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Haruaki Deguchi
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2019
Options for Britain amid the Brexit mess
Britain's history was woven through its close connection with the continent, and it cannot prosper without it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 6, 2019
Reform the labor practices peculiar to Japan
Many of the labor practices prevalent in Japan are quite extraordinary in light of global standards.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 1, 2019
Addressing Japan's demographic problems
Japan should explore every conceivable policy measure to create a society that has the most favorable conditions in the world for giving birth and raising children.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 28, 2018
Invest in education and save the economy
Giving birth to dynamic companies in Japan will require nothing but education that values and nurtures extraordinary individuality.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 4, 2018
A new immigration policy for Japan
Japan should focus on accepting highly skilled immigrants and leverage domestic resources to solve its shortage of unskilled labor.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 31, 2018
What election system best suits Japan?
To make it easier to bring about a change in government, all seats should be elected in the single-seat electoral district system.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 30, 2018
The direction of education in Japan
Japan has the 6-3-3-4 education system — compulsory education of six years in elementary school and three years in junior high school. Students then commonly go on to three years in high school and four years in university.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 28, 2018
Address Japan's demographic, fiscal woes
The most important items on the agenda should be reversing Japan's population decline and rebuilding the government's fiscal health.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 29, 2018
Why Japan needs recurrent education
The driving force of Japan's future economy will be new service industries and a highly educated workforce will be a key factor.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 29, 2018
Stop worrying about the age of adulthood
Media apprehension about lowering the legal age of majority has been wildly overblown.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 25, 2018
Unique universities can rescue rural areas
Regional universities should not be taken lightly anymore; now is the time for them to shine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 3, 2018
How Japan can fix its gaping gender gap
The World Economic Forum's 2017 gender gap index ranks Japan 114th out of the 144 countries surveyed — this must change.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 1, 2018
The challenges facing Japan's universities
Cultivating students' power to think requires a strong financial foundation
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 19, 2018
The narrow latitude of Japan's security policy
Japan's alliance with the U.S. and robust economic growth will remain key to ensuring Japan's national security for the foreseeable future.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 29, 2018
Japan's three structural challenges
To ensure its future prosperity, Japan must resolve its demographic, productivity and fiscal dilemmas.

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