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Space superpower Russia falls down to earth
Orders for satellite launches plummet 90% as India and China fill the void
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Aging Southeast Asia grapples with weak social safety nets
State pensions cover less than 30% of working-age population in some countries
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Japan's hollowing out of regional legislatures deepens
Causes include unilateral actions by local chiefs, lack of aspiring lawmakers
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Housing glut leaves China with excess homes for 150m people
Market hit by a double whammy of weak sales and population drop
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Nonregular workers struggle to go full-time in labor-scarce Japan
Only 7.4% of fixed-term employees landed secure jobs in 2022
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Global warming fuels extreme wildfires in a feedback loop
Blazes burn twice as much as 20 years ago; Canada lost an area half Japan's size in 2023
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Satellite glints grow in night skies
Low-altitude constellations may soon account for 10% of glow in some areas
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Generative AI contributes to increase in cybercrimes
Business-related fraud doubles as new technology makes crime more efficient
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Higher rice prices keep inflation simmering in Asia
Prices of staple food hit a 15-year high due to extreme weather and export ban
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Weak trading in carbon credits blunts world decarbonization drive
Futures fall 90% as effectiveness of carbon offsets questioned
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Japan's 'greedy work' practices blamed for gender pay gap
Freed from child-rearing, more men work long hours to seek higher pay, promotion
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Japan's websites see traffic from X and Facebook fall up to 40%
Social media companies vie to corral users, affecting news and review sites
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U.S. and China butt heads over investment in Southeast Asia
Region attracted a record $222bn in foreign direct investment in 2022
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Older single women face growing risk of poverty in Japan
Over 30% of those 65 or older fall below poverty line after death of spouses
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Tokyo again acts as a magnet for corporate Japan
Falling rents and a growing need for in-person meetings spur relocations
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What is behind the 40% drop in China's U.S. Treasury holdings?
Market players see Beijing selling American debt to prop up the yuan
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Strikes hit U.S. and Europe as workers worry about job security
Concerns grow over persistent inflation and the threat of AI in the workplace
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Japan fails to boost wages with tax break
About 60% of smaller companies remain ineligible due to unprofitability
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Japan Inc. entrusts key management tasks to outside experts
Pool of freelance specialists jumps threefold over 4 years
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Japan statistics fail to fully capture inflation surge
Consumers feel price rise over 10 points higher than official data
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Japan's preference for floating-rate mortgages stokes market fears
Sweden's experience a warning as speculation rises over a BOJ policy U-turn
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Japan's EV infrastructure is aging as market fails to take off
Rising number of closures of charging stations delays spread of electric cars
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Japan's world-leading chip materials makers risk being acquired
Their relatively small scale makes them ideal targets for foreign competitors
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Surging e-commerce imports threaten Japan's retail sector
Parcel deliveries of cross-border merchandise jumped 2.4 times over three years
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'Greedflation' still grips Europe
Corporate profit growth continues to outpace wage increases