Editorials Sep 23, 2011
More than six months since the crisis at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant started, people not directly affected by it appear to be gradually losing their acute concern about the crisis. Former Prime Minister Naoto Kan's recent interviews with mass media ...
Editorials Aug 2, 2011
The Supreme Public Prosecutors Office on July 8 announced reform of the special investigation squads, which exist at the district public prosecutors offices in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya. The reform was prompted by recent irregular events involving investigators of such squads, which have contributed ...
Editorials Jul 17, 2011
Cherry blossoms have long accompanied the start of the school year in Japan, but that may soon change to autumn leaves. The University of Tokyo is looking into the possibility of beginning its school year in the fall rather than spring. If adopted, the ...
Editorials Jun 25, 2010
As the campaign for the July 11 Upper House election officially kicked off Thursday, a consumption tax increase has cropped up as the main issue. This is because the ruling Democratic Party of Japan and the No. 1 opposition Liberal Democratic Party call for ...