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Japan’s ruling coalition loses control of upper house, dealing fresh blow to Prime Minister Ishiba
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan’s ruling coalition led by Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has lost control of the upper house, according...
Tokyo warns firms they’re ‘on their own’ in Taiwan evacuation scenario
TOKYO (Realist English). Japanese government officials have quietly told domestic companies they would be “on their own” in the event...
Japan calls China’s expanding military operations its ‘greatest strategic challenge’
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan’s Defense Ministry has described China’s expanding military footprint across the Indo-Pacific as the country’s most pressing...
Japan faces renewed wave of food price hikes amid rising costs
TOKYO (Realist English). Japanese consumers are bracing for another round of food and beverage price increases in 2025, with the...
Japanese opposition leader apologizes for remark seen as misogynistic
TOKYO (Realist English). Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of Japan’s small opposition Democratic Party for the People, issued a public apology on...
Japan eyes global defense market as it shifts from pacifism to industrial power
TOKYO (Realist English). In a significant departure from its postwar pacifist stance, Japan is positioning itself as a rising player...
Japan protests after Chinese fighter jet narrowly misses MSDF patrol plane
TOKYO (Realist English). A Chinese J-15 fighter jet flew within just 45 meters of a Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force (MSDF)...
Japan’s birth rate falls below 700,000 for the first time, deepening demographic crisis
TOKYO (Realist English). The number of babies born in Japan fell to an all-time low in 2024, dropping below 700,000...
Japan’s agriculture minister resigns over rice comment as prices soar
TOKYO (Realist English). Japanese Agriculture Minister Taku Eto resigned on Wednesday following a public backlash over remarks that he “never...
Russia boosts gas exports to China as Europe’s loss weighs on revenues
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russia is expected to increase its pipeline exports of natural gas to China by around 25% this...
Lula warns US action against Venezuela would trigger humanitarian disaster
FOZ DO IGUAÇU (Realist English). Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has warned that any armed intervention in Venezuela...
Putin says Russia has no plans for new military operations, blames West for tensions
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Moscow is not planning any new special military operations,...
Maduro rejects Trump’s claims over Venezuelan oil and land, accuses US of colonial ambitions
CARACAS (Realist English). Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has said recent remarks by U.S. President Donald Trump about “reclaiming” Venezuelan land...
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...
Putin, Trump and Zelensky: is a trilateral meeting necessary?
MOSCOW (Realist English). Although more than a week has passed since the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S....
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