Yomiuri Editorial

It must be said that the government has inflated budgetary spending by prioritizing its scale without fully examining the effects on policy. Funds ...

Russia, having violated international law and subjected Ukraine to a campaign of aggression, is now threatening to use nuclear weapons if it is cou...

There have been many cases in which bereaved families are left dissatisfied with the current situation of malicious drivers not facing severe penal...

While it is necessary for the ruling and opposition parties to discuss policies, it is not acceptable for the ruling coalition to simply accept dem...

The U.S. Republican Party, whose symbolic color is red, has gained control of the White House and both houses of Congress, creating a so-called red...

The founding family of Seven & i Holdings Co. has made a buyout proposal to counter an acquisition proposal from a Canadian company.

Many people hold back on increasing their working hours because if their income increases, they will be required to shoulder tax or social security...

The number of “unclaimed bodies” that have no one to retrieve them after death is increasing. As the population grays, this is expected to continue...

The will of the people as expressed in elections, which are the basis of democracy, must be respected.

The Japanese economy is slowly recovering, but the risks ahead are increasing. The government must urgently intensify its specific measures to prom...

More and more small and midsize enterprises (SMEs) have gone out of business due to a severe shortage of successors. The loss of technological expe...

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba can be said to have managed his meetings with the leaders of world superpowers without problems.

A new law to protect freelance workers who do not belong to any organization came into effect this month. As diverse ways of working become more wi...

The number of children committing suicide is increasing. This is not just the case for junior high and high school students, but also elementary sc...

The performance of listed companies continued to recover after the COVID-19 pandemic, but their midterm financial results were down for the first t...