Perspectives
Yoroku: English missionary Walter Weston helped open Japan's mountains to the world
British missionary Walter Weston (1861-1940) helped introduce the Japanese Alps to the West and spur the spread of modern mountaineering in Japan, a m Full article
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Yoroku: Japan should remember lessons of anti-nuke 'Shimoda Case'
(2026/8/6)
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Opinion: Japan's record-low births beg the question: Can anything turn things around?
(2026/6/22)
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Yoroku: Flag desecration and toleration of criticism
(2026/5/15)
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Blind Mainichi reporter stresses the power of greetings
(2026/4/14)
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Opinion: When English menus in Japan hide important features
(2026/4/13)
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Opinion: Donald Trump doesn't understand nuclear semantics. History does
(2026/4/9)
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Global Perspective: Science and tech advance as society grows more barbaric
(2026/3/24)
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Global Perspective: Russia must face its responsibility in Ukraine peace talks
(2026/3/16)
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Opinion: Migration is a legacy of Japan's wartime occupation
(2026/3/9)
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Opinion: When big business ducks taxes, women pick up the tab
(2026/3/8)
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Global Perspective: Japan must lead int'l cooperation as world order faces abyss
(2026/2/10)
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Opinion: Cross-cultural learning as a foundation for future leadership
(2026/1/9)
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Global Perspective: US role key in Japan-China tensions after Takaichi's Taiwan comments
(2025/12/23)
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Opinion: There was once a journalist named Kiyoshi Kawakami
(2025/12/20)
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Opinion: On a secret mission in the season of giving
(2025/12/17)
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Opinion: What Japan's schools teach us: 16 years inside the system
(2025/12/9)
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Global Perspective: Concerns spread over Israel's control of Gaza
(2025/10/27)
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Interview: Japan scholar sees political turmoil, xenophobia as chance for social movements
(2025/10/13)
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Opinion: Can Ethiopia solve the West's 'puzzle' about Africa?
(2025/10/8)
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Opinion: Story behind wood ear mushroom cultivation starting at Mainichi printing plant
(2025/10/6)
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Former BOJ Gov. Kuroda calls Trump tariffs 'out of touch' with real US economy
(2025/9/23)
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Global Perspective: As postwar order is dead, cooperate to open a new era
(2025/9/23)
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Opinion: My grandfather never forgot what he witnessed in Hiroshima. Neither can we
(2025/9/3)
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Opinion: Native speaker myth in Japanese English education
(2025/8/25)
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Global Perspective: Comprehensive security is needed to counter Russia's hybrid war
(2025/8/24)
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Global Perspective: Expectations rising for African economic growth, democratization
(2025/8/1)
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Yoroku: Debate on regulations against foreigners in Japan should be conducted rationally
(2025/7/21)
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Yoroku: Rethinking Tokyo concert venue redevelopment in an age of population decline
(2025/7/7)
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Global Perspective: Democracy, welfare are among Taiwan's fortes
(2025/6/25)
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Opinion: 80 years on, could Okinawa again become a battlefield?
(2025/6/21)
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Global Perspective: Overcoming 'crisis of trust' vital as hostility, division deepen
(2025/6/2)
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As I See It: How to seriously bring down rice prices in Japan
(2025/5/31)
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Yoroku: Streaming of 'Grave of the Fireflies' in Japan a chance to revisit tragic tale
(2025/5/17)
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Life in Japan: Why Shiori Ito's documentary needs to be seen
(2025/4/1)
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Global Perspective: In Trump's world, 'heterodox values' are shattering order
(2025/3/25)
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Yoroku: Today's Japan-Philippines friendship built on 'forgive but never forget' spirit
(2025/2/9)
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Opinion: Fuji TV scandal exposes Japan Inc.'s use of women as entertainment tools
(2025/2/5)
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Opinion: Trump and differing views on gradation of the sexes
(2025/2/3)
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Yoroku: Reflections on the journey to baseball's hall of fame
(2025/1/23)
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Life in Japan: Has the post-truth era finally arrived in this country?
(2025/1/21)
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A new Middle East: The unprecedented opportunity before us
(2025/1/16)
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Global Perspective: Japan, China returning to mutually beneficial strategic relationship
(2025/1/10)
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Yoroku: 2025 a year to finally introduce a selective surname system in Japan
(2025/1/4)
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Yoroku: UNESCO constitution a reminder that war and peace begin with a mindset
(2024/11/5)
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Yoroku: Bike-friendly roads needed in Japan, not just stricter regulations
(2024/10/31)
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Japan's next PM will inherit crucial role in difficult int'l situation: Japan Society's Walker
(2024/10/28)
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Yoroku: Will Japan's gender equality advance with record number of female candidates?
(2024/10/24)
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Global Perspective: Israel cannot erase Arab people's will by force
(2024/10/17)
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Japanese New Yorker aims to get 'onigiri' rice balls into city's top 3 street foods
(2024/10/10)
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Life in Japan: Why is Tokyo shrinking its green spaces amid a climate emergency?
(2024/10/3)
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