Yomiuri Editorial

Although relations between Japan and South Korea have faced repeated setbacks over political and historical issues, a trend toward improved relatio...

Can Nippon Steel Corp., once the world’s largest steelmaker, regain the top spot? The Japanese steelmaker will be tested as to whether it will be a...

Israel and Iran, which have been exchanging attacks, have agreed to a ceasefire, U.S. President Donald Trump has announced.

If the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner Komeito, holding only a minority of seats in the House of Representatives, ...

June 23 is designated as “Memorial Day,” as that is the day on which systematic fighting by the former Japanese military in Okinawa Prefecture is d...

The United States, Israel’s supporter, has taken steps to intervene militarily in the ongoing hostilities between Israel and Iran. The situation in...

The harsh election results likely reflected public dissatisfaction with the running of the current administration, in addition to the issue of poli...

There have been a series of accidents involving foreign drivers who cannot be said to have a sufficient understanding of Japanese traffic rules. Th...

With real estate prices soaring, unscrupulous businesses have in many instances forced elderly people to sell their homes. The government must quic...

The minority ruling parties repeatedly made concessions out of a desire to obtain cooperation from opposition parties even though the effects of th...

The number of patients with whooping cough, which is characterized by severe coughing that can last for a prolonged period of time, has surged. Cau...

In addition to U.S. President Donald Trump’s high tariff policy, growing tensions over Israel and Iran are adding further uncertainty to the outloo...

The security environment in Northeast Asia is becoming ever more severe. The free trade regime is also at a crossroads due to the impact of U.S. Pr...

Surgical operations directly affect the lives of patients. The weight of the responsibility and harsh working conditions seem to be driving surgeon...

This was a summit that symbolically indicated that an era in which the United States led the international order ended and the world is shifting to...