Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun

• Politics & Security

EDITORIAL: Japan Should Align with U.S. Policy vs China’s Aggression

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun October 8, 2018

  We welcome the Trump administration’s recent comments denouncing China’s aggressive meddling in democracies...

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• Politics & Security

[EDITORIAL] Without Russia Reverting Northern Territories, Japan Must Reject ‘Peace Pact’

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun September 17, 2018

      The Sankei Shimbun   Now is the time for Prime Minister...

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• Politics & Security

Why Do We Cast Japan’s Self-Defense Force As An ‘Enemy’?

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun Sankei Shimbun September 14, 2018

      By The Sankei Shimbun   Japan's first female fighter pilot was...

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• History
• Politics & Security

EDITORIAL: Japan-South Korea Relations Take A Step Backward with Comfort Women Memorial Day

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun August 23, 2018

  By The Sankei Shimbun   Despite President Moon Jae-in’s reassurance of improving South...

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• Space Science

3.2-Billion-Kilometer Travel: Japanese Explorer Hayabusa2 Reaches Asteroid Ryugu

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun Sankei Shimbun August 11, 2018

      By the Sankei Shimbun     The whereabouts of Ryugu Castle...

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• Economy & Tech

New Japan-EU Deal: Let’s Show America the Merits of Free Trade

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun Sankei Shimbun July 30, 2018

      Editorial Board of The Sankei Shimbun   Prime Minister Shinzo Abe,...

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• Abductions
• Special Coverage

EDITORIAL: Japan-U.S. Summit Should Be a Wake-up Call to Kim Jong-un on Abduction Issue

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun June 12, 2018

    The Sankei Shimbun   On the afternoon of June 7—predawn on June...

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• Culture

Editorial: Cannes Film Festival's Palme d'Or Prize Gives Japanese Cinema A Boost

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun May 30, 2018

    Director Hirokazu Kore-eda's film, Shoplifters (Manbiki Kazoku) won the Palme d'Or—the highest...

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• Culture

Editorial: Probe Into Pirate Website Mangamura Should Include Advertisers, Viewers

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun May 23, 2018

      The police began investigating the pirate website Mangamura on suspicion of...

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• Politics & Security

Politicians Need to Behave Like Gentlemen, Too!

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun Sankei Shimbun May 8, 2018

    The National Defense Academy of Japan, the institution which trains cadets to...

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• Politics & Security

Unless Concrete Steps Are Taken, North Korea's Denuclearization Statement is Mere Rhetoric

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun Sankei Shimbun April 30, 2018

  South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean Workers’ Party Chairman Kim Jong-un...

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• Politics & Security

Editorial: Keep the Pressure Up Until North Korea Gives Up Nukes

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun April 10, 2018

  Do not be fooled by the smile democracy and staged reconciliation—now is the...

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