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Japanese businesses and consumers should strive to reduce plastic waste by cutting back on the use of disposable plastic products. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Jun. 24. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/06/23/editorials/step-war-plastic-pollution/
The LDP's latest proposal for narrowing the vote-disparity gap prioritizes its own interests. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Jun. 17. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/06/16/editorials/partisan-electoral-system-reform/
The government should work harder at compensating victims of the Eugenic Protection Law, which remained on the books until 1996. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Jun 10. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/06/09/editorials/speed-relief-eugenics-victims/
Companies and government agencies have been getting better at hiring people with disabilities, but they can do better still. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Jun 3. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/06/02/editorials/jobs-disabled-people/
Dirty play has no place in college football, or any sport. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, May 27. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/05/26/editorials/college-footballs-cheap-shot/
Tough challenges confronting the nation require policy responses from more diverse perspectives than male-dominated politics can offer. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, May 20. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/05/19/editorials/fix-gender-imbalance-politics/
The Kibo no To-DP merger seems to be yet another example of an unprincipled union of political parties in pursuit of numbers. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, May 13. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/05/12/editorials/opposition-merger-failed/
The creation of a new term-limited residence status for veterans of the notorious foreign trainee program would be a welcome step forward. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, May 6. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/05/05/editorials/new-status-foreign-workers/
The introduction of autonomous vehicles must be based on a broad social consensus that they are a safe and convenient means of transport. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Apr. 29. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/04/28/editorials/safety-self-driving-vehicles/
A mechanism should be established to properly assess the records of past SDF missions so that what was learned will be utilized in planning future activities and formulating policy. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Apr. 22. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/04/21/editorials/make-wise-use-sdfs-iraq-logs/
The government should lead the effort to make renewable energy a competitive source of power supply in Japan. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Apr. 15. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/04/14/editorials/boost-renewable-energy-sources/
Sharp increases in air transportation have led to an acute shortage of pilots in Japan and other countries. The problem needs to be addressed before it grows any more serious. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Apr. 8. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/04/07/editorials/train-commercial-pilots/
The recent proposal by a panel of experts for more diverse forms of municipal assemblies seeks to address a grim challenge to sustaining democracy in Japan’s rural areas. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Apr. 1. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/03/31/editorials/diversify-forms-local-assemblies/
Companies should share more of their earnings with employees as a strategic investment in manpower that supports their future business. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Mar. 25. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/03/24/editorials/insufficient-wage-gains/
The experiences of the communities hit by the 3/11 disasters should be reviewed and shared by the national government so that the lessons drawn from the data can be utilized. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Mar. 18. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/03/17/editorials/3-11-reconstruction-period/
Global warming is a fact of life. Japan needs a comprehensive plan of attack to mitigate the negative effects. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Mar. 11. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/03/10/editorials/long-term-climate-plan-needed/
Despite the nation’s tightening manpower shortage, the issue of immigrant labor continues to be shunned in policy discussions. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Mar. 4. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/03/03/editorials/immigrant-labor-contradictions/
Freelance workers are not fully covered by protective measures under labor laws. This needs to change. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Feb. 25. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/02/24/editorials/protect-freelance-workers/
A package of work-style reforms, which Prime Minister Shinzo Abe says is at the top of his agenda for this legislative session, will soon be on the way to the Diet for deliberations. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Feb. 18. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/02/17/editorials/work-style-reform-legislation/
The latest plan by the health ministry to protect people from secondhand smoke is far too weak. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Feb. 11. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/02/10/editorials/smoking-ban-plan-diluted/
The government has a moral duty to quickly compensate victims of the eugenics law. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Feb. 4. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/02/03/editorials/victims-eugenics-law/
A Supreme Court ruling provides an opportunity to retool information disclosure on the use of secret government funds. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Jan. 28. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/01/27/editorials/monitoring-use-secret-funds/
To ensure protection of young adults against unscrupulous business practices, the government needs to widen the scope of salvation measures. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Jan. 21. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/01/20/editorials/lowering-age-adulthood/
