Sports
EDITORIAL | Tokyo Should Protest IOC’s Transfer of 2020 Olympic Marathon to Sapporo Without Consultation
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is poised to move the 2020 Summer Olympic marathon and race walking events f
Politics & Security
EDITORIAL | Firing of Trump’s National Security Adviser Brings Concern About Future Dangers in U.S. Diplomacy
United States President Donald Trump dismissed John Bolton on September 10 as the presidential national security adv
Politics & Security
EDITORIAL| President Moon Needs Re-education: It was South Korea that Invaded Takeshima
In a special Cabinet meeting on August 29, South Korean President Moon Jae In made remarks about the islets […]
Special Reports
EDITORIAL | Emperor Showa’s ‘Deep Remorse’ Over War Not Incongruous with Seeking Rearmament
Documents detailing conversations spanning the years from 1949 to 1953 between Emperor Hirohito, known posthumously a
Politics & Security
EDITORIAL | Japan’s Leaders Should Start Visiting Yasukuni Shrine Again
Last August 15, on the first anniversary in the Reiwa era of the end of the war, and for […]
Culture
EDITORIAL | Freedom of Expression Is Not A License to Preach Hate
Should art, which promotes hate under the guise of “freedom of expression,” be condoned? Certainly not, in the [&hel
Culture
EDITORIAL | The Order of Japanese Names Should Be Truly Japanese — the World Will Get That
When Japanese names are rendered with Latin letters — that is, “romanized” — the given name comes first and […]
Economy & Tech
EDITORIAL| Hayabusa2’s Latest Success A Challenge to Next Generation of Scientists and Researchers
Japan’s spacecraft Hayabusa2 succeeded in making a second landing on the asteroid Ryugu, a space rock orbiting between
Special Reports
EDITORIAL | First-ever Black Hole Photograph Carries On Tradition of Japan’s Contributions to Science
To be sure, that was just a “blackish hole.” An international research team, including scientists from the [&hell
Politics & Security
EDITORIAL | Japan Should Call Forth Global Support for Human Rights in Hong Kong
The time has come for the Japanese government and Diet to act in defense of the freedom and human […]
Politics & Security
EDITORIAL | Oppression in China Continues 30 Years After Tiananmen Massacre
It is already 30 years since the Tiananmen Massacre of June 4, 1989, during which regular units of the […]
Special Reports
EDITORIAL | Trump’s Japan Visit Should Give Strong Signal for Resolving Abductions by North Korea
United States President Donald Trump, scheduled to visit Japan as a state guest from May 25 to May 28, […]