Kadena Air Base in Japan is the largest U.S. Air Force base in the Asia-Pacific region and is regarded as strategically important.
October 06, 2025
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infrastructure
Status and strategic characterization of the base
As of 2025, women comprised about 15% of the members of Japan's House of Representatives (the lower house of the National Diet).
October 05, 2025
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temporal
Representation of women in Japan's national legislature.
As of 2025, two of Japan's 47 prefectural governors were women.
October 05, 2025
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temporal
Gender balance among Japan's prefectural governors.
Japan's House of Representatives (the lower house of the National Diet) is the more powerful chamber of Japan's bicameral legislature.
October 05, 2025
high
timeless
Relative powers of the two chambers of Japan's National Diet.
The Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has dominated Japan's postwar politics almost without interruption.
October 05, 2025
high
timeless
Long-term dominance of a major political party in Japan's postwar era.
A mitochondrial disease–causing mutation in a gene required for mitochondrial protein synthesis affects about 50,000 people across the United States, Europe, and Japan.
high
statistical
Reported prevalence of a relatively common mitochondrial disease–causing mutation across multiple regions.