of Hostilities Involving Iran: Quagmire Also Harms U.S. Interests
The United States and Israel are expanding their offensive, while Iran continues its fierce counterattacks. The flames of war are spreading through...
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WBC to Begin: All the Pieces are in Place for Japan’s Second Straight Title
The World Baseball Classic, a tournament pitting nations and regions against each other to determine the world’s best baseball team, will begin on ...
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Microsoft: Fair Competition for Cloud Services is Essential
Cloud services, which enable the management of various data on the internet, are part of the foundation supporting a digitalized society. It is nec...
March 4, 2026
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Iran Situation: Japan Must Exert Diplomatic Efforts without Merely Standing by
The United States is Japan’s only ally. Nevertheless, it cannot be denied that the recent U.S. attack on Iran may have violated international law.<...
March 3, 2026
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Bank of Japan and Markets: High Oil Prices Increase Difficulty of Monetary Policy
The U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran have been shaking markets, pushing up crude oil prices. The situation will likely have a significant impact on...
March 3, 2026
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U.S. Launches Attacks on Iran: Avoid Escalation of Conflict by Any Means / Concerns Raised over Unrestrained Use of Force
The United States and Israel have launched attacks on Iran and killed Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. The situation in the Middle Ea...
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Revision of Fiscal Targets: Govt Must Avoid Undermining Market Confidence
The importance of achieving both economic growth and fiscal soundness has become even greater. The administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ...
March 1, 2026
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North Korea Party Congress: Ambitions to Expand Nuclear Arsenal are Unacceptable
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March 1, 2026
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First Posthumous Retrial: Lost Time Can Never Be Recovered
The former defendant, who persistently proclaimed his innocence, died behind bars without ever seeing his honor restored. Why could he not be saved...
February 28, 2026
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House of Representatives Budget Committee: Debate Must Deepen Understanding of National Defense Policy
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February 28, 2026
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Trump’s Address: Confront the Dead End that Authoritarianism Has Led to
Despite an address dominated by self-praise, it is obvious that U.S. President Donald Trump’s management of his administration has reached a dead e...
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