Perspectives
Opinion: 'Self-made' Japan PM Suga courting nepotistic notoriety over son's scandal
In the U.K. they have a saying: "Bob's your uncle." For some reason, this means "It'll be fine," or, "No problem." Basically, if you've got relatives, Full article
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Opinion: What is the cost of apologizing in Japanese politics? Not much, it seems
(2021/2/24)
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Edging Toward Japan: Celebrating Kanazawa, the heart of a historical region
(2021/2/22)
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Global perspective: China should remember Sun Yat-sen's 'Pan-Asianism' speech
(2021/2/18)
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Opinion: Is Japanese politics a manifestation of groupthink?
(2021/2/16)
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Kaleidoscope of the Heart: Stop gender stereotyping as everyone is different
(2021/2/14)
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Japan Political Pulse: After Mori's gaffe, no more room for anachronism
(2021/2/8)
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Bill Emmott: Under Biden, US goal in Asia must be to balance Chinese power
(2021/2/7)
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Japan PM's 'in the end, there's welfare' comment completely off the mark as politician
(2021/2/3)
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Edging Toward Japan: The Zen-like insight of Raymond Carver
(2021/2/3)
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Opinion: Japan anti-slander law revisions must not become tool for powerful to limit speech
(2021/2/2)
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Kaleidoscope of the Heart: Be considerate to yourself during these tough times
(2021/1/31)
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Global perspective: Democracies must cooperate as populism wanes
(2021/1/29)
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Telephoto fear: Japanese photojournalist shows how lenses affect views of crowds amid virus
(2021/1/26)
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Kaleidoscope of the Heart: Who would you most want to share a meal with when pandemic ends?
(2021/1/24)
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Edging Toward Japan: The impact of pandemics on Japanese history needs rethinking
(2021/1/21)
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Japanese film director tells of ongoing aftermath of nuclear testing on Marshall Islands
(2021/1/20)
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Japan's news media needs to bark more as gov't watchdog: former NYT bureau chief
(2021/1/18)
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Daughter of A-bomb survivor seeks peace through open-minded discussion and forgiveness
(2021/1/16)
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Kaleidoscope of the Heart: Let's try to treasure ourselves and others in 2021
(2021/1/10)
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Invest in health care, virus testing to revive economy: Japan Nobel laureate Honjo
(2021/1/8)
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