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Japan considers 2027 income tax hike to help finance major defense buildup
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), led by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, is weighing an increase to...
China escalates pressure on Japan after Taiwan remarks, but holds back its rare-earths weapon
TOKYO (Realist English). China has rolled out a familiar set of economic countermeasures against Japan following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s...
Japan’s diplomatic rift with China threatens tourism and deepens economic risks
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan’s fragile economy faces fresh turbulence after China urged its citizens to avoid travelling to the country,...
Japan protests Chinese diplomat’s “threatening” remarks toward Prime Minister Takaichi
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan has filed a formal protest with China after Beijing’s Consul General in Osaka, Xue Jian, posted...
Japan weighs expanding defense budget to include space and infrastructure projects
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan is considering a significant expansion of what qualifies as defense-related spending, potentially counting space, infrastructure, and...
Japan reports record rise in school absenteeism and bullying cases for 12th consecutive year
TOKYO (Realist English). The number of Japanese elementary and junior high school students absent for 30 days or more hit...
Trump hails Japan’s first female prime minister as U.S. and Tokyo seal trade and minerals deals
TOKYO (Realist English). U.S. President Donald Trump praised Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday during his visit to Tokyo,...
Japan’s exports rebound in September as Asia demand offsets U.S. decline
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan’s exports rose 4.2% year on year in September, ending a four-month slump as stronger demand from...
Japan elects ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as first female prime minister amid shift to the right
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan’s parliament on Tuesday elected Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister, following months of...
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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