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Japan's media giants falling behind in the digital age

In Japan, change tends to move at its own pace — especially when it comes to long-standing institutions. Nowhere is that more visible than in the...

U.S. swings toward autocracy but swinging back to democracy requires vigilance, stamina and elections

The United States is no longer a democracy. At least, that’s the verdict of one nonprofit, the Center for Systemic Peace, which measures regime...

Are you angry about politics right now? Seething? You’re not alone. According to the Mood of the Nation Poll by researchers at Penn State, 9 in 10...

I have spent years studying and teaching Japanese anime, exploring how its narratives intertwine with cultural, philosophical and religious...

Frightened by the prospect of U.S. security disengagement and three years of Moscow's war against Ukraine, European countries are debating...