Population dip: Will Japan’s plan to boost birth rates work?
At present, new parents in Japan receive a one-off payment of 420,000 yen when a child is born. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has proposed...
Breaking new ground: Pakistani feminist comedians challenge taboos
Several of these comedians say that they found the confidence and skills to do comedy publicly thanks to the safety they felt in all-women comedy...
How Israeli-Palestinian conflict spilled into the World Cup
One of the Saudi fans involved later defended himself. “The way the Israeli journalist approached us was very provocative,” he said.
VAR serving up more World Cup injustice
In the long list of wrongs at this World Cup, dodgy penalties are fairly low down. But, in purely sporting terms, some of the decisions made by the...
Price of honesty: Defending environment, a death sentence
While plans for a new capital city are recent, the fight for land rights is an old story for native Borneans.
A major test for both the EU and Hungary
The Commission now has to evaluate whether measures taken by the government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban are enough to guarantee the appropriate use...
Colonial hangover: Is criticism of the Qatar World Cup racist?
Other columnists in Arabic-language media asked why there was far less intense criticism levelled at Russia, host of the last football World Cup.
Will Russia offer reparation to Ukraine?
In September, Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal estimated the direct physical damage as a result of the war so far at $326 billion
