Yomiuri Editorial

The devastating attacks being traded by Israel and Iran on each other’s major cities constitute a state of emergency. To stop this cycle of retalia...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has held direct talks with U.S. President Donald Trump to persuade the president to review his high tariff policy, bu...

Amid unceasing warfare in Ukraine and the Middle East, U.S. President Donald Trump held a military parade in the U.S. capital following the deploym...

With the nation’s birth rate continuing to decline, the enactment of legislation to increase the number of people who support the public pension sy...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet has compiled its first comprehensive growth strategy, but it is hard to see a path to strengthening the Jap...

One misstep could have led to a grave situation. The Chinese military’s actions are utterly beyond the pale, and the Japanese government should voi...

A major industry restructuring, which had been buffeted by U.S. politics, is finally set to happen. This deal is likely to make a mark on industria...

The Group of Seven advanced countries, which share values such as democracy and the rule of law, have taken the lead in shaping the international o...

​The Middle East is facing a critical situation that could plunge the entire region into the maelstrom of war. A full-scale war between military po...

With the nation’s capital facing many issues, such as high prices, a declining birth rate, an aging population and disaster preparedness measures, ...

Can the residents of the Palestinian territory of Gaza be saved if a U.N. organization, which is well-versed in the special circumstances of the Pa...

Taking the opportunity of its incorporation, the Science Council of Japan must aim to become an entity that is comparable with academic bodies arou...

The starting time of the latest debate between party leaders was delayed to enable more people to see it, but the substance of the debate turned ou...

The investigation that led to the arrest and indictment of three men for their alleged involvement in illicit exports was found to be illegal. It i...

Bookstores are cultural centers for local communities that connect people with books. Their existence is also deeply connected to people’s educatio...