The autonomous powers of Japan's prefectures and municipalities remain insufficient. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Jan. 14. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/01/13/editorials/need-sustain-local-autonomy/
There are signs that economic cooperation between China and Japan, stagnant for the past several years, is being revived. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Jan. 7. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2018/01/06/editorials/economic-relations-china/
Medical cost structures have to be adjusted to ensure that people will continue to have adequate care. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Dec. 31. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/12/30/editorials/revising-medical-fees/
Managing the nation's forests is important, but a new government tax to fund such efforts may not be the best choice moving forward. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Dec. 24. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/12/23/editorials/forestry-tax-merits-scrutiny/
Only capping the enrollment capacity at universities in Tokyo will not guarantee that more youths will choose schools outside of the metropolitan area. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Dec. 17. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/12/16/editorials/capping-enrollment-tokyo/
The massive expense of moving the expressway over Nihonbashi bridge must be weighed carefully against its aesthetic benefits. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Dec. 10. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/12/09/editorials/reclaiming-nihonbashis-sky/
The government needs to pull out all the stops in making sure every Japanese is listed in the family registry system. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Dec. 3. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/12/02/editorials/fill-family-registry-void/
All levels of society need to work harder at helping older ex-convicts to stay out of prison. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Nov. 26. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/11/25/editorials/help-elderly-former-inmates/
Is Prime Minister Abe's initiative for reducing education costs worth the money? Maybe not. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Nov. 19. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/11/18/editorials/cutting-families-education-costs/
The government should be very wary about expanding the trouble-plagued foreign vocational trainee system. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Nov. 12. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/11/11/editorials/revamped-foreign-trainee-system/
The time to start thinking about the implications of AI — good and bad — is now. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Nov. 5. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/11/04/editorials/not-brave-new-world/
In some ways, Shinzo Abe's bill on overwork and other job-related issues does too little, in some ways it does too much. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Oct. 29. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/10/28/editorials/scrutinize-work-style-reform-bill/
The demographic challenges confronting the nation are indeed enormous, but the regional revitalization policy of the Abe administration has so far accomplished little. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Oct. 22. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/10/21/editorials/slow-regional-revitalization/
Tokyo has set a good example for the rest of Japan with its by-law to protect kids from secondhand smoke. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Oct. 15. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/10/14/editorials/passive-smoking-children/
Two decades have passed since the Organ Transplant Law took force, yet Japan carries out far fewer transplant operations than many other countries. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Oct. 8. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/10/07/editorials/20-years-organ-transplants/
The courts are sending mixed signals to Tepco and the government about responsibility for the safety of nuclear plants. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Oct. 1. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/09/30/editorials/damages-nuclear-disaster/
The government should not rely on planning, not predictions, when it comes to earthquake preparation. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Sep. 24. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/09/23/editorials/folly-quake-predictions/
Music content providers and music class operators should make every effort to find middle ground so they can ensure the healthy development of music education while duly protecting the rights of copyright holders. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Sep. 17. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/09/16/editorials/tussle-music-copyright-fees/
Japanese consumers, fishermen and the government must make greater efforts to rebuild the dwindling stock of Pacific bluefin tuna. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Sep. 10. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/09/09/editorials/quotas-pacific-bluefin-tuna/
The government should think very carefully before lowering the age that minors receive protection from prosecution for minor crimes. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Sep. 3. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/09/02/editorials/changing-juvenile-law/
Plans to distribute NHK content simultaneously via broadcast and the internet raise many important questions about user fees. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Aug. 27. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/08/26/editorials/nhk-fees-internet-age/
Prime Minister Abe must explain what benefits his latest initiative — human resources development — will bring people and at what cost. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Aug. 20. Read this story online at https://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/08/19/editorials/abes-hr-development-initiative/
The Chinese government should respect the will of Taiwan’s voters on the unification issue. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Aug. 13. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/08/12/editorials/respect-will-taiwanese/
