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VOX POPULI: Hiroshi Kume’s ethics and acuity redefined TV news in Japan

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EDITORIAL: NRA must expand data checks beyond Hamaoka plant

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VOX POPULI: Agatha Christie changing this made her realize she was a pro

When the killer’s identity is revealed at the end of a murder mystery, you are totally floored because you never saw it coming. In disbelief, you...

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VOX POPULI: Kanji master shows that life is a marathon, not a sprint

Some people break into a run from the starting line, galloping through life with effortless grace. Others are late bloomers, who build strength...

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EDITORIAL: An early Lower House election would benefit Takaichi’s LDP, not the public

A snap election could be held in early or mid-February if Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi actually dissolves the Lower House at the scheduled Jan. 23...

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VOX POPULI: Revisiting the last Hinoe-Uma year of 1966 and the low birthrate

According to the traditional Japanese calendar, this year is Hinoe-Uma, or the “Fire Horse” year, which recurs every 60 years. The last time it...

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VOX POPULI: Scamming the NHI system undermines its main purpose

A committee of the Imperial Diet’s House of Representatives, the lower chamber of Japan’s national legislature from 1890 to 1947, was in the final...

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