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EDITORIALS
Jan 12, 2008
Clear and present road 'danger'
In August 2006 a car driven on a bridge by a then employee of the Fukuoka Municipal Government rear-ended a sport utility vehicle carrying a couple and their three children. The SUV plunged into Hakata Bay and the three children perished. In the trial of the former municipal worker, public prosecutors...
EDITORIALS
Jan 11, 2008
Assistance for cell research
The fiscal 2008 draft budget includes ¥2.2 billion to push research on the so-called induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells, with an iPS cell research center to be established at Kyoto University. The government has decided to spend more than ¥10 billion over the next five years to promote research....
EDITORIALS
Jan 11, 2008
Confidence to have children
The low birthrate in Japanese society is continuing. Although the government is calling for a better work/life balance and proposing measures to improve services for child-rearing couples, these remedies won't work unless the government develops measures that contribute to stabilizing the overall lives...
EDITORIALS
Jan 10, 2008
Compensation for cerebral palsy
A system to financially help parents of babies born with cerebral palsy is likely to be introduced in fiscal 2008. It will offer compensation to the parents even if obstetricians did not commit negligence during delivery. It will be of great help to families, since the economic and psychological burdens...
EDITORIALS
Jan 10, 2008
Open season on 1953
Japan's Supreme Court last month handed down a final decision in a dispute on whether copyrights on movies released in 1953 are protected by a 2003 revision to the Copyright Law. Although the revision extended copyright protection from 50 to 70 years, the top court concluded that it does not protect...
EDITORIALS
Jan 9, 2008
When to end life-prolonging measures
The Japanese Association for Acute Medicine has adopted a guideline for the termination of life support of emergency patients in the terminal stage. The guideline is the first of its kind to be authorized by a national association of medical professionals, although some hospitals and universities have...
EDITORIALS
Jan 8, 2008
A stronger recycling system
The trade and environment ministries plan to submit a bill to the Diet this year to revise the Home Appliance Recycling Law. Violations of the law by retailers and the illegal dumping of used appliances by resellers of secondhand articles make the revision necessary. It is hoped the revision will make...
EDITORIALS
Jan 7, 2008
Welcome to $100 oil
It did not take long for the price of oil to reach $100 a barrel in 2008. Rising demand, geopolitical instability and a falling dollar have all contributed to the soaring price of crude. None of these factors is likely to diminish: High prices are here to stay.
EDITORIALS
Jan 7, 2008
North Korea misses another deadline
It was inevitable, really: Pyongyang missed the yearend deadline to declare its nuclear programs and facilities and disable nuclear facilities at Yongbyon. Instead, it railed against the United States, demanding that it end its "hostile policies" toward North Korea. North Korea's prevarications are not...
EDITORIALS
Jan 6, 2008
Political temblors in Iowa
The United States has just concluded the first stage in the quadrennial spectacular — or is it a spectacle? — that is a presidential campaign. The Iowa caucuses were held Thursday evening and the two winners, Sen. Barack Obama and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, confounded their party establishments...
EDITORIALS
Jan 5, 2008
Gloomy economic outlook
The economic outlook for Japan in 2008 is not bright. The Japanese economy faces a variety of factors that are likely to place a drag on its growth, such as the steep rises in oil prices and the expected slowdown of the U.S. economy due to the subprime mortgage crisis. In fact, the Organization for Economic...
EDITORIALS
Jan 5, 2008
'Blanket' hepatitis C relief
The ruling parties and the sufferers of hepatitis C infection via tainted blood products who have filed damages lawsuits have reached agreement on "blanket" government relief for them and other hepatitis C infection victims. This is welcome. Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda's decision to "achieve a breakthrough"...
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
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.
Japan’s exports rose in December ahead of anticipated Trump tariffs
Japan's exports gained 2.8% in December from a year ago, led by chipmaking machinery and semiconductor parts, government data shows.
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.
Terunofuji’s career was unique — and great
Yokozuna Terunofuji enters the ring at Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo earlier this month during what would be his final tournament.

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