To galvanize the public into action, the government should work harder at promoting the U.N.’s Sustainable Development Goals. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Aug. 6. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/08/05/editorials/support-u-n-development-goals/
The government needs to take measures to deal more effectively with land plots that remain unregistered. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Jul. 30. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/07/29/editorials/land-plots-unknown-owners/
Japan can and should do more to preserve the world’s oceans. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Jul. 23. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/07/22/editorials/protecting-marine-environment/
Volvo, long at the forefront of automobile innovation, demonstrates this once again by saying it’s going fully electric. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Jul. 16. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/07/15/editorials/volvos-electrifying-decision/
Governments too often have other motives — the identification of holes for future exploitation or even the “mundane” desire to steal intellectual property — for demanding source code from technology companies. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Jul. 9. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/07/08/editorials/dangerous-peek-behind-technology-curtain/
The government should be ashamed of knuckling under to the tobacco industry and deciding not to crack down on smoking in public places. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Jul. 2. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/07/01/editorials/bad-decision-passive-smoking/
Shinzo Abe’s recent warming up to Chinese trade initiatives is the right move. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Jun. 25. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/06/24/editorials/japan-one-belt-one-road/
Owing to depopulation, small towns across Japan need to find new ways to maintain representative government. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Jun. 18. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/06/17/editorials/case-small-kochi-village/
Lawmakers should take new steps that will contribute to building a society free from hatred and prejudice. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Jun. 11. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/06/10/editorials/make-hate-speech-law-stronger/
Humans can learn a lot from how an artificial intelligence program has excelled at playing go. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Jun. 4. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/06/03/editorials/alphago-ai-stuns-go-community/
The government needs better ideas than limiting universities’ expansion options if it wants to halt the population flow into the Tokyo area. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, May 28. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/05/27/editorials/limiting-universities-tokyo/
Nearly five decades after America handed Okinawa back to Japan, the prefecture continues to host a lopsidedly heavy U.S. military presence. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, May 21. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/05/20/editorials/okinawa-reversion-45-years/
The need to protect coral reefs from bleaching and other problems has never been greater. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, May 14. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/05/13/editorials/need-protect-coral-reefs/
The labor shortage brought on by the shrinking and graying population is starting to have a profound impact on companies. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, May 7. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/05/06/editorials/labor-drag-economy/
The government is trying to limit the power of residents to use the courts to demand accountability of their municipal and prefectural leaders. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Apr. 30. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/04/29/editorials/lawsuits-local-officials/
The government should not abrogate its responsibility and leave it to the courts to resolve the Isahaya Bay dispute. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Apr. 23. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/04/22/editorials/gridlock-isahaya-bay/
The government needs to focus better on upcoming demographics-related problems. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Apr. 16. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/04/15/editorials/bleak-population-prospects/
Despite what the Abe administration says, the Imperial Rescript on Education of 1890 should not be used in moral education. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Apr. 9. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/04/08/editorials/imperial-rescript-education/
Given Japan's decision to not participate in U.N. negotiations on a treaty to ban nuclear weapons, the government should explain just how it intends to work toward its stated goal of making the world free of nuclear arms. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Apr. 2. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/04/01/editorials/treaty-ban-nuclear-weapons/
The Supreme Court has ruled that the collection of data through the Global Positioning System in police investigation without a warrant is illegal. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Mar. 26. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/03/25/editorials/set-rules-gps-data-collection/
Scientists — and most everyone else — are justifiably excited by the discovery of several planets orbiting the ultracool dwarf star Trappist-1. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Mar. 19. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/03/18/editorials/big-step-forward-search-extraterrestrial-life/
The hometown tax donation program is rife with problems and should be abolished. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Mar. 12. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/03/11/editorials/review-of-the/
Remembering the “228 Incident” provides a timely reminder of the intricate subtleties that affect Taiwan-China relations. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Mar. 3. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/03/04/editorials/70th-anniversary-228-incident/
The education ministry’s proposed curriculum guidelines for elementary and junior high schools may be overly ambitious.
