--The Asahi Shimbun, May 27EDITORIAL: Japan can learn from Germany's phaseout of nuclear energyドイツの脱原発―素早い行動が生む果実 It has been almost a full year since Germany chose to return to the path of phasing out nuclear power. ドイ…

--The Asahi Shimbun, May 31EDITORIAL: Noda’s premature decision to restart Oi reactors大飯再稼働―これでは不信ぬぐえぬ The Noda administration has effectively decided to restart the No. 3 and No. 4 reactors at Kansai Electric Power Co.’s Oi…

The Yomiuri Shimbun (May. 31, 2012)Egypt becomes polarized as Islamist forces gain cloutエジプト情勢 イスラム伸長で進む「二極化」（5月30日付・読売社説）Islamist forces are gaining strength in Egypt. The direction of democratization in the …