Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Reuters/Kim Kyung-Hoon
Nicole L Freiner, Bryant University
Support for asserting Japan's military might in response to threats from North Korea and China may destabilize the region.
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Arts + Culture
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Dan Caprar, University of Sydney
Framing freedom of speech and cultural sensitivity as competing goals makes us miss opportunities to develop cross-cultural competency.
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Business + Economy
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Iain Fraser, University of Kent
Is the 61% spike in the price of Brazil nuts this year because we're going nuts for nuts?
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Health + Medicine
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Andrew Barnes, Sheffield Hallam University
Many parents may insist on their child wearing headgear in the belief they are reducing the injury risk, when in fact the opposite could be true.
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Politics + Society
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Asel Murzakulova, University of Central Asia
Traditional notions of femininity and masculinity are in conflict, resulting in a surge of violence against Kyrgyz women.
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Andrew Faull, University of Cape Town
Born and raised in poor circumstances, many South African police officers find themselves in the job after original aspirations slipped beyond reach.
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Sharmila Rudrappa, University of Texas at Austin
Surrogate mothers in developing countries are being shuffled across borders to evade a crackdown on the industry. This emerging gray market puts women at risk.
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Science + Technology
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Davide Crivelli, Cardiff University; Usama Kadri, Cardiff University
A new method has been developed to find objects that land at sea using underwater sounds.
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James A. Roberts, Baylor University
Evaluating behavior using the elements of addiction can shed light on the president's – and anyone else's – tendencies to use social media.
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