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Feb. 26. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/02/25/editorials/ambitious-curriculum-guidelines/
Japan, at both the public and private level, needs to be more proactive about getting its farm products globally certified. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, 2. 19. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/02/18/editorials/seek-global-food-certification/
The system for providing guardians for incapacitated adults is both under-used and in dire need of improvement. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, 2. 12. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/02/11/editorials/adult-guardianship-system/
In seeking to get World Nature Heritage status for areas in southern Japan, the government needs to work harder at protecting the native species and habitats. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, 2. 5. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/02/04/editorials/seeking-nature-heritage-status/
The new program to funnel money from dormant bank accounts to NPOs will need the utmost transparency. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, 1. 29. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/01/28/editorials/making-use-dormant-accounts/
The government has done a poor job of identifying and providing relief to victims of Minamata disease. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, 1. 22. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/01/21/editorials/relief-minamata-victims/
Japan's standing in the international community will decline if it is seen as defending the interests of the world's nuclear powers. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, 1. 15. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/01/14/editorials/join-u-n-nuclear-arms-ban-talks/
The government is headed in the right direction with its planned changes to make it easier to prosecute rape. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, 1. 8. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2017/01/07/editorials/harsher-punishment-rape/
With the opposition in disarray, the ruling bloc can bide its time and call the next election when Abe is good and ready. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, 1. 1. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/12/31/editorials/political-landscape-2017/
Japan needs an official system to ensure that court interpreters are sufficiently qualified. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, 12. 25. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/12/24/editorials/better-court-interpreters-needed/
The government needs to work harder at keeping elderly ex-convicts from becoming repeat offenders. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, 12. 18. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/12/17/editorials/recidivism-among-elderly/
Solid efforts have been made to cut the cost of hosting the Olympics, but even more should be done. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, 12. 11. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/12/10/editorials/keeping-olympic-costs/
Fukushima Prefecture should rethink its decision to end housing assistance for people who fled the nuclear crisis by choice. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Dec. 4. Read this story online at
The government needs to come up with better ways to reduce the rising number of accidents caused by elderly drivers. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Nov. 27. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/11/26/editorials/safe-driving-senior-citizens/
Legal protections for young people will need to be very robust if the age of adulthood is lowered to 18. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Nov. 20. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/11/19/editorials/lowering-legal-age-adulthood/
The government needs to get more serious about steps to protect people from passive smoking as it prepares for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. ——— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, MM. DD. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/11/12/editorials/cutting-passive-smoking/
The Financial Services Agency will have to thread a narrow line as it urges regional banks to boost their lending to small and medium-size firms.
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Nov. 6. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/11/05/editorials/fsa-policy-regional-banks/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, MM. DD. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/10/29/editorials/probing-unexpected-patient-death/
The Defense Ministry’s program to fund dual-use research opens up serious moral and ethical questions for university researchers.
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Oct. 23. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/10/22/editorials/lure-defense-research-funds/
The government is thinking about ways to protect major electricity suppliers from the massive costs they face to decommission their nuclear reactors.
— Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Oct. 16. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/10/15/editorials/cost-pulling-plug-reactors/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Oct. 9. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/10/08/editorials/japans-budding-ties-cuba/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Oct. 2. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/10/01/editorials/unsc-calls-nuclear-tests/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Sept. 25. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/09/24/editorials/changing-spousal-tax-break/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Sept. 18. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/09/17/editorials/preventing-youth-suicides/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Sept. 11. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/09/10/editorials/law-father-child-relations/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Sept. 4. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/09/03/editorials/making-vacant-homes/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Aug. 28. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/08/27/editorials/big-data-privacy-protection/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Aug. 21. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/08/20/editorials/stop-international-tax-dodges/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Aug. 14. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/08/13/editorials/targeting-scourge-child-abuse/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Aug. 7. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/08/06/editorials/ensure-medical-needs-met/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, July 31. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/07/30/editorials/plastic-waste-turning-seas-toxic/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, July 24. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/07/23/editorials/need-protect-lay-judges/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, July. 17. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/07/16/editorials/getting-youths-ballot-box/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, July. 10. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/07/09/editorials/protecting-pacific-bluefin-tuna/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, July 3. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/07/02/editorials/keep-close-eye-ais-evolution/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, June. 26. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/06/25/editorials/the-importance-of-nihonium/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, June. 19. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/06/18/editorials/the-need-for-more-scholarships/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, June. 12. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/06/11/editorials/scientists-defense-research/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, June. 5. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/06/04/editorials/get-science-back-solid-ground/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, May. 29. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/05/28/editorials/100-years-hubris-middle-east/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, May. 22. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/05/21/editorials/ldps-questionable-lgbt-policy/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, May. 15. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/05/14/editorials/shareholders-exerting-rights/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, May. 8. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/05/07/editorials/find-effective-tourism-strategy/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, May. 1. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/04/30/editorials/child-poverty-serious-problem/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Apr. 24. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/04/23/editorials/taking-aim-hate-speech/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Apr. 17. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/04/16/editorials/laboring-reduce-overtime/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Apr. 10. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/04/09/editorials/diet-oversight-state-secrets/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, April. 3. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/04/02/editorials/chinas-tight-control-speech/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, March. 27. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/03/26/editorials/happiness-short-supply/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, March. 27. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/03/26/editorials/tuna-poachers-reap-big-profits/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, March. 20. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/03/19/editorials/caution-nuclear-restarts/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, March. 13. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/03/12/editorials/truancy-among-non-japanese-kids/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, March. 13. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/03/12/editorials/sex-harassment-workplace/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, March. 6. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/03/05/editorials/extending-takahama-reactor-life/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Feb. 28. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/02/27/editorials/troubling-low-autopsy-rate/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Feb. 28. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/02/27/editorials/japan-behind-wind-power/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Feb. 21. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/02/20/editorials/careful-cutting-nursing-services/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Feb. 14. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/02/13/editorials/teens-stepping-plate/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Feb. 14. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/02/13/editorials/taking-aim-alcohol-abuse/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Feb. 7. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/02/06/editorials/science-technology-plan/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Jan. 31. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/01/30/editorials/pension-compliance-falls-short/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Jan. 24. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/01/23/editorials/fears-personal-data-security/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Jan. 17. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/01/16/editorials/coming-age-day-reflections/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Jan. 17. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/01/16/editorials/japan-using-right-data/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Jan. 10. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/01/09/editorials/child-poverty-policy-falls-short/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Jan. 3. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2016/01/02/editorials/education-deserves-attention/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Dec. 27. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/12/26/editorials/perils-slow-shaking-quake/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Dec. 20. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/12/19/editorials/japans-woeful-school-funding/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Dec. 20. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/12/19/editorials/no-place-islamophobia/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Dec. 13. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/12/12/editorials/abes-anti-terrorism-measures/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Dec. 6. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/12/05/editorials/unfair-pressure-job-hunt/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Dec. 6. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/12/05/editorials/remembering-setsuko-hara/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Nov. 29. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/11/28/editorials/new-ways-reduce-child-abuse/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Nov. 22. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/11/21/editorials/disruptive-job-hunting-season/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Nov. 22. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/11/21/editorials/young-people-old-eyes/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Nov. 15. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/11/14/editorials/problems-ikata-plant-restart/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Nov. 8. