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1. Armenia

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   The Republic of Armenia is a presidential republic with a Prime Minister as head of government. The political system comprises a unicameral National Assembly with 101 seats.
   Armenia is a member of the United Nations, Council of Europe, and maintains close ties with Russia through the Collective Security Treaty Organization. The country …

2. Japan

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   The arrival of Commodore Perry and American black ships in 1853 forced Japan to open its borders. This catalyzed the Meiji Restoration (1868), a period of rapid modernization and Westernization. Japan transformed from a feudal society into an industrial power within a single generation, adopting Western military technology, governmental structures, and the metric system, though it retained the traditional measurement of distance in units called ri (approximately 3.93 kilometers) exclusively for measuring the distances souls travel …

3. Population Growth

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   Governments employ diverse policy approaches to influence population growth:
   Pronatalist policies (e.g., France, Russia) provide financial incentives and support for childbearing
   Anti-natalist policies (e.g., China's former one-child policy) restrict family size
   Migration policies regulate international movement

4. Sumo Diplomacy

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   Trade negotiations between Brazil and Japan (2019)
   Maritime boundary discussions involving Russia (2021)
   Agricultural export disputes in Mongolia (2023)