Author: Kenji Yoshida
Kenji Yoshida
has 30.1% among authors.
BS Score: 2.2%.
Articles analyzed: 8.
Words analyzed: 6,782.
Analyzed articles
The Japan Times
- By Kenji Yoshida
- 7/2/2026, 6:46 AM
Framing Effect 43.4% - Negativity Bias 33.3% - Optimism Bias 31.8%
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi moved to tighten ties with one of Japan’s key Indo-Pacific partners during a summit with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday amid mounting concerns over supply chain issues, energy security and China’s expanding regional influence. The two leaders used the summit to advance... more
The Japan Times
- By Kenji Yoshida
- 6/29/2026, 8:41 AM
Framing Effect 65.9% - Negativity Bias 65.9% - Out-Group Homogeneity Bias 34.1%
China’s Commerce Ministry on Monday added 20 Japanese companies and organizations to its export control list, including the National Institute for Defense Studies and multiple Mitsubishi-affiliated defense contractors, as Beijing continues to tighten restrictions on entities it claims are tied to Tokyo’s “remilitarization.” The... more
The Japan Times
- By Kenji Yoshida
- 6/24/2026, 7:39 AM
Post Hoc (False Cause) 19.4% - Framing Effect 12.1% - Anchoring Bias 9.7%
Two Japanese nationals have been detained in China on suspicion of smuggling goods subject to export restrictions, including one employee of a major electronic machinery maker, Tokyo said Wednesday. The goods the two are alleged to have smuggled were reportedly rare-earth related products, local media said.Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru... more
The Japan Times
- By Kenji Yoshida
- 6/22/2026, 3:13 AM
Negativity Bias 28.7% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 15.1% - Confirmation Bias 13.3%
Despite early concerns that the arrival of conservative Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo and progressive South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Seoul could unsettle relations, the two leaders have so far kept alive the rapprochement built by their predecessors. That alone is not insignificant. After normalizing ties in 1965, Japan... more
The Japan Times
- By Kenji Yoshida
- 6/18/2026, 3:48 AM
Ambiguity (Equivocation) 34% - Appeal to Authority 24% - Negativity Bias 12.4%
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi wrapped up her first Group of Seven summit in Evian, France, on Wednesday, securing support for stronger mineral supply chain resilience while pressing leaders to keep Indo-Pacific security risks in view — two of her key goals at the meeting. Although some had expected Takaichi to play a role similar to that... more
The Japan Times
- By Kenji Yoshida
- 6/12/2026, 6:00 AM
Biased Writer Voice 43.4% - Negativity Bias 36.4% - Politically Right Leaning Bias 36.4%
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s policy panel submitted a proposal to the government on Friday calling for tighter controls on land acquisitions by foreign nationals in security-sensitive areas alongside stricter screening and management of foreign residents. The panel seeks to have the plan reflected in the government’s annual... more
The Japan Times
- By Kenji Yoshida
- 6/5/2026, 4:06 AM
Confirmation Bias 41.1% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 41.1% - Unattributed Quote 41.1%
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s push to make desecrating the national flag a criminal offense is reviving a long-running debate over the limits of political expression. The party’s joint policy panel on Monday approved a draft provision that would penalize those who publicly damage, remove or deface the Japanese flag in a manner... more
The Japan Times
- By Kenji Yoshida
- 6/4/2026, 5:04 AM
Optimism Bias 48.4% - Framing Effect 39.5% - Biased Writer Voice 39.5%
The Lower House passed a ¥3.11 trillion ($19.5 billion) supplementary budget on Thursday to cushion households and businesses against higher energy costs stemming from the conflict in the Middle East, paving the way for enactment on Friday. Approved by the Cabinet a day earlier, the budget will create a new ¥2.5 trillion reserve fund to... more