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EDITORIALS
May 2, 2008
Going back to school online
As the new school year started this April, one change in education stood out. Some universities in Japan have started to offer lectures over the Internet, on their Web sites, for free!
EDITORIALS
May 2, 2008
Constructive solution needed
The ruling bloc has re-enacted a tax code bill to restore gasoline and other road-related tax surcharges by voting it in a second time with a two-thirds majority in the Lower House — a procedure provided by the Constitution. This is the first time in 56 years that such a revote was taken. The timing,...
EDITORIALS
May 1, 2008
Mr. Berlusconi's return
Italian voters are hoping that it will be third time lucky for Mr. Silvio Berlusconi. In fact, the Italian media magnate, one of the world's richest men, is almost always lucky. The real question is whether Mr. Berlusconi's third term as prime minister of Italy will be good for his country. Sadly, there...
EDITORIALS
Apr 30, 2008
DPJ victory in Yamaguchi
The victory of a candidate of the Democratic Party of Japan over a candidate of the Liberal Democratic Party in Sunday's Lower House by-election in the Yamaguchi No. 2 constituency has raised a question mark over Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's political leadership. The DPJ candidate trounced the LDP candidate...
EDITORIALS
Apr 30, 2008
Meeting in Moscow
Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and President-elect Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow over the weekend. Mr. Fukuda tried to establish a good rapport both with Mr. Putin, who will step down soon but is expected to wield power as the next prime minister, and Mr. Medvedev,...
EDITORIALS
Apr 28, 2008
Poor prospects for education
The Central Council for Education has made public a basic plan for the promotion of education. It comprises 20 goals for the coming 10 years and 75 policy measures for the next five years. The goals include enhancing the quality of public education, establishing education and research centers of the...
EDITORIALS
Apr 28, 2008
U.S. must solve beef problem
On April 23, a spinal column, a part of the cow that is banned from import because it is considered at risk of spreading mad cow disease, was found in a shipment of beef from the United States. Though this violated a beef trade accord between Japan and the U.S., Chief Cabinet Secretary Nobutaka Machimura...
EDITORIALS
Apr 27, 2008
Ruling restricts free speech
The Supreme Court's Second Petit Bench on April 11 found three antiwar activists guilty of trespassing when they entered a housing compound of the Self-Defense Forces in Tachikawa, Tokyo, in January and February 2004 to distribute leaflets urging SDF personnel and their family members to oppose the deployment...
EDITORIALS
Apr 26, 2008
Insider trading at Nomura
The arrest of an employee of Nomura Securities Co. along with two acquaintances on suspicion of committing insider trading could lead not only to a loss of customers' confidence in the major securities house but also to the undermining of investor trust in Japanese stock markets. The incident points...
EDITORIALS
Apr 26, 2008
Unwise testing in education
A bout 2.32 million sixth graders and third-year middle school students took part in the education ministry's nationwide scholastic tests Tuesday. The tests, which cover Japanese and mathematics, followed similar tests that were carried out last year for the first time in 43 years. The ministry says...
EDITORIALS
Apr 25, 2008
Record entire interrogations
The National Police Agency has decided to partially videotape interrogations of suspects. The procedure will first be introduced at the Metropolitan Police Department this summer, and subsequently at police headquarters in Osaka and other large prefectures. Together with an introduction of supervised...
EDITORIALS
Apr 25, 2008
Disturbing death penalty trend
In a retrial ordered by the Supreme Court, the Hiroshima High Court sentenced a 27-year-old man to death Tuesday for strangling and raping a 23-year-old woman, then strangling her 11-month-daughter in Hikari, Yamaguchi Prefecture, in 1999. The Juvenile Law prohibits sentencing to death anyone who was...
BOJ takes rates to 0.5% amid calm markets after Trump inauguration
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda had sounded dovish after the central bank's December policy meeting, which led some analysts to say that rate hikes might only emerge in March.
Japanese researchers develop peptide preventing COVID-19 infections
Institute of Science Tokyo Distinguished Professor Yoshinori Fujiyoshi (left) and Assistant Professor Shun Nakamura, who developed a peptide that can bind to the spike proteins of the novel coronavirus to prevent COVID-19 infections, at the Institute of Science Tokyo's Ookayama campus in Tokyo on Monday
Japan supermarket sales up for fifth year in 2024
Vegetables for sale at a local supermarket in Kyoto.
Japan contemplates global free-trade leadership as U.S. goes protectionist
Shipping containers at an industrial port in the Keihin Industrial Zone in Kawasaki. Japanese businesses see a larger role for Japan if global trade breaks down and multilateral trade institutions become less effective without U.S. participation.
Search for suspect underway after fatal stabbing at Nagano Station
The crime scene where three people were attacked near JR Nagano Station on Wednesday
The cartoon chaos of ‘Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi’ was ahead of its time
Animated series “Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi” premiered on Cartoon Network on Nov. 29, 2004, and ran for three seasons. The show is based on real-life J-pop band Puffy.
How 'Twin Peaks' turned David Lynch into Japan's favorite weirdo
“The Elephant Man” and “Twin Peaks” director David Lynch became a favorite among Japanese moviegoers who flocked to new arthouse cinemas (known as “mini theaters”) popping up around the country in the 1980s and ’90s.
As parliament opens, ruling coalition enters uncharted territory
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a policy speech at the Lower House of the parliament in Tokyo last November.
Dodgers introduce Japanese pitching phenom Roki Sasaki
Dodgers pitcher Roki Sasaki speaks during his introductory news conference with the team in Los Angeles on Wednesday.
Japan-made games part of a rising tide of indie greatness
One of the brighest spots of Japan's indie gaming landscape in 2024 was Sonokuni, and with more incubators and other avenues of support springing up, there may be more games like it in the future.

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Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. “We have to make sure we are successful,” he says.
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