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Why the political worldviews of young men and women are increasingly diverging | DW Analysis
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Nearly 8,000 South Korean trainee doctors have not reported for work in a protest against a government plan to increase the number of seats at medical schools, which is aimed at reversing a shortage of physicians. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/21/asia-pacific/social-issues/south-korean-doctors-med-schools/

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Twenty-five-year-old Chinese office worker Tufei says her boyfriend has everything she could ask for in a romantic partner: He's kind, empathetic, and sometimes they talk for hours. Except he isn't real. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/02/13/asia-pacific/social-issues/chinese-women-ai-boyfriends/

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China's population fell for a second consecutive year in 2023, raising concerns about the economy's long-term growth potential. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/17/asia-pacific/social-issues/china-population-drops-second-year/?utm_content=buffer8230d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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A growing number of nonprofit civil defense and disaster preparedness organizations have emerged in Taiwan in recent years, working to build awareness and prepare the island for the worst. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/01/12/asia-pacific/social-issues/taiwan-civil-defense-groups/?utm_content=buffer8b9bd&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Recent accusations against high-profile entertainers in South Korea have highlighted the continuation of a strict anti-drug policy and attitudes in the country that have drawn a hard line against anything other than total abstinence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/29/asia-pacific/social-issues/south-korea-drugs-tough-stance/?utm_content=bufferef133&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Health authorities in the southern Chinese coastal city of Xiamen plan to probe an assisted reproduction clinic after local media exposed a secretive surrogacy service. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/27/asia-pacific/social-issues/chinese-probe-illegal-baby-surrogacy/?utm_content=buffer6132c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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After weeks at sea, Rohingya refugees who arrive in Indonesia face new obstacles on land: local residents trying to turn their boats around, protesters attempting to raze their tents, and a government that has left their future an open question. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/25/asia-pacific/social-issues/rohingya-indonesia-uncertain-future/?utm_content=buffera6bf1&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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A dozen people were still missing on Thursday after a magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck a remote and mountainous area straddling the provinces of Gansu and Qinghai late on Monday, with netizens questioning the speed at which rescue operations had ended. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/21/asia-pacific/social-issues/dead-missing-china-earthquake/?utm_content=buffer22253&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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In the Indian city of Ayodhya, once marred by communal tensions, laborers are finalizing a $6 billion infrastructure facelift ahead of the opening of a grand Hindu temple that's igniting an economic boom, but some of the city's poor and Muslim community say it's passing them by. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/18/asia-pacific/social-issues/india-temple-city-transformation/?utm_content=buffere15c3&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Artificially generated images shared on social media have been credible enough to unleash lust, vitriol, and even allegedly a murder, underlining the sophistication of generative artificial intelligence and the threats it poses to women across Asia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/14/asia-pacific/social-issues/deepfake-ai-social-media-asia/?utm_content=buffer3069d&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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South Korea expects its record-low fertility rate to plumb new depths annually for a few more years, worsening its demographic challenges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/14/asia-pacific/social-issues/south-korea-fertility-rate/?utm_content=buffer27978&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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A Hong Kong government crackdown on neon signs stems from safety and environmental concerns, but the campaign evokes the fading of the city itself. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/11/asia-pacific/social-issues/hong-kong-neon-signs/?utm_content=bufferc103b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Australia plans to tighten visa rules for international students and low-skilled workers, potentially reducing migrant intake by half over the next two years to overhaul what it deems a "broken" migration system. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/11/asia-pacific/social-issues/australia-halve-migrant-intake/?utm_content=bufferee585&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Up to 600 North Koreans have "vanished" after being forcibly deported by China in October, a Seoul-based human rights group said on Thursday, warning they may face imprisonment, torture, sexual violence and execution in the isolated state. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/08/asia-pacific/social-issues/north-korean-defectors-vanish-report/?utm_content=buffer0ee01&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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A North Korean defector is planning a new life after a high-risk escape by sea with his family on a home-made wooden boat. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/06/asia-pacific/social-issues/north-korean-defector-escape-by-sea/?utm_content=buffer8a282&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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For decades, people moved from China's countryside to take up jobs in its cities, turbocharging the country’s rapid rise. But as the world’s second-largest economy slows, young people are bearing the brunt of an unemployment crisis that’s leaving one of five of them jobless. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/04/asia-pacific/social-issues/china-youth-country-living-job-crisis/?utm_content=buffer58e89&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Dhaka bars formal education inside more than two dozen refugee camps where residents say criminal gangs target the educated, leaving an entire generation at risk of losing years of study vital to their future. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/12/04/asia-pacific/social-issues/rohingya-refugee-camp-university-dream/?utm_content=buffercb331&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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A mountain town in China's Yunnan province has become a haven for those seeking to escape the pressure of a country where personal freedom is increasingly being restricted. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/27/asia-pacific/social-issues/china-digital-nomad-dream/?utm_content=bufferdb02e&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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As South Korea moves to ban eating dog meat, many of those involved in the centuries-old controversial practice are fighting to keep it legal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/27/asia-pacific/social-issues/south-korea-dog-meat-ban-protest/?utm_content=buffere93bb&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Sri Lanka, desperate for dollars and remittances, plans to send 20,000 workers to Israel starting early next month to work in the farm and construction sectors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/24/asia-pacific/social-issues/sri-lanka-depart-israel-jobs/?utm_content=buffer5ea5c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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North Korean IT workers seeking employment in Western tech companies are deploying sophisticated subterfuge to get hired. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/21/asia-pacific/social-issues/north-korea-fake-names-telework/?utm_content=buffere7571&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Thousands of people fled from Myanmar's cities to Kayah's rugged hills and jungle as the army cracked down on pro-democracy protests following its 2021 coup. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/20/asia-pacific/social-issues/myanmar-displaced-pray-teach/?utm_content=buffercd3a8&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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Life for many Central Asian migrants in Russia after it invaded Ukraine is not the same: Wages are falling and men face a danger of being sent by Moscow to the front. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/16/asia-pacific/social-issues/central-asia-migrants-russia-ukraine-war/?utm_content=bufferfda6b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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New Dehli's air pollution is reaching levels over 25 times the daily maximum guideline from the World Health Organization. Despite government efforts, the crisis persists, impacting the health and development of the city's children. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/11/10/asia-pacific/social-issues/india-smog-children-health/?utm_content=buffer8d66b&utm_medium=social&utm_source=mastodon&utm_campaign=bffmstdn

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