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A maiko walks down a street crowded with tourists in Kyoto. Challenges that come with a massive influx of overseas visitors and foreign nationals buying up real estate are just some of the immigration problems that have become hot-button political issues in Japan. 
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 11, 2025

Government and bad actors are at the root of the foreign national issue

Japan has experienced an explosive increase in overseas tourists since the COVID-19 travel restrictions were lifted, and its global appeal as a travel destination has grown.
Scientists still don’t fully understand why women live longer than men. The aging process differs between the sexes and in most mammals, with females tending to live longer than males.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2025

How women could be the key to unlocking longer life

Scientists still don’t fully understand why women live longer than men. The aging process differs between the sexes and in most mammals, females tend to live longer than males.
From surveilling and repressing Chinese citizens to firing and prosecuting potential rivals, Chinese leader Xi Jinping seems able to rule only through fear.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2025

Continued purges by Xi reveal his insecurity

Xi Jinping's recent purge of top-ranking generals, like those before it, shows that he still sees enemies everywhere.

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years