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In China, consumerism trumps nationalism despite tensions with Japan, U.S.
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Japan’s election result redraws political lines across Indo-Pacific
Japan’s most recent national election has provided political clarity at a time of domestic economic pressure and evolving regional dynamics. While electoral outcomes are, first… Read
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