Takaichi Sanae has appealed to voters eager for change, or at least the appearance of it https://t.co/YbqizhaC5C ...

Many people worry about overpopulation. But an increasing number, especially in rich countries, fret about demographic shrinkage. There are several reasons to doubt the doomsayers https://t.co/DxLRbJcT2y ...

Multiple studies in multiple places seem to be showing the same thing: reading is down for everyone, everywhere. We explain why https://t.co/vXm4519WgL ...

Protests alone don’t end tyranny. America has threatened to intervene—and the stakes are extraordinarily high. This is what might happen https://t.co/BZwtmFRDmD ...

Textual analysis is coming back into vogue among China analysts. Even when done well, it does not provide definitive answers about power politics. But it can help formulate questions https://t.co/izTqRlHrFl ...

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While Haiti’s politicians squabble, living conditions grow more dire by the month. But the situation on the ground may be shifting https://t.co/7IPBQj9XjM ...

A decade ago officials set a target for China to become an “internationally competitive” destination for medical tourism by 2030. Its attraction to overseas patients does now appear to be growing https://t.co/o0H0kaHoZ3Photo: Getty Images https://t.co/4EYeGhW5ZM ...

Jimmy Lai backed millions of pro-democracy Hong Kongers through his newspapers. Now the media tycoon has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. On “Drum Tower”, we spoke to his son https://t.co/uo3HZ53Rpj ...

A study in France shows a striking gender gap within the first months of school https://t.co/viLCcVB1Hk ...