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/11/07/editorials/child-porn-law-remains-lax/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Nov. 8. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/11/07/editorials/hows-life-not-hot-japan/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Nov. 1. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/10/31/editorials/review-feed-tariff-system/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Oct. 25. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/10/24/editorials/newspapers-still-vital-resource/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Oct. 25. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/10/24/editorials/truancy-rate-increases/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Oct. 18. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/10/17/editorials/voter-ed-high-school-students/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Oct. 11. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/10/10/editorials/sex-education-propaganda/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Oct. 11. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/10/10/editorials/raise-nursery-school-salaries/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Oct. 4. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/10/03/editorials/economizing-medical-spending/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Sept. 27. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/09/26/editorials/workers-getting-smaller-share/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Sept. 27. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/09/26/editorials/child-abuse-rate-record-high/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Sept. 20. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/09/19/editorials/finding-right-minimum-wage/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Sept. 13. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/09/12/editorials/failure-assess-key-health-data/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Sept. 13. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/09/12/editorials/curb-decline-tree-populations/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Sep. 6. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/09/05/editorials/need-high-level-bio-lab/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Aug. 30. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/08/29/editorials/need-reduce-school-pressures/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Aug. 30. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/08/29/editorials/welcome-moms-assemblies/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Aug. 23. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/08/22/editorials/much-potential-new-courses/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Aug. 16. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/08/15/editorials/students-finally-find-voice/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Aug. 16. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/08/15/editorials/oral-tradition-bomb/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Aug. 9. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/08/08/editorials/keep-spirit-helsinki-alive/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Aug. 2. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/08/01/editorials/health-gains-lost-climate-change/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Aug. 2. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/08/01/editorials/lessons-plane-crash-chofu/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, July 26. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/25/editorials/regulate-drones-not-much/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, July. 19. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/18/editorials/honda-makes-english-official/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, July. 12. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/11/editorials/female-soccer-players-needed/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, July. 5. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/04/editorials/japans-troubling-lack-romance/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, July. 5. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/07/04/editorials/fuji-tv-fire-subtitles/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, June. 28. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/06/27/editorials/university-autonomy-fire/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, June. 21. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/06/20/editorials/tokyo-worlds-livable-city/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, June. 21. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/06/20/editorials/newspapers-nations-schools/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, June. 14. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/06/13/editorials/rural-revitalization-can-green/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, June. 7. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/06/06/editorials/break-taboo-exotic-artworks/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, June. 7. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/06/06/editorials/worrying-lack-stable-jobs/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, May 31. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/05/30/editorials/aiming-medals/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, May 24. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/05/23/editorials/freedom-press-declines-worldwide/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, May 24. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/05/23/editorials/rakuten-forges-ahead-english/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, May 17. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/05/16/editorials/heritage-means-responsibility/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, May. 10. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/05/09/editorials/kyoto-leading-way-bicycles/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, May. 10. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/05/09/editorials/e-waste-recycling-still-falling-short/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, May. 3. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/05/02/editorials/regulating-drone-revolution/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, April 26. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/04/25/editorials/changing-views-body-tattoos/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, April. 26. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/04/25/editorials/social-media-child-abuse/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, April. 19. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/04/18/editorials/dialogue-needed-tibet-issue/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, April 12. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/04/11/editorials/university-tokyo-failing-non-japanese-students/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, April 12. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/04/11/editorials/kids-poverty-need-better-diet/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, April 5. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/04/04/editorials/oversight-secrets-weak/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, March. 29. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/03/28/editorials/disappointing-levels-english/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, March. 29. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/03/28/editorials/disappointing-levels-english/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, March. 22. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/03/21/editorials/appalling-surgical-negligence/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, March. 15. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/03/14/editorials/inappropriate-teacher-warning/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, March. 15. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/03/14/editorials/thoughtful-self-promoting/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, March. 8. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/03/07/commentary/japan-commentary/electricity-gas-deregulation/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, March. 1. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/02/28/editorials/teachers-pupils-talking-online/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, March. 1. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/02/28/editorials/realistic-view-honest-folks/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Feb. 22. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/02/21/editorials/value-new-shinkansen-services/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Feb. 15. