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EDITORIAL | Japan-U.S. Security Treaty at 60: Japan Must Bolster its Capability and Contribute More

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun January 23, 2020

Sunday, January 19, marked the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty...

25th Anniversary of Great Hanshin Earthquake in Japan

EDITORIAL | If the Great Hanshin Earthquake Happened Today, Would We Survive?

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun January 17, 2020

“Crisis management.” This phrase has been used frequently in Japan since the Great...

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EDITORIAL | Why It’s Reasonable to Deploy Japanese Vessel, Patrol Planes to the Middle East

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun January 14, 2020

The Middle East situation has remained very tense due to a standoff between...

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EDITORIAL | Japan Out of Step with the West on Beijing’s Human Rights Abuses

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun December 5, 2019

The Japanese government has to speak out on human rights in China. ...

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EDITORIAL | The People of Hong Kong Have Spoken. Is Beijing Listening?

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun November 28, 2019

EDITORIAL | The People of Hong Kong Have Spoken. Is Beijing Listening? ...

U.S., South Korea Growing Apart in Policy Over DPRK Policy

EDITORIAL | It’s Time to Put Japan-U.S.-South Korea Cooperation on a Firmer Footing

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun November 25, 2019

On November 22, South Korea officially notified Japan that it was holding off...

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EDITORIAL | RWC 2019 Fever Should Fuel Japan’s Campaign to Host a Rugby World Cup Again

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun November 12, 2019

“It would be a waste not to host a Rugby World Cup again....

Time is of the Essence in Preparing Sapporo for 2020 Olympic Marathon

EDITORIAL | Can Sapporo be Prepared for the Olympic Marathon in Just 9 Months?

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun November 4, 2019

The surprise decision of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to relocate the marathon and...

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EDITORIAL | Tokyo Should Protest IOC’s Transfer of 2020 Olympic Marathon to Sapporo Without Consultation

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun October 21, 2019

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is poised to move the 2020 Summer Olympic...

Aftermath of Super Typhoon Hagibis

EDITORIAL | Lessons from Hagibis: Japan Has to Be Made More Resilient in the Face of Disasters

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun October 15, 2019

Typhoon Hagibis, a large-scale, powerful storm, pounded extensive areas of the Japanese archipelago...

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EDITORIAL | Hong Kong’s Emergency Ordinance Effectively A Declaration of Martial Law

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun October 10, 2019

Hong Kong invoked the “Emergency Regulations Ordinance” on October 4, placing broad emergency powers...

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EDITORIAL | Firing of Trump’s National Security Adviser Brings Concern About Future Dangers in U.S. Diplomacy

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun September 26, 2019

United States President Donald Trump dismissed John Bolton on September 10 as...