Yomiuri Editorial

Following the death of parents they do not live with, many people have found themselves at a loss regarding what to do with their parents’ homes. I...

Given the current deteriorating security environment around Japan and the frequent occurrence of large-scale disasters, the need to resolve the sho...

Society has entered an era in which people who have never met before connect with each other through social media and form criminal groups. Financi...

Will Japan be able to make a smooth transition to a growth-oriented economy led by high wages and active investment and completely break free of de...

The lineup of the leaders of the Group of Seven (G7) advanced nations is set to change drastically. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been...

The project risks peculiar to overseas operations were not carefully scrutinized, and appropriate human resources were not adequately secured. The ...

The return to power of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, who advocates an “America First” policy, is likely to pose a serious challenge to interna...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba apparently intends to prolong his tenure by maintaining a modest attitude, but it was unclear what this administratio...

It is clear that there are deficiencies in the current legal system, under which it can take decades to finalize a not guilty ruling in a retrial. ...

It is inevitable for a minority ruling coalition to seek the cooperation of opposition parties to realize its policies.

In an extremely unusual situation, the U.S. president has used his authority to block the planned purchase of a U.S. company by a company from Japa...

Reducing food loss and waste — edible food being discarded — is a major issue for Japanese society, which has a low rate of food self-sufficiency. ...

Though the arrest of its sitting president was suspended, the turmoil surrounding its politics and judiciary has only deepened. Where is South Kore...

It is a problem that many rural areas are suffering from a shortage of doctors while there is a high concentration in urban areas, a situation that...

The administration of Donald Trump will soon be instated in the United States. Courses of action taken by Trump, who will return to the U.S. presid...