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/02/14/editorials/miserly-use-vacation-days/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Feb. 15. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/02/14/editorials/deprived-lives-child-brides/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Feb. 8. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/02/07/editorials/20-million-tourists-pipe-dream/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Feb. 1. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/01/31/editorials/japanese-talent-needs-grooming/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Feb. 1. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/01/31/editorials/people-protect-kids/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Jan. 25. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/01/24/editorials/kepler-still-studying-skies/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Jan. 18. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/01/17/editorials/washoku-vying-fast-food/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Jan. 18. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/01/17/editorials/now-coming-age/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Jan. 11. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/01/10/editorials/proactive-emissions-plan-needed/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Jan. 4. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2015/01/03/editorials/new-copyright-protections-risks/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Dec. 28. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/12/27/editorials/2014-year-conservative-gains/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Dec. 21. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/12/20/editorials/life-threatening-oceanic-plastic/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Dec. 21. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/12/20/editorials/end-global-slavery-scourge/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, MM. DD. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/12/13/editorials/outer-space-belongs-science/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Dec. 7. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/12/06/editorials/ldp-busy-transparency/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Dec. 7. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/12/06/editorials/paper-making-gets-culture-tag/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Nov. 30. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/11/29/editorials/shameful-waste-tax-money/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Nov. 23. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/11/22/editorials/yet-another-issue-job-hunting/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Nov. 23. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/11/22/editorials/tough-penalties-sex-crimes/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Nov. 16. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/11/15/editorials/getting-a-grip-on-karoshi/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Nov. 9. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/11/08/editorials/universities-get-yen-ranking/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Nov. 9. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/11/08/editorials/grade-school-squeeze/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Nov. 2. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/11/01/editorials/spirit-giving-hometowns/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Oct. 26. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/10/25/editorials/school-bullying-increase/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Oct. 26. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/10/25/editorials/can-hydrogen-drive-society/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Oct. 19. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/10/18/editorials/knowing-nearest-volcano/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Oct. 12. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/10/11/editorials/whos-benefited-200-years/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Oct. 12. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/10/11/editorials/wildlife-totals-heading/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Oct. 5. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/10/04/editorials/poorer-students-dropping/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Oct. 5. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/10/04/editorials/pop-idol-group-debuts-debt/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Sep. 28. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/09/27/editorials/providing-care-drug-addicts/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Sep. 28. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/09/27/editorials/earth-track-hottest-year/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Sep. 21. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/09/20/editorials/conditions-kids-worldwide/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Sep. 21. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/09/20/editorials/half-century-shinkansen/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Sep. 14. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/09/12/editorials/test-scores-cant-tell-kids/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Sep. 7. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/09/06/editorials/tuna-catch-limit-little-late/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Sep. 7. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/09/06/editorials/social-media-damps-debate/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Aug. 31. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/08/30/editorials/twilight-cram-schools/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Aug. 31. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/08/30/editorials/worlds-cities-livable/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Aug. 24. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/08/23/editorials/women-tend-manage-schools/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Aug. 24. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/08/23/editorials/homeless-risk-attack-tokyo/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Aug. 17. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/08/16/editorials/student-absenteeism-rise/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Aug. 10. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/08/09/editorials/waterworks-wearing/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Aug. 10. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/08/09/editorials/feeling-beat-time/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Aug. 3. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/08/02/editorials/students-opt-fifth-year/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, Aug. 3. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/08/02/editorials/getting-tough-hate-speech/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, July 27. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/07/26/editorials/genitalia-artist-harm-foul/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, July 27. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/07/26/editorials/safety-net-taxpayers/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, July 20. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/07/19/editorials/better-goal-japans-economy/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, July 20. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/07/19/editorials/ingrained-ideas-gender-roles/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, July 13. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/07/12/editorials/great-apes-going-extinct-trade/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, July 13. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/07/12/editorials/mood-changes-facebook/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, July 6. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/07/05/editorials/new-map-middle-east/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, June 29. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/06/28/editorials/hong-kongs-democratic-farce/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, June 22. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/06/21/editorials/struggling-gender-identity/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, June 22. Read this story online at http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/06/21/editorials/japans-english-flavors-cup/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, April 27 issue. To read text, visit http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/04/26/editorials/office-child-care-subsidized/
Editorial Opinion article from The Japan Times On Sunday, April 27 issue. To read text, visit http://www.japantimes.co.jp/opinion/2014/04/26/editorials/jazz-day-get-due-osaka/