Editorials

Restarting the Tokai No. 2 nuclear plant will be a test case for whether reactor operators can build up enough goodwill to obtain consent from not only the host municipalities but those in the surrounding area.

The carriers need to continue their efforts to improve their services while reducing the charges for consumers through more efficient operation and use of their resources.

The world must expect less from Washington during the two remaining years of U.S. President Donald Trump's first term as he and his team face genuine oversight for the first time.

If the Abe administration wants to woo more foreign workers to Japan it should foster an environment that will attract them.

Washington's imposition of new sanctions on Iran raises two dangerous possibilities.

It is important to remember that as the world engages Pyongyang, it must address the entirety of North Korean "threats."

The government is finally tackling Japan's outsized production and consumption of single-use plastic product.

Germany has been a critical partner as Japan has forged partnership agreements on strategic and economic issues with Europe. Whoever succeeds Merkel must not relinquish that role or that outlook.

It is essential that China be a good citizen of Antarctica, and honor the legal and diplomatic conventions that govern behavior there.

The South Korean government, which has said it "respects" the decision of the judiciary while hoping for a future-oriented development of its relations with Japan, should set its position straight and contain any disruptions to bilateral ties.

Japan should seek deeper cooperation with India as part of a diverse and broad-based diplomacy in Asia.

The outcome of the political struggle in Sri Lanka will have international repercussions.