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EDITORIAL: Gaza ceasefire deal should lead to swift supply of relief assistance

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VOX POPULI: Best of luck to everyone taking university entrance exams

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EDITORIAL: Rethinking disaster relief on Hanshin quake anniversary

EDITORIAL: Rethinking disaster relief on Hanshin quake anniversary

Thirty years have passed since the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake devastated Kobe and wide areas around the port city. The disaster claimed 6,434...

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VOX POPULI: Volunteerism has grown—and changed—since 1995 Kobe quake

VOX POPULI: Volunteerism has grown—and changed—since 1995 Kobe quake

The Great Hanshin Earthquake occurred on Jan. 17, 1995. That year came to be called “Borantia Gannen” (literally, “first year of...

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The Asahi Shimbun

EDITORIAL: Taming of presidential powers in South Korea is key

EDITORIAL: Taming of presidential powers in South Korea is key

The stunning political drama that started unfolding after South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol triggered outrage by declaring martial law and...

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VOX POPULI: Ishimaru’s new party sounds more like a business venture

VOX POPULI: Ishimaru’s new party sounds more like a business venture

Watching a news conference held by Shinji Ishimaru on Jan. 15 in Tokyo, I thought he definitely came across like an entrepreneur, rather than a...

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EDITORIAL: Japan must work toward equal partnership with ASEAN nations 

EDITORIAL: Japan must work toward equal partnership with ASEAN nations 

Since good relations with member countries of ASEAN are indispensable to Japan’s economy and national security, it should aim for deeper ties of...

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VOX POPULI: Studying the human race reveals our true human identity

VOX POPULI: Studying the human race reveals our true human identity

The cold of winter is rough on anyone with chronic lower back pain. Rubbing my back, which acts up in winter whether I’m sitting or standing, I...

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EDITORIAL: Digital society changing time perception and social interaction 

EDITORIAL: Digital society changing time perception and social interaction 

The new year has highlighted the noticeable decline of the once deeply ingrained tradition of sending "nengajo" New Year's greeting cards. It's not...

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VOX POPULI: Canada’s 2008 Arctic scramble vs. Trump’s Greenland rant

VOX POPULI: Canada’s 2008 Arctic scramble vs. Trump’s Greenland rant

About 20 years ago, “Use or lose it” was then-Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s pet slogan. It was in reference to Canada’s sovereignty...

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