Editorials Aug 20, 2019
The government needs to review whether food self-sufficiency should be maintained as a key yardstick in its agriculture policy — and if so, what should be the practical level necessary to secure the nation's food supply.
Editorials Aug 19, 2019
Upcoming discussions at the health ministry should cover various aspects of the medical technology, including any possible ethical issues.
Editorials Aug 18, 2019
We should examine how we can identify suicidal children's distress signals and take preemptive action to save their lives.
Editorials Aug 17, 2019
Tepco's recent decision to decommission its Fukushima No. 2 nuclear power plant highlights one of the big challenges for both the power industry and the government — which has pushed for nuclear power as a matter of state policy — in the wake of ...
Editorials Aug 16, 2019
Russia, and the U.S., must do more to head off the dangers of a new nuclear arms race.
Editorials Aug 15, 2019
Editorials Aug 14, 2019
Decelerating global growth is testing Japan's efforts toward sustained growth driven by domestic demand.
Editorials Aug 13, 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump must convince Japan and the world that he will not accept a nuclear-armed North Korea and that he remains committed to its allies in this part of the world.
Editorials Aug 11, 2019
Government measures to crack down on online piracy of manga and anime content have failed to move forward after a series of plans and ideas discussed since last year by a panel of experts at the Internal Affairs and Communications Ministry and the Cultural ...
Editorials Aug 10, 2019
The world must do more to combat this outbreak and prevent future ones.
Editorials Aug 9, 2019
As the top shareholder, the government should look into the group's scandal and explore ways to fix its problems.
Editorials Aug 8, 2019
The government must do more to reduce spending and boost revenue to cut the deficit.