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EDITORIAL | Do We Really Want Xi Jinping Coming to Japan for a State Visit?

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun June 8, 2020

On June 4 the world marked the 31st anniversary of the infamous Tiananmen...

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EDITORIAL | End Cyberbullying: Disclose Identities of Malicious Social Media Users

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun June 4, 2020

At times, words become weapons and cause violence. Anonymous online slander can turn...

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EDITORIAL | At G7 Forum, Abe Should Raise China’s Hong Kong Suppression Law As Top Priority

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun June 1, 2020

A May 28 vote by the National People’s Congress (NPC), China’s rubber stamp...

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EDITORIAL | China’s Preposterous Claim, Greedy Ambitions Over Senkaku Islands Disturb Peace

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun May 26, 2020

Two official China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels intruded into Japan’s territorial waters in...

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EDITORIAL | Learn from Women World Leaders in the Fight Against COVID-19

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun May 19, 2020

Amid measures taken against the COVID-19 pandemic, female heads of states, such as...

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EDITORIAL | Japan Should Join Countries Demanding Probe into China’s Wuhan Lab

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun May 14, 2020

The administration of United States President Donald Trump has been ramping up criticism...

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EDITORIAL | Postwar Constitution is 73 Years Old, and Still Hinders Japan’s Response to Emergencies

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun May 12, 2020

Who could have predicted that Japan’s Constitution would be marking its 73rd...

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EDITORIAL | Like a Looter at a Fire, Beijing Encroaches on the South China Sea Amid the Pandemic

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun May 5, 2020

On April 19, the Chinese government announced that it had established two new...

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EDITORIAL | Government Must Designate Hotels, Lodgings to Care for Mild Cases of COVID-19

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun April 28, 2020

Tragedies are unfolding around us as a result of slow and inadequate responses...

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EDITORIAL | Kim Jong Un in Serious Condition? Japan Should Be on Alert for Radical Change in Korean Peninsula

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun April 22, 2020

On April 20, CNN reported that, according to a United States intelligence official, North...

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EDITORIAL | With Emergency Declaration, Governors Must Act Decisively to Beat COVID-19

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun April 21, 2020

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced on April 16 that the government was...

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EDITORIAL | Adhering to China’s Coronavirus Line, Tedros Is Not Fit to Be WHO Leader

Editorial Board, The Sankei Shimbun April 13, 2020

By his words and actions during the global coronavirus pandemic, World Health...