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Encourage Olympic spectators to go right to venues, then right back home
With the opening ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics one month away, the number of spectators to be allowed at venues has finally been announced. All possi...
June 22, 2021
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Iran’s Raisi cannot maintain stability with anti-U.S. hard-line stance
There can be no hope for rejuvenation of the economy and a stable system if Iran only strengthens its confrontational stance against such parties as t...
June 22, 2021
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Exercise greater ingenuity to expand use of digital methods to pay taxes
The central and local governments have accelerated their efforts to make tax payments cashless. Measures appropriate to the current situation are need...
June 21, 2021
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Failure to intervene in Myanmar same as giving tacit consent to junta’s rule
The Myanmar junta that took power in a coup is continuing to make its rule an established fact. Failure to intervene on the part of the international ...
June 21, 2021
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Lower house speaker: 2-power bloc politics preferable to 2-party system
This year marks 25 years since the introduction of the system of combining single-seat constituencies and proportional representation in House of Repr...
June 21, 2021
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Fed must tread carefully in exploring ways to scale down monetary easing
A hike to interest rates and a paring of quantitative easing by the U.S. central bank will have a significant impact on the global economy. The U.S. F...
June 20, 2021
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Strive to create society in which men, women raise children together
The Child-rearing and Nursing Care Leave Law was revised in the recent ordinary Diet session to make it easier for men to take childcare leave. A soci...
June 20, 2021
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Court gives tough sentence in case involving large-scale vote-buying
Compared with past incidents of election violations, the number of people who took bribes and the amount of money used for vote-buying are significant...
June 19, 2021
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Economic, fiscal policies should be how-to manuals, not mere wish lists
There is no point in merely arranging themes and goals. A long-term strategy to restore vitality to the Japanese economy should be presented clearly i...
June 19, 2021
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U.S.-Russia summit only 1st step toward improved bilateral relations
Improving relations that are said to be at their worst since the end of the Cold War will not be easy. It is important for the two countries to rebuil...
June 18, 2021
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Ending state of emergency must not be allowed to cause new resurgence
The end of the current state of emergency will come just one month before the opening of the Tokyo Olympics. A resurgence of coronavirus infections mu...
June 18, 2021
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Carefully observe effectiveness of new drug for Alzheimer’s disease
Will this lead to the establishment of a new treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, the most common form of dementia? In order to use this drug effectivel...
June 17, 2021
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Insufficient debate held in Diet on overcoming pandemic difficulties
Although vaccinations have brought a ray of light, it can hardly be said that the nation has overcome the difficulties. The ruling and opposition part...
June 17, 2021
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It’s difficult to resolve latest turmoil over Toshiba’s shareholders’ meeting
The Yomiuri Shimbun [posttime] JST, [postdate] Without a thorough investigation of the truth, and clarification of where responsibility lies, it ...
June 16, 2021
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Can new Israeli administration unite despite widely disparate members?
A completely unprecedented coalition government has been united solely in its opposition to Prime Minister Netanyahu. The question will be whether it ...
June 15, 2021
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