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Approval of Acquisition by Nippon Steel: Deal Opens New Doors for Japan-U.S. Cooperation
A major industry restructuring, which had been buffeted by U.S. politics, is finally set to happe...
June 15, 2025
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Basic Economic, Fiscal Policy: No Clear Strategy for Strengthening Economy
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s Cabinet has compiled its first comprehensive growth strategy, but...
June 16, 2025
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Approach by China Military Aircraft: Japan Expressing Concern Is Not Enough to Resolve Incidents
One misstep could have led to a grave situation. The Chinese military’s actions are utterly beyon...
June 16, 2025
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Military Parade in U.S. Capital: President’s Appropriation of the Military is Unacceptable
Amid unceasing warfare in Ukraine and the Middle East, U.S. President Donald Trump held a militar...
June 17, 2025
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50 Years of Summits: Can G7 Countries Play Role in Ensuring Global Stability?
The Group of Seven advanced countries, which share values such as democracy and the rule of law, ...
June 15, 2025
Yomiuri Editorial
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U.S. Financial Policy: Tense Situation in Middle East May Also Cause Economic Difficulty
In addition to U.S. President Donald Trump’s high tariff policy, growing tensions over Israel and...
June 20, 2025
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Japan-S. Korea Leaders Meeting: Prevent Bilateral Cooperative Relations from Going Backward
The security environment in Northeast Asia is becoming ever more severe. The free trade regime is...
June 20, 2025
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Shortage of Surgeons: Avoid Leaving Patients Unable to Undergo Needed Operations
Surgical operations directly affect the lives of patients. The weight of the responsibility and h...
June 19, 2025
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G7 Summit Closes: ‘U.S. absence’ Reveals Group’s Fragility
This was a summit that symbolically indicated that an era in which the United States led the inte...
June 19, 2025
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Middle East Crisis Broadens: Top Priority Is Avoiding All-Out War
The devastating attacks being traded by Israel and Iran on each other’s major cities constitute a...
June 18, 2025
Political Pulse
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Opposition Seeks Quick Political Fix Via Tax Cuts; History Shows This Tactic Does Not Always Work
As the House of Councillors election approaches this summer, the debate over a consumption tax cu...
June 14, 2025
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2025 Expo ‘a Mirror of the Times’ That Highlights International Affairs
More than 50 days have passed since the 2025 Osaka-Kansai Expo began. Exhibits that evoke the fut...
June 7, 2025
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Armitage Strengthened Japan-U.S. Alliance; Late Statesman Saw Great Potential of Bilateral Ties
This spring, Japan and the Japan-U.S. alliance lost a pillar of support when former U.S. Deputy S...
May 31, 2025
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Japan Games Organizers Propose Major Reforms; Demography, Infrastructure Challenge Sports Festival
The Japan Sport Association (JSPO) convened an expert panel to discuss the future of the Japan Ga...
May 24, 2025
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Inflation Fires Up Populism, Erodes Political Stability; Rising Food Prices Bode Ill for Incumbent Government
Over 100 years ago in Japan, a shortage of rice and a steep rise in its price caused a great upro...
May 17, 2025
Insights Into The World
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S. Korea’s New Leader Could Shape Security Landscape
Lee Jae-myung, head of the left-leaning main opposition Democratic Party, has won the presidentia...
June 13, 2025
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End of Cold War Spelled Trouble for Liberalism
The world is in great turmoil. In the war in Ukraine, which began in February 2022, the brutal fi...
June 6, 2025
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With Trump Back, Japan Must Expand Foreign Policy
Four months into his second term, U.S. President Donald Trump has stunned both the American peopl...
May 30, 2025
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‘Nudges’ Can Promote Good Behavior, But Have Limits
At any convenience store, there are now footprint marks on the floor that lead up to the cash reg...
May 2, 2025
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Trump’s ‘Might Makes Right’ Upends World Order
“We both know that, in this world, the question of what is right only matters between equals. Oth...
April 25, 2025
Cultural Viewpoints
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Beyond the Paper Screen / Homemaking on the Go Never Really Stops
It was a typical day in Oregon in mid-May: drizzles, clouds, five minutes of sunshine, drizzles a...
March 25, 2024
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Cultural Conundrums / What Follows ‘Batter Up!Pqx: Cultural Accommodation in Baseball Risk-Taking
The great thing about culture is that it’s everywhere. I am not a fan of baseball, but my spouse ...
March 10, 2024
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Beyond the Paper Screen / Navigating the Future of Work: Change, Creativity and Human Resilience
In my class, which is for students who are just starting their major in sociology and anthropology, ...
February 18, 2024
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Cultural Conundrums / Getting to Friendships: The Challenges of Context-driven Social Relationships
Friendships sustain us in life, keeping loneliness at bay and providing us with a chance to grow thr...
February 4, 2024
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A Joyful Paradox: Rethinking Play in the Modern World
By Sawa Kurotani / Special to The Japan News [posttime] JST, [postdate] I think I was about 10 ...
January 21, 2024
Outside Contributors
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Is Japanese Really Needed for Doing Business in Japan? / Startups Often Deal with Big Corporations in English
Late in 2023, a Japanese executive of a major Japanese corporation took me out to a sushi dinner ...
May 14, 2025
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Trump’s Victim Narrative Makes America Less Great; But Playing on People’s Grudges Does Win Him Votes
Among the characteristics of U.S. President Donald Trump, what particularly perplexes me is his o...
May 9, 2025
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Japan a Positive Counterexample in Age of Revisionism; Changes to World Order Should be Peaceful, Not Forced
Sergiy Korsunsky, the Ukrainian ambassador to Japan 2020-2025, has worked tirelessly since the st...
April 12, 2025
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Kansai Pavilion Showcases Diverse Attractions of Host Region
Even before the Osaka-Kansai Expo formally opens on April 13, the host region will open its own K...
April 3, 2025
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U.S. Startups Can Help Support Japanese AI Applications; Synthetic Data One Way to Boost Learning by AI
My guest and I raised our first beers with a “kampai” toast at Andy’s Shin Hinomoto in November 2...
March 26, 2025
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