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EDITORIAL | Teenage Superstar Sota Fujii’s Win Transcends the World of Shogi

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun July 23, 2020

Teenage shogi phenomenon Sota Fujii has won the 91st Kisei tournament, becoming...

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EDITORIAL | China is a Security Threat to Japan, and the Defense White Paper Should Say So

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun July 22, 2020

The Defense of Japan 2020 annual white paper, released on July 14,...

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EDITORIAL | U.K. Joins Countries Banning Huawei 5G, and That’s Good for Freedom and Democracy

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun July 20, 2020

We welcome the British government’s decision, as announced on July 14, to ban...

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EDITORIAL | Japan’s Strategic Power Plan Should Include New Sources of Clean Nuclear Energy

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun July 15, 2020

Hiroshi Kajiyama, Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry, announced on July 3...

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EDITORIAL | With Hinomaru Alliance, Japan Catches Up in Global 5G Race

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun July 14, 2020

There is fresh hope that Japan will react well to international 5G developments...

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EDITORIAL | South Korea Has Distorted Historical Facts About Battleship Island for Too Long

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun July 8, 2020

Among other things, leaflets the South Korean government distributed to UNESCO with the aim...

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EDITORIAL | Reelected Tokyo Governor Koike Must Prioritize Control of Coronavirus Infections

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun July 7, 2020

Yuriko Koike, 67, garnering high marks from voters, won a second four-year...

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EDITORIAL | Why Won’t Japan Ease Travel Restrictions on Taiwan?

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun July 6, 2020

Japan has lifted some of its restrictions on travel into and out of...

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EDITORIAL | Free Nations Must Sanction China for Crushing Freedom in Hong Kong

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun July 1, 2020

Late on the evening of Tuesday, June 30, the Standing Committee of...

Senkaku Islands

EDITORIAL | Call the Senkakus By Their Japanese Name, Assign Personnel to Live on the Islands

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun July 1, 2020

On June 22, the Ishigaki Municipal Assembly approved a resolution renaming an...

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EDITORIAL | Australia-India Security Pact Should Help Realize U.S. and Japan’s ‘Free Seas’ Vision

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun June 29, 2020

Two major countries in the Indo-Pacific region, Australia and India, have reached...

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EDITORIAL | Pyongyang Must Not Be Rewarded for Its Latest Provocations

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun June 23, 2020

On the evening of June 16, North Korea blew up the Inter-Korean Joint...