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EDITORIAL | More Than Ever, ‘Free and Open Indo-Pacific’ Vision Becomes Crucial

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun March 16, 2020

United States President Donald Trump, during his first visit to India on February...

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EDITORIAL | Postponed Xi Jinping Visit A Chance for Japan to Rethink Its China Policy

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun March 12, 2020

The governments of Japan and China on March 5 jointly announced the postponement...

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EDITORIAL | Keep the Pressure on China to Disclose Information on the Coronavirus Outbreak

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun March 5, 2020

In China, where infections from the respiratory-like ailment caused by the novel coronavirus continue...

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EDITORIAL | Suppression of Free Speech, Revoking Press Credentials, Aren’t the Way to Respond to the New Coronavirus

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun March 4, 2020

The Chinese government has revoked the press credentials of three Wall Street Journal...

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EDITORIAL | Outrageously Wrong for Philippine President Duterte to End Military Pact with the U.S.

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun February 28, 2020

The Philippine government has decided to scrap the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with...

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EDITORIAL | On Emperor’s Birthday, A Prayer for Japan’s Unity, Security, and Prosperity

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun February 26, 2020

Emperor Naruhito turned 60 on February 23, a birthday considered a landmark age in...

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EDITORIAL | Not the Time for China to Take Provocative Acts Around the Senkakus Islands

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun February 22, 2020

Amid the expanding threat from the respiratory-like ailment caused by the novel coronavirus,...

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EDITORIAL | Abe Should Renew Demand for Return of 4 Russian-Held Northern Islands

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun February 12, 2020

How long does Russia intend to cling to the state-perpetrated crime of “illegally...

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EDITORIAL | Amid Spread of Coronavirus, WHO Should Stop Blocking Taiwan’s Membership

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun January 27, 2020

On January 22, Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen reiterated her call for Taiwan to...

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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...