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EDITORIALS
Apr 8, 2008
The man who came to dinner
Russia is not a member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and Mr. Vladimir Putin is a lame duck president, but he and his country threw a long shadow over the just-completed NATO summit that convened last week in Bucharest, Romania. Not only did Mr. Putin show up uninvited at the NATO heads dinner...
EDITORIALS
Apr 7, 2008
The secrets of the sea
The investigative unit of the Ground Self-Defense Force has sent up a paper on an Air Self-Defense Force officer to the Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office, accusing him of passing a "defense-related secret" to a Yomiuri Shimbun reporter in connection with a 2005 newspaper article. The unit acted...
EDITORIALS
Apr 6, 2008
Freedom-of-expression gantlet
Four movie theaters in Tokyo and one in Osaka have decided not to screen "Yasukuni," a documentary on Japan's war shrine. Rightist groups protested against the planned screenings with vehicle-mounted loudspeakers and harassing telephone calls. Most movie theaters cited possible inconveniences to the...
EDITORIALS
Apr 6, 2008
Health insurance for the elderly
A new health insurance scheme that covers people aged 75 or over began April 1. As their medical costs are more expensive than those of younger generations, they have been left out of ordinary health insurance schemes. One of the aims of the new system is to reduce medical costs by making participants...
EDITORIALS
Apr 5, 2008
Compromise needed on gasoline tax
Because the Diet failed to enact the fiscal 2008 tax-code bill on and before March 31, gasoline prices automatically went down April 1 as the period for the "temporarily" raised gasoline tax rate expired. The bill, in part, maintains the surcharges for the gasoline and other road-related taxes. The Upper...
EDITORIALS
Apr 5, 2008
Army's role in Okinawa mass suicides
The Osaka District Court on March 28 rejected a damages suit against author Kenzaburo Oe and Iwanami Shoten Publishers that was filed by a former garrison commander on Zamami Island, Okinawa Prefecture, and a brother of another commander on Tokashiki Island, who said the Nobel-Prize winning author's...
EDITORIALS
Apr 4, 2008
Downtrend in business sentiment
Japan's longest postwar economic expansion, which started in February 2002, appears headed toward a critical stage. The Bank of Japan's Tankan survey shows that business sentiment among companies has deteriorated because of the yen's steep rise against the dollar, stock price declines and high oil prices....
EDITORIALS
Apr 4, 2008
NHK is not a propaganda organ
At a recent meeting of the management committee of NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp.), committee chairman Shigetaka Komori called on the broadcast network to emphasize Japan's national interests in its international programming when reporting issues that concern the national interests of Japan and another...
EDITORIALS
Apr 3, 2008
New strategy in Pakistan
The new government in Pakistan could bring about important changes in the fight against al-Qaida and the Taliban. The Cabinet of new Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani, sworn in Monday, will not give the United States the free hand that it has enjoyed in Pakistan since the months after 9/11.
EDITORIALS
Apr 2, 2008
Stay the course, Mr. Lee
It did not take long for North Korea to test South Korea's new president, Mr. Lee Myung Bak. After Mr. Lee warned the Pyongyang government that he would condition economic cooperation on dismantlement of its nuclear-weapons program, North Korea expelled South Korean officials working at a joint industrial...
EDITORIALS
Apr 1, 2008
The post-Kyoto high ground
The next Group of Eight summit, which Japan will host in Toyako, Hokkaido, is less than four months away. The fight against global warming will be at the top of the agenda. As the host nation responsible for getting participating nations to take concerted action, Japan needs as soon as possible to work...
EDITORIALS
Mar 31, 2008
Land prices up for a second year
Average residential land prices nationwide increased 1.3 percent for the year as of Jan. 1, up from the 0.1 percent rise a year before, according to the land ministry. Average commercial land prices also gained for the second straight year, rising 3.8 percent, up from the previous year's 2.3 percent...
U.S. Osprey accidentally drops cargo into sea in Okinawa
A V-22 Osprey
Search for suspect underway after fatal stabbing at Nagano Station
The crime scene where three people were attacked near JR Nagano Station on Wednesday
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.
Celtic makes 'little bit of history' with Champions League progress
Celtic's Arne Engels (left) and Young Boys' Silvere Ganvoula M'boussy vie for the ball during their Champions League match in Glasgow, Scotland, on Wednesday.
Celtic captain Calum McGregor hopes Kyogo Furuhashi remains with club
Celtic's Kyogo Furuhashi has been linked with a move to Rennes in France.
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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