Critics' threats of violence against the publisher and sellers of "Irreversible Damage: The Transgender Craze Seducing Our Daughters" stifle free speech.
Why did Prime Minister Fumio Kishida escape punishment when charges were filed against the person formerly in charge of accounting for the Kishida faction?
Japan should provide Taiwan effective assistance that meets its needs — rescue operations, medical care, and helping the victims get by in their daily lives.
Operating a rideshare or other unlicensed taxi is prohibited under the Road Transport Act, but the taxi shortage has prompted the partial lifting of this ban.
Japan's Renewable Energy Institute having links to a Chinese state-owned energy company is a national security red flag. A full investigation is in order.
Holding lawmakers individually accountable for public funds is one priority of the Diet. National security and imperial succession matters need attention too.
The irony is, calling Japanese laws' non-recognition of same-sex marriage unconstitutional, the Sapporo court is ignoring the actual text of the Constitution.
Kobayashi Pharmaceuticals only voluntarily recalled its product over 2 months after it learned lives were at stake. It had sold beni-koji to 52 other companies.
LegCo says it wants new economic development in Hong Kong. But after passing this draconian ordinance, the risk of arbitrary detention is a strong deterrence.
The ICC previously evaded the issue of North Korean abductions, saying these happened before Japan's membership. These abductions, however, are ongoing crimes.
Russia has concentrated its military and security forces on the invasion of its neighbor. Domestic terror group Islamic State exploited that defense gap.
Ensure that the economic effect of the new Hokuriku Shinkansen service, estimated at ¥60 billion JPY, also boosts recovery efforts for the Noto Peninsula.