By Koichi Hamada, Project Syndicate | Nov 7, 2025
Japan's first female prime minister, Takaichi Sanae, has come to power at a critical moment for Japan. If she is to be the leader the country needs, she will have to deliver on three fronts: reining in inflation, increasing female labor-force participation, and navigating a fraught geopolitical environment.
Reuters reported that the Conference Board’s consumer confidence index slipped 0.7 points to 93.1 this month, down from a revised 93.8 in April. Economists had expected a larger decline to 92.0
Wildfires, water shortages and sleepless “tropical nights” have also hit parts of Europe
China’s framework focuses heavily on content control, political compliance and algorithm oversight. More than 860 generative AI services have already been filed with regulators
Khamenei said the United States was steadily losing its regional influence and no longer had secure locations for “aggression and the establishment of military bases
Democracy functions as an elite contest, politicians and their coalitions vie for office, much like firms compete in a market
In the US, multiple nations speaking English live together within the 50 states and under a federal umbrella. In our case, language doesn’t demarcate a nation very clearly
The speed with which American polities proceed toward this situation will depend on two factors, both of which are already at play and contribute to ongoing talk of “national divorce” in the United States
