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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2022
Abortion and democracy in America
After the Roe v. Wade decision, many are speculating about which rights the Supreme Court will take away next.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2022
How Australia revived the political middle
The outcome of Australia's federal election in May should help to dispel the cynicism that leads many to think that politics never changes anything.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2022
Should Europe stop paying for Putin’s war?
If Europeans face economic hardship by ceasing to use Russian energy, is that really too much to ask after the invasion of Ukraine?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2022
Putin’s justification for an attack on Ukraine conjures up memories of WWII and Hitler
Similar to Putin's justification for invading Ukraine, Hitler threatened to invade Czechoslovakia in order to incorporate districts with a German-speaking population.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 6, 2022
Is it time for plant liberation?
Plants don't have central nervous systems, nor the neurons that form the consciousness of animals, but they have dopamine and serotonin, that function like neurotransmitters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 10, 2022
Unvaccinated creating another kind of COVID-19 victim
People who make choices that are likely to harm others, such as refusing vaccinations, and have been warned of the consequences of those choices must take responsibility for them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2021
How to give away a million dollars
It is surprisingly easy for most people in affluent countries to make a huge difference to those living in extreme poverty in low-income countries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 5, 2021
Why vaccination should be compulsory
Laws requiring people to be vaccinated may be restricting one kind of freedom, but they are doing so in order to protect the freedom of others to go about their business safely.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 14, 2021
'Beefatarians' not wanted
Now that we can see that eating red meat affects the entire planet in a manner that none of us want, it is time for governments to end their support for it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2021
Keeping free speech safe
There was a time when the threat to academic freedom in democratic countries came primarily from the right. Today, however, most of the opposition to freedom of thought comes from the left.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2021
Extending the right to die
The issue of allowing advance requests for assistance in dying will become more pressing as populations age and more people develop dementia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2021
When vaccination is a 'crime'
It is not difficult to think of something better than throwing away potentially life-saving vaccines.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 20, 2021
The ethics of prioritizing COVID-19 vaccinations when considering race and ethnicity
A relevant fact is that in many countries, disadvantaged racial and ethnic minorities have a lower-than-average life expectancy, raising questions as to who should be vaccinated first.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 5, 2021
What is your moral plan for 2021?
Few people when making their New Year's resolutions— just 12%, according to one U.S. study — resolve to become a better person in general, meaning better in a moral sense.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 8, 2020
Giving with the heart and the mind
Very few charities are outright frauds. The bigger issue is that following your heart ignores research on which charities are the most effective.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 14, 2020
Are riots ever justifiable?
Three criteria can help assess whether rioting is defensible.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2020
When will the cure be worse than the disease?
How should we weigh the benefits against the costs of unemployment, social isolation and widespread bankruptcies?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 4, 2020
The two dark sides of COVID-19
Wet markets, which sell and slaughter live animals, should be banned worldwide.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 14, 2019
Looking at the lives you can still save
Living ethically involves helping people suffering in ways we could easily prevent. Many people seem to have taken that message to heart.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 10, 2019
Why climb Mount Everest?
Reaching the summit of the world's tallest peak has become an immoral, personal act
Ishiba delays meeting with Trump, citing legal restrictions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves upon arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, in Callao, Peru, on Friday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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