Editorials Aug 5, 2017
Support U.N. development goals
To galvanize the public into action, the government should work harder at promoting the U.N.'s Sustainable Development Goals.
Editorials Aug 4, 2017
Measures to reduce the youth suicide rate
Suicide remains the top cause of death among Japanese youths. That must change.
Editorials Aug 3, 2017
Finding sites to bury high-level radioactive waste
The government must be much more transparent in how it goes about finding a permanent storage site for highly radioactive nuclear waste.
Editorials Aug 2, 2017
Kagoike arrest isn't end of story
Prosecutors should refrain from using their arrest of the Kagoikes as an excuse for not acting on the Moritomo Gakuen land deal probe.
Editorials Aug 1, 2017
U.S. President Donald Trump's worst week ever ... so far
It's hard to appreciate the sheer magnitude of the dysfunction in the Trump White House.
Editorials Jul 31, 2017
Nawaz Sharif's exit in Pakistan
The struggle between civilian and military authorities remains the real fault line in Pakistan's politics.
Editorials Jul 30, 2017
Preventing accidents by elderly drivers
The National Police Agency must consider how to build a network among the police, local governments and health care professionals to reduce the number of accidents caused by elderly drivers.
Editorials Jul 29, 2017
Land plots with unknown owners
The government needs to take measures to deal more effectively with land plots that remain unregistered.
Editorials Jul 28, 2017
Renho exit not enough for DP to defuse crisis
With Renho on the way out, the Democratic Party has to reassess and redefine its basic direction. Otherwise, its very survival may be in doubt.
Editorials Jul 27, 2017
Fighting an invasion of fire ants
No efforts should be spared in stopping the spread of fire ants in Japan.
Editorials Jul 26, 2017
Kake Gakuen questions still unanswered
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe should realize that his administration won't win back the trust of voters until it gives a more convincing account of the Kake Gakuen case.
Editorials Jul 25, 2017
Confrontation in the Himalayas
The distrust and the ensuing competition between Asia's two largest nations — both armed with nuclear weapons — must be contained.