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LDP candidates through a 'Japanese conservative' lens

LDP candidates through a 'Japanese conservative' lens

The next prime minister of Japan should exhibit signs of good judgment, decisiveness, personal courage to make the tough decisions and the ability...

yesterday 20

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Edo Naito

Japan and India must anchor America in the Indo-Pacific

Japan and India must anchor America in the Indo-Pacific

As Washington reels from last week’s shooting of conservative influencer Charlie Kirk in Utah and signals a possible retreat to the Western...

yesterday 10

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Stephen R. Nagy

Nepal’s Gen Z protests and humanity’s shared future

Nepal’s Gen Z protests and humanity’s shared future

In the wake of massive anti-corruption demonstrations, which began on Sept. 8 over a social-media ban and left more than 70 people dead before a...

yesterday 9

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Brabim Karki

Anime’s ‘Demon Slayer’ hit is a watershed for Japan

Anime’s ‘Demon Slayer’ hit is a watershed for Japan

Japanese animation has dominated streaming for years. Now, it’s slaying on the silver screen, too. "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity...

yesterday 30

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Gearoid Reidy

Why is Trump killing programs designed to prevent terrorism?

Why is Trump killing programs designed to prevent terrorism?

With political violence on the rise in America and the assassination of conservative political activist Charlie Kirk still sending shockwaves...

previous day 50

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Michael Duffin

Whiteboarding the LDP election

Whiteboarding the LDP election

Popularity polls for the next leader of the Liberal Democratic Party will begin surfacing nonstop as we approach the party’s presidential election...

previous day 40

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Edo Naito

Can Australia achieve a third economic golden age?

Can Australia achieve a third economic golden age?

Australian economics has come a long way since John Maynard Keynes trashed the arguments of Billy Hughes, who led the country during World War I....

wednesday 90

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Daniel Moss

Tuna sushi is safe from extinction, for now

Tuna sushi is safe from extinction, for now

In a world that often seems to be teetering on the edge of chaos, what hope is there for defenseless fish? The Atlantic cod off the eastern coast...

wednesday 30

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David Fickling

Artificial intelligence is not your friend

Artificial intelligence is not your friend

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg and OpenAI’s Sam Altman have been aggressively promoting the idea that everyone — children included — should form...

wednesday 30

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Peter G. Kirchschläger

Did Putin finally overplay his hand with Ukraine?

Did Putin finally overplay his hand with Ukraine?

Has Russia’s President Vladimir Putin finally overplayed his hand by challenging NATO? It’s too soon to know, but some signs are emerging that the...

wednesday 30

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Marc Champion

Why Nepal’s new power brokers should worry India and China

Why Nepal’s new power brokers should worry India and China

A new political generation is reshaping Nepal’s future. For decades, the Himalayan nation has been caught between India and China, both vying for...

wednesday 40

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Karishma Vaswani

Can anyone save the fracturing Liberal Democratic Party?

Can anyone save the fracturing Liberal Democratic Party?

When members of the Liberal Democratic Party go to the ballot boxes to choose their new leader — and by extension likely the country’s next prime...

16.09.2025 30

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Michael Macarthur Bosack

‘Perfect Days’ spent pondering the Japanese potty

‘Perfect Days’ spent pondering the Japanese potty

Earlier this year, I was on a panel offering insight into Japan for senior European business executives, the majority of whom were visiting the...

16.09.2025 8

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Brad Glosserman

Trump 2.0 and the U.S.-South Korea alliance

Trump 2.0 and the U.S.-South Korea alliance

The progress made at last month’s Oval Office meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his South Korean counterpart, Lee Jae Myung, was...

16.09.2025 8

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Kohtaro Ito

Banning teens from YouTube won’t keep them safe

Banning teens from YouTube won’t keep them safe

Keeping young people safe online is a rallying cry we can all get behind. But the furor in Australia over plans to ban children under 16 from...

14.09.2025 60

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Catherine Thorbecke

Is violence policy in Donald Trump’s new America?

Is violence policy in Donald Trump’s new America?

The horrendous killing of the far-right activist Charlie Kirk has been met with calming, statesman-like responses on both sides of the political...

14.09.2025 10

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Jan-Werner Mueller