Japan in the evaluations of the Soviet leadership and diplomats in 1940-1945 (Based on the materials of the Foreign Policy Archive of the Russian Federation) by I. A. Degtev

“…It is noted that the explanation of events through the prism of Marxist-Leninist optics in foreign policy defined Japan as an imperialist power and an enslaver of Asian peoples. In domestic politics, Malik tends to divide the population of Japan by socio-economic characteristics - the “Japanese” and the “Japanese people”, i.e., those who exploit and those who are exploited, respectively. …”
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Knowledge, views and experiences of gambling and gambling‐related harms in different ethnic and socio‐economic groups in New Zealand by Sue E. Walker, Max W. Abbott, Rebecca J. Gray

“…Oversampling Māori (NZ's indigenous people), Pacific and Asian peoples, and people in areas of deprivation, allowed analysis by ethnicity and socio‐economic status. …”
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One Hyphen - One Hundred: Revisiting the Issue of Livestock Count among the Turko-Mongolian Peoples by Svetlana P. Tyukhteneva

“…With evidence from diverse scholarly studies it may be concluded that the bodo-based count system had taken shape before the emergence of the Mongol Empire and evolved from the customary law of Central Asian peoples. It was the Great Yassa (Mong. Ikh Zasag ‘great code of laws’) introduced by Genghis Khan at the 1206 Kurultai (Mong. …”
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Mālik Bin Nabī (1905-1973): Civilizational Approach to Problems of Muslim World in Context of al-Nahda by Leyla F. Melikova

“…In addition, in order to unite the efforts of the Afro-Asian peoples in the face of colonialism, the cultural and economic expansion of the West and the true revival, ultimately, of all the peoples of the East, M. …”
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Stavropol Kalmyks in the Swedish Campaign and on Russia’s Western Borders, 1790–1792 by Ramil N. Rakhimov

“…The sight of ethnic cavalry groups on the border gave rise to rumors about Asian peoples — horse meat eaters and potentially even cannibals. …”
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Karaites in the Ulus Jochi era and in the Crimean Kha­nate: The question of the origin of Karaite communities on the Crimean peninsula by Prokhorov D.A.

“…The Russian administration became interested in the history of the Karaites in part because the ideas of the European Enlightenment, which largely determined the policy of the Russian government in a number of key areas, implied the spread of Russian culture and education to the “Asian peoples.” In relation to the Karaites, Krymchaks, and Ashkenazi Jews, the Russian government adopted laws and regulations, in accordance with which the Karaites were able to legislatively strengthen their legal status. …”
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Functions of Shamans in the Buryat Epic Tradition by Natalia N. Nikolaeva, Liudmila S. Dampilova

“…It is urgent enough to reveal original features of epic traditions in certain ethnic environments to draw a general epic picture of Central Asian peoples. As is evident, shamanism has given rise to diverse epic and poetic genres. …”
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Effects of Atmospheric Dry Deposition on External Nitrogen Supply and New Production in the Northern South China Sea by Hung-Yu Chen, Shih-Zhe Huang

“…Increases in biomass and primary production in the surface layer of the northern SCS are affected by anthropogenic aerosol use among north Asian peoples. The seasonal variation of dry deposition and its contribution to new production in the ocean are vital to determining the effect that such dry deposition has on the biogeochemical cycle of the SCS. …”
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Identifying [between] Geser and Genghis Khan. Part 1: Contamination of Images in Folklore and Historical Memories of Central and Inner Asia by Natalia N. Nikolaeva, Evgenii V. Nolev

“…The article aims to identify, classify and explore plots that tend to identify, articulate kinship and typological proximity of Geser and Genghis Khan in folklore and historical memories of Inner Asian peoples. The concept of G. Potanin ― an earliest Russian historiographer to have pointed out the contamination and attempted to analyze its mythological basis ― shall be examined in detail. …”
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Study protocol of brief intervention using gene polymorphism information for excessive drinking among Japanese college students and adults aged 20–30 years: a randomized controlled... by Yukiko Owaki, Hisashi Yoshimoto, Go Saito, Takahiro Goto, Satoshi Kushio, Akihiro Nakamura, Yusuke Togo, Kazumasa Mori, Hideki Hokazono

“…Abstract Background The alcohol-metabolizing enzyme aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) is a carcinogenic acetaldehyde-degrading enzyme, and its low activity is a genetic constitution peculiar to East Asians. People with low alcohol dehydrogenase 1B activity (ADH1B*1/*1 genotype) have a high risk of developing head and neck cancer and alcoholism. …”
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Some Aspects of the Evolution of Political Elites in the Countries of Eurasia by I. Zh. Iskakov

“…The consequence was the reorientation of such politicians, political scientists, administrative workers from the traditional values of Euro-Asian peoples to liberal pseudo-traditions characteristic of for the realities of transatlantic states (“hedonism for the body and narcissism for the soul”).Researchers note the generational change of political figures taking place in Central Asia today, the change in the composition of political elites, their positions in relation to neighboring countries and states that they consider as investors and allies. …”
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