Japan’s sprawling sex industry is thought to be worth ¥2trn-5trn ($12bn-31bn) a year. Lately a debate has raged over how the work is policed

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Educators across every academic field are struggling to contain AI-assisted cheating. Our charts illustrate which students are the heaviest users of such tools

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India’s demographic transition is the most striking example of a global trend. For it is no longer just wealthy places where families have few, or no, kids. Curious as to why? Register to continue reading (it’s free)

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Indian states must somehow raise duties on alcohol, but not too much, and keep the drinks flowing, but not too freely

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A study in France shows a striking gender gap within the first months of school

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Carmakers usually talk up a new model. Yet Ferrari is not like other car firms

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Lee Jae Myung has put his country on track again, but challenges loom

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For women across India, having fewer children has become a powerful cultural norm. Three factors explain this shift

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Developing countries—especially India—should learn from one place in particular

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The days when Australian politics were a cosy duopoly are long gone

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The successful candidate will help manage our app and homepage in Asian hours, and write and edit both the World in Brief and a soon-to-be-launched daily business newsletter. Interested? Apply by July 3rd

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Symptoms include a flagging libido, tiredness, shrinking muscles and growing body fat

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The show now averages 8m American viewers per episode. A third of them rewatch episodes; 15% have watched five times or more

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He hardly seems the guy to shake China’s scientific establishment. But register for free to read how his words have triggered an earthquake

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He hardly seems the guy to shake China’s scientific establishment. But register for free to read how his words have triggered an earthquake Illustration: Hanna Barczyk

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For a country of 1.4bn people, China’s most successful representative in world football is not scoring goals. But he’s meeting his own regardless

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The precise share of Treasuries sold to hedge funds is not known, but in private, financial officials say that the firms ensure that all the bonds on offer actually get sold, which is no small matter

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China is being stress-tested by weakening demand for Chinese EVs, a prolonged trade war and an energy crisis. Xi Jinping is nevertheless betting that the new model of growth kicks in faster than the old one collapses

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As Asim Munir, Pakistan’s military chief, seeks to project strength abroad, militant violence in his country is the worst it has been in a decade

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Employers in America added nearly double the number of workers in May that analysts expected. Yet the healthy headline numbers understate the labour market’s vim

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Kevin Warsh has some ability to play for time and concentrate on a list of nerdy reforms he wants to make at America’s central bank. But if rates move later this year, it is likely to be up not down Illustration: The Economist / Getty Images