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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...
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 reinstating...
Two British diplomats expelled in a spying row. A blistering statement from Russia's foreign intelligence service calling Britain "a warmonger." And a...
In President Donald Trump's idealized framing, the United States was at its zenith in the 1890s, when top hats and shirtwaists were fashionable and...
As President Donald Trump seeks to end wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, his approach to both seems to boil down to giving the stronger party what...
Amid the delicate balance of Zen gardens and bullet trains, Japan stands on the verge of a historic misstep. As heated tobacco products (HTPs) are...
Is Tokyo really a safe city? The answer isn’t as straightforward as you might think. In 2024, the World Population Review named Tokyo the...
The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has secured unprecedented access to at least seven sensitive federal databases, including those of...
Unprecedented direct talks between the U.S. and Hamas are a sign of dysfunction in fraught negotiations to prolong a truce in Gaza, analysts say....
As their party struggles to navigate the early days of Donald Trump's second presidency, some Democrats are convinced that their road to recovery lies...
U.S. President Andrew Jackson famously reacted to an unfavorable ruling by the Supreme Court chief justice with the defiant rejoinder: "John Marshall...
Has any nation squandered its diplomatic capital, plundered its own political system, attacked its partners and supplicated itself before its far...
Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT and Midjourney can produce text, images and videos far more quickly than any one person can accomplish by hand....
Food insecurity is one of humanity’s most pressing challenges, impacting more than two billion people worldwide. Paradoxically, as so many suffer...
Russia's overheating economy is on the cusp of serious cooling, as huge fiscal stimulus, soaring interest rates, stubbornly high inflation and Western...
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to...
His group spent nearly $1 million on ads opposing Robert F Kennedy Jr, Donald Trump's pick to lead the nation's health agencies. He's delivering...
President Donald Trump dismissed half the appointed trustees of the John F Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ board on Feb 12. The remaining...
To European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, Europe is like a Volkswagen Beetle – an iconic car produced by a once-mighty German...
This was a disorienting week for those anxious over how the new Trump administration will fulfill Donald Trump's vow to end the Ukraine war. As the...
The Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), President Donald Trump’s special commission tasked with slashing federal spending, continues...
Japan has not engaged in war since World War II, maintaining a pacifist stance under its post-war constitution. However, rising tensions in East Asia...
Medical researchers left to compile national data by hand, contraceptive guidelines deemed essential by doctors erased, and the nation's largest...
President Donald Trump is testing how far Republicans are willing to go in supporting his supercharged “Make America Great Again” agenda, tearing...
President Donald Trump’s brash populism has always involved incongruence: the billionaire businessman-politician stirring the passions of millions...
In recent years, fires have blasted through cities in California, Colorado, the southern Appalachians and the island of Maui, along with Canada,...
Faced with the first big test of his new administration, Donald Trump wanted to show he was in control. Not just as America's consoler-in-chief, but...
One need only glance at headlines about Jeff Bezos, Elon Musk and other super-wealthy individuals to understand that wealth in America is...
Arkansas' Republican Gov Sarah Huckabee Sanders and California's Democratic Gov Gavin Newsom have little in common ideologically, but the two have...
Conservative lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to introduce more Christianity to public school classrooms, testing the separation of church and...
Since his re-election, Donald Trump has drawn plenty of attention for neo-annexationist propositions made on social media about the Panama Canal,...
Fresh from pouring his money and energies into helping Donald Trump win re-election, Elon Musk has trained his sights on Europe, setting off alarm...
Meta's decision to swap professional U.S. fact-checkers with crowd-sourced moderation has raised fears that Facebook and Instagram could become...
Amid heightened tensions between the United States and China, the two countries signed a bilateral science and technology agreement on Dec. 13, 2024....
From the United States to Italy, Britain, and Pakistan, female politicians are increasingly becoming victims of AI-generated deepfake pornography or...
“Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts,” the late New York Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan memorably wrote four decades ago....
In the first few days after Donald Trump’s election in November 2024, purchases of emergency contraceptives spiked, with two companies reporting...
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to...
The death of a spy is rarely newsworthy, due to the secrecy surrounding it. But when a white beluga whale suspected of spying for Moscow was found ...
You have likely seen multiple ads for products and services designed to make you more secure online. When you turn on your television, see online...
The Palestinian Authority is determined to score a win against militants in the Israeli-occupied West Bank ahead of Donald Trump's presidency,...
With the end of 2024, you might be reflecting on financial goals for 2025. Whether you're saving to move out of your parents' house or pay off...
The coming 12 months can’t promise the bumper crop of elections we saw during 2024, when countries home to about half the world’s population...
Democracy looks bruised but not beaten as it heads into 2025. In a year in which countries representing almost half the world's population called...
Earlier this month, FIFA officially awarded Saudi Arabia the 2034 World Cup. The Gulf Kingdom was the sole bidder after the Asian Football...
The emergence of generative artificial intelligence tools that allow people to efficiently produce novel and detailed online reviews with almost no...
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the tragic Indian Ocean tsunami. As we honor those lost, we are also humbled to reflect on the progress made in...