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Gender gap in Japanese politics remains wide, new prefectural index shows
TOKYO (Realist English). Gender equality in politics remains limited across Japan’s 47 prefectures, according to new research released Sunday that...
Read moreHow a simple phrase can defuse manipulation in difficult conversations
NEW YORK (Realist English). A behavioral researcher with a decade of experience advising Fortune 500 companies says one of the...
Read moreThe American Dream at 250 faces growing strain
WASHINGTON (Realist English). As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary in July 2026, mounting evidence suggests that the American...
Read moreAI image tools found capable of creating convincing fake photos of Epstein with world leaders
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Artificial intelligence image generators can rapidly produce convincing fake photographs showing Jeffrey Epstein alongside world leaders, according...
Read moreRising global demand drives record prices for South Korea’s dried seaweed
SEOUL (Realist English). Dried seaweed, known locally as gim, has long been a cheap staple on South Korean dining tables....
Read moreJapan’s largest cities lose population as demographic decline accelerates
TOKYO (Realist English). Nearly half of Japan’s 20 largest cities — each with a population exceeding 700,000 — have recorded...
Read moreMacron pushes to fast-track social media ban for children under 15
PARIS (Realist English). French President Emmanuel Macron has called for an accelerated legislative process to ensure a ban on social...
Read moreErdogan urges Turks to have more children, warns of looming demographic crisis
ISTANBUL (Realist English). Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has again stressed the need to boost the country’s population, warning that...
Read morePublic opinion in Japan splits over future of Self-Defense Forces amid security concerns
TOKYO (Realist English). Nearly half of Japanese respondents believe the country’s Self-Defense Forces should remain at their current size and...
Read morePatriarch Kirill delivers Christmas address at Moscow cathedral
MOSCOW (Realist English). Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia delivered his traditional Christmas address overnight on January 6–7, ahead...
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Taiwan fears US weapons use in Iran could aid China
TAIPEI (Realist English). Taiwan has raised concerns that extensive US use of long-range cruise missiles in the war involving Iran...
Strait of Hormuz disruption sends shockwaves through global trade
LONDON (Realist English). Escalating military tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rapidly disrupting global shipping and energy markets, as...
Iran war puts Vice President JD Vance in difficult political position
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The ongoing war with Iran has placed US Vice President JD Vance in a politically sensitive position,...
Hormuz crisis reshapes global tanker market as shipping routes collapse
LONDON (Realist English). The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the escalation of the Iran war has triggered...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
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