Economy
Breaking the Chains of Poverty Through Fashion and Fair Trade
More women are supporting developing countries through fashion. In these countries, poverty is often the backdrop to problems, such […]
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Special Reports
The 26th Annual Grand Prize for the Global Environment Awards
With the goal of uniting industry, technological innovation, and the environment, the 26th annual Grand Prize for the Global Environment […]
Diplomacy & Security
Princess Aiko’s Yearbook Essay: “Praying for Peace in the World”
On March 22, the Imperial Household Agency announced that Toshinomiya Aiko-sama, the daughter of Crown Prince Naruhito and Crown Princess […]
Politics
What the Anti-Terror Bill Does – And What it Doesn’t
An anti-terror bill with stricter actus reus provisions than those for the crime of conspiracy has been submitted to the […]
Diplomacy & Security
Defense Minister Tomomi Inada’s visit to Yasukuni Shrine: A tribute to ‘priceless lives’
Defense Minister Tomomi Inada visited Yasukuni Shrine on December 29, 2016, and later answered questions from a group of reporters. […]
Diplomacy & Security
Did Murakami’s “Killing Commendatore” Restart a History War?
An unforeseen proxy war is escalating over world-famous author Haruki Murakami’s first new full-length novel in four years, Killing Commendatore […]
Diplomacy & Security
Japan and the U.S. Conduct Joint Operations in the East China Sea
The Sankei Shimbun has learned that earlier this week, a Maritime Self-Defense Force fleet and an American carrier strike force […]
Culture & Society
The Sun Also Rises? Japan Confronts a Crisis of Sexless Marriages
In order to counter the ever-worsening trend of childlessness in Japan, a survey is carried out by the Japan Family […]
Reopening the Abduction Case Files – Part Five: “Something strange is happening along the Sea of Japan”
This article originally appeared in the Sankei Shimbun morning edition, September 4, 2012. A suspected case of an abduction […]
Reopening the Abduction Case Files – Part Four: “Maybe our child is alive too…”
This article originally appeared in the Sankei Shimbun morning edition, September 3, 2012. All ages and dates are counted from […]
Reopening the Abduction Case Files – Part Three: Whose Bones?
This article originally appeared in the Sankei Shimbun morning edition, September 2, 2012. All ages and dates are counted from […]
Reopening the Abduction Case Files – Part Two: How North Korea Used Megumi as a Bargaining Tool
This article originally appeared in the Sankei Shimbun morning edition, September 1, 2012. All ages and dates are counted from […]