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By Junichi Fukasawa / Yomiuri Shimbun Director and Senior Writer 17:32 JST, February 21, 2026 Voting for the House of Representatives in Thailand...
8:00 JST, February 21, 2026 Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a historic landslide victory in the House of Representatives election, having...
17:07 JST, February 19, 2026 It is unacceptable that people with disabilities are uniformly excluded from specific occupations. A legal provision...
15:23 JST, February 18, 2026 The Japanese and U.S. governments have started final discussions about the content of the first round of projects under...
15:29 JST, February 18, 2026 Spontaneous applause erupted from the arena and teammates who were cheering on the pair shed tears. It was a...
15:00 JST, February 17, 2026 The Munich Security Conference in Germany highlighted the division between the United States, which has abandoned its...
17:01 JST, February 16, 2026 Can Japan’s shipbuilding industry launch a counteroffensive and regain its position, having been overshadowed by...
17:03 JST, February 15, 2026 The government has compiled a set of proposals for reforming the nation’s retrial system, which is intended to aid...
16:43 JST, February 13, 2026 Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world’s largest contract chipmaker, has decided to produce chips in Japan...
14:00 JST, February 14, 2026 How long will the members of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan and Komeito remain separated in the House of...
16:39 JST, February 12, 2026 The number of flu patients has spiked again, reaching an alert level for the second time since November. The cold...
Editorial 16:11 JST, February 11, 2026 For Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to maintain stable governance, it is crucial to sustain the confidence of...
Editorial 15:00 JST, February 10, 2026 Sunday’s House of Representatives election saw the Liberal Democratic Party achieve a landslide victory,...
Editorial 14:00 JST, February 9, 2026 What exactly was going on with the Liberal Democratic Party for the past year and several months, when it...
Editorial 17:35 JST, February 6, 2026 The spread of disinformation and misinformation regarding the upcoming House of Representatives election...
Editorial 16:30 JST, February 7, 2026 The New START Treaty — a nuclear disarmament framework between the United States and Russia that is...
By Yuko Mukai 8:00 JST, February 7, 2026 Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who took office only last October, announced her decision to dissolve the...
Editorial 15:04 JST, February 5, 2026 Interest in Japanese food is growing overseas. It is hoped that its immense potential appeal will be...
Editorial 16:14 JST, February 4, 2026 Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc.’s business restructuring continues to face a challenging path....
Editorial 14:30 JST, February 3, 2026 China is not only threatening Japan’s security with its military power but is also intensifying its...
Editorial 16:22 JST, February 2, 2026 With labor shortages accelerating, foreign workers have become indispensable to maintaining society. Most of...
Editorial 17:39 JST, February 1, 2026 Criminal organizations whose members are connected via social media to make their activities difficult to...
Editorial 17:43 JST, February 1, 2026 U.S. President Donald Trump has been exerting an unprecedented level of pressure for interest rate cuts,...
Editorial 17:05 JST, January 31, 2026 There is no end to the number of cases in which unsafe and poor-quality items, such as electrical...
By Yuji Kondo 8:30 JST, January 31, 2026 Watching a live broadcast of the Hakone Ekiden, a long-distance running relay held annually on Jan. 2 and...
Editorial 14:58 JST, January 30, 2026 China has seen a spate of high-ranking military officials fall from grace. What on earth is happening?...
Editorial 15:42 JST, January 29, 2026 Intrusions into Japan’s territorial waters by China Coast Guard vessels around the Senkaku Islands in...
Editorial 14:00 JST, January 27, 2026 How can Japan ensure its peace and security amid the current international turmoil? Japan is facing a...
Editorial 15:01 JST, January 28, 2026 At the University of Tokyo, which leads Japanese research and education, arrests for corruption have been...
Editorial 15:56 JST, January 26, 2026 Preventing leaks of sensitive technology has become increasingly important for national security. The...
Editorial 17:46 JST, January 23, 2026 Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, Inc. restarted the No. 6 reactor at its Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear...
Editorial 15:44 JST, January 25, 2026 Foreign visitors to Japan have steadily increased, and negative effects from overtourism have been notable....
Editorial 15:31 JST, January 24, 2026 Can the ruling coalition — the Liberal Democratic Party, led by Japan’s first female prime minister, and...
By Takayuki Tanaka 8:00 JST, January 24, 2026 About two months ago, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wrote on social media that she had broken a...
Editorial 15:58 JST, January 22, 2026 No matter how harsh the family environment behind the crime may have been, acts of violence to settle...
Editorial 15:07 JST, January 21, 2026 The preparation period for the upcoming House of Representatives election is short. Also, it will be held in...
Editorial 14:30 JST, January 20, 2026 “I bet my future” on the House of Representatives election. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s...
Editorial 16:16 JST, January 19, 2026 The European Union, which is highly environmentally conscious, has been forced to make adjustments to its...
Editorial 14:00 JST, January 17, 2026 The aim likely is to gain momentum toward realizing the Osaka metropolis plan, a long-cherished goal of the...
Editorial 16:17 JST, January 18, 2026 The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has expressed a desire to acquire Greenland, an autonomous...
By Makoto Mitsui 8:00 JST, January 17, 2026 AI, once merely a tool that responded to human commands, is rapidly moving into new roles. A new...
Editorial 14:57 JST, January 16, 2026 The sudden move to dissolve the House of Representatives has created the possibility of a major unifying...
Editorial 14:54 JST, January 14, 2026 Japan-South Korea relations, which are on a trend of improvement, are growing more stable as their leaders...
Editorial 15:34 JST, January 15, 2026 China is intensifying its strategy of using export restrictions on items related to rare earths as a weapon...
Editorial 16:23 JST, January 10, 2026 Solar power generation is a pillar of renewable energy for the realization of a decarbonized society. With...
Editorial 14:00 JST, January 13, 2026 False and other illicit information has spread on social media, repeatedly affecting election results at...
Editorial 17:26 JST, January 12, 2026 Protests triggered by high prices have been spreading across Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump has suggested...
Editorial 16:28 JST, January 10, 2026 The United States has furthered its “America First” policy, in which it prioritizes its own interests,...
Editorial 16:21 JST, January 11, 2026 Although national budgets tend to be rigid, Japan’s defense spending has seen a 70% increase over the past...
By Satoshi Ogawa 8:00 JST, January 10, 2026 Although Japan-China relations seemed to worsen after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remark that a...