English A Watershed Moment: What Japan Combat Deployment to the Philippines Signifies
During the US-Philippine joint military exercise “Balikatan 2026” conducted from March through April 2026, Japan’s Self-...
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English Breaking Silence After 54 Years: Humanity Returns to Lunar Orbit
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English The Atlantic Circulation Is Collapsing Faster Than We Thought
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English The Bank of Japan April Rate Hike Fades Amid Middle East Shock
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English Two Days Left Before the Hormuz Gamble: Will Japan Be Caught in the Crossfire?
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安全保障 Japan Is Becoming the World’s Third-Largest Military Spender. How Should We Feel About That?
Japan is on course to have the world's third-largest defense budget, a transformation that would have seemed impossible ...
経済 When Arguments for Rate Hikes and Against Them Balance Out: What Japan’s BOJ Faces on April 28
The case for raising interest rates and the case against it now carry almost equal weight in Japan's economic landscape....
経済 When ‘Naphtha Supply Is Secure’ Hides the Disappearance of Thinner on the Shop Floor
The government says 'naphtha supply is secured.' But something is quietly disappearing from the factory floor. In petroc...
社会 Before There Was a Word: When the Meteorological Agency Finally Named Extreme Heat
On April 18, Japan’s Meteorological Agency officially defined days with maximum temperatures of 40°C or above as ’koushu...
経済 Real Wages Up 1.4%, Yet Households Keep Wallets Shut
The spring wage negotiation numbers do not lie. A 5.09% wage increase achieved, real wages finally turned positive at 1....