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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...
81% of Japanese view Trump’s return with concern, not optimism
TOKYO (Realist English). A new survey conducted by Kyodo News reveals that 81% of Japanese citizens feel “more anxious than...
Japan drafts antitrust rules targeting Apple and Google to boost app market competition
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan’s antitrust regulator unveiled draft guidelines on Thursday for a new law designed to rein in the...
China and Japan trade protests over airspace and maritime clash near disputed islets
BEIJING (Realist English). Tensions between China and Japan escalated this weekend after a new confrontation near the disputed Diaoyu/Senkaku Islands...
In the next 5 years, Japan will invest $320 billion for defense needs
TOKYO (Realist English). Japan intends to invest $ 320 billion for military needs in preparation for a prolonged international conflict,...
Japan is concerned about military cooperation between Russia and China
TOKYO (Realist English). The "Defense of Japan 2022" has been published in Japan. This is an annual report on Japanese...
Every fourth singles in Japan not willing to marry
TOKYO (Realist English). In Japan, one in four singles in their 30s who have never been married in Japan said...
Putin and Xi reaffirm strategic partnership in New Year video talks
MOSCOW (Realist English). Russian President Vladimir Putin held a video conference with Chinese President Xi Jinping on February 4, marking...
Pompeo hints at US involvement in unrest and attacks in Iran
TEL AVIV (Realist English). Former US secretary of state and ex-CIA director Mike Pompeo has made a rare public statement...
Khamenei warns of regional war amid US military build-up in the Gulf
TEHRAN (Realist English). Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei warned on Sunday that any US attack on the Islamic Republic would...
Trump warns Iran as US carrier group moves closer, raising fears of imminent military clash
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The risk of open conflict between the United States and Iran intensified after US President Donald Trump...
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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