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The United Arab Emirates’ share of global arms imports has shrunk in recent years. You might consider that short-sighted, especially when Iran has struck the Emirates more frequently than it has hit Saudi Arabia or Qatar. In reality, the UAE has been
steadily nurturing its own defence industry.
Officials say Emirati products helped tackle about 80% of incoming Iranian Shahed drones, working alongside American systems.
A very different kind of industry has been booming in Japan. A study in 2022 found that 48% of Japanese men had paid for sex at some point, compared with 11% in Britain. Sex work in Japan, however, is stirring public outrage and coming under increasing scrutiny. The fact that
foreign tourists are among the customers
has made the debate fiercer. | 
