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EDITORIALS
Nov 13, 2011
Embarking on difficult talks
Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Friday announced that Japan will take part in talks on the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement, a multilateral scheme for abolishing tariffs in principle and for liberalizing a wide range of economic activities, including investment and services. He will convey his decision...
EDITORIALS
Nov 12, 2011
Age of low-cost flights
It appears that Japan is finally entering the age of low-cost flights. All Nippon Airways has set up a joint venture, Peach Aviation, with a Chinese investment fund and plans to set up another joint venture, AirAsia Japan, with AirAsia of Malaysia, a leading low-coast carrier (LCC) in Asia. Japan Airlines,...
EDITORIALS
Nov 12, 2011
Weakening the underworld
Moves to weaken the power of the underworld have been spreading in Japanese society. More bar and restaurant owners are stopping protection payments to gangs, other firms are ending deals with gangs, and street vendors are expelling gangsters from their business.
EDITORIALS
Nov 11, 2011
Nuclear export policy misguided
In view of the nuclear fiasco at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has declared that he will decrease Japan's reliance on nuclear power as much as possible. Regrettably he appears to be pursuing an illogical path in his policy toward nuclear...
EDITORIALS
Nov 11, 2011
Paying off reconstruction debt
The Democratic Party of Japan and the two main opposition parties — the Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — on Tuesday agreed on the length of the period to redeem bonds issued to pay for reconstruction from the March 11 earthquake and tsunami and the Fukushima nuclear power plant accidents. Under...
EDITORIALS
Nov 10, 2011
New era for Libya
It was a far longer and far bloodier struggle than many anticipated, but Libya has been declared liberated. The 42-year rule of Moammar Gadhafi has ended, and the north African nation can begin to rebuild itself. Libya is well positioned to move forward: With extensive oil reserves and proximity to Europe,...
EDITORIALS
Nov 9, 2011
The Group of 20 stumbles
The Group of 20 was launched from the embers of the 2008 global economic meltdown, a recognition that the world needed a new mechanism to manage economic affairs. The Group of Eight, which had played the role since the 1980s, was considered outdated and incapable of dealing with emerging economic concerns,...
EDITORIALS
Nov 8, 2011
Fukushima health concerns
As efforts to end the nuclear disaster at Tokyo Electric Power Co.'s Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant drag on, it is important for the central and local governments to step up their efforts to closely examine the health conditions of people concerned and to decontaminate areas contaminated by radiation....
EDITORIALS
Nov 6, 2011
Mr. Noda's damage control exercise
After three months in power, Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda has to wade through resistance not only from the opposition forces but also from within his own Democratic Party of Japan. Now that the Diet has passed the third supplementary budget for fiscal 2011 and related bills for reconstruction from the...
EDITORIALS
Nov 6, 2011
Seven billion and counting
The United Nations has identified Danica May Camacho, born just before midnight Oct. 30 in a Philippine hospital, as the 7 billionth inhabitant of our planet. According to the United Nations Population Division, the Earth was to welcome its 7 billionth person on Oct. 31.
EDITORIALS
Nov 5, 2011
Problem with restart of reactor
Kyushu Electric Power Co. on Tuesday restarted the No. 4 reactor at its Genkai nuclear power plant in Saga Prefecture, which had been shut down since it developed trouble Oct. 4. Due to the nature of the trouble, it was not legally required to get prior approval for the restart from the town of Genkai...
EDITORIALS
Nov 5, 2011
SDF principle in South Sudan
The government on Tuesday announced a plan to send several hundred Ground Self-Defense Force engineers to South Sudan next year as part of a U.N. peacekeeping operation. The GSDF has started procuring materials and equipment for its mission in South Sudan, which became Africa's 54th independent country...
Japan begins feeling the pain of BOJ rate hikes more concretely
People were more concerned about the direct and specific impact of the Bank of Japan's latest rate hike on their personal lives, according to an artificial intelligence-driven analysis of various platforms, including social media.
Sumo’s newest yokozuna is all smiles — but major challenges await
Hoshoryu (front, second from left) celebrates after being promoted to yokozuna on Wednesday in Tokyo.
Japanese man ends his 6,000 kilometer Africa rickshaw trek in Cape Town
Yuji "Gump" Suzuki, the Japanese runner and social media sensation, runs with supporters while pushing his rickshaw as he nears his goal in Cape Town, South Africa, on Sunday.
No survivors from jet and helicopter collision in Washington, officials say
Part of the wreckage is seen as rescue crews search the waters of the Potomac River Thursday morning after a passenger plane on approach to Reagan National Airport crashed into the river after colliding with a U.S. Army helicopter, near Washington, D.C., on Wednesday evening.
Cherry blossom season predicted to begin in Tokyo on March 21
Tokyo is expected to lead the season with its first cherry blossoms on March 21, followed by Fukuoka, Kochi and Hiroshima prefectures as well as the city of Yokohama on March 22.
For two weeks only, cold-water yellowtail can give you chills
Yellowtail caught during the coldest period of the year is delicious enough — but paired with a classic method of marinade and pan-searing, it's divine.
In meat- and fish-loving Japan, veganism is making a comeback
Though vegan restaurants have been on the upswing since 2017, Japanese vegans still lack a wide variety of options.
Who are the key figures involved in the growing Fuji TV scandal?
Fuji TV adviser Hisashi Hieda in 2005
What we learned at Fuji TV's marathon Nakai scandal news conference
Members of the media raise their hands for questions as outgoing Fuji TV President Koichi Minato attends a news conference in Tokyo on Monday.
Kanoa Igarashi dreams big as surfing championship tour gets underway
Kanoa Igarashi surfs in the Hurley Pro Sunset Beach competition in Oahu, Hawaii, on Feb. 18.

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