Transit countries are countries through which migrants or asylum seekers pass on their way to a desired destination, but where they do not intend to settle permanently. Outsourcing migration control refers to destination countries providing financial, technical, or diplomatic support to transit countries to prevent irregular migration, including through border enforcement, migrant reception, and return agreements. In recent years, EU member states have increasingly relied on this approach, signing major outsourcing agreements with countries including Tunisia and Egypt.

Japan's central bank has spent the past two years gradually moving away from decades of near-zero interest rates, with rates currently at their highest level since 1995.

The Family Ministry refers to a religious expectation that places the primary responsibility for a child’s religious and moral upbringing directly on the parents within the home. Under this framework, everyday family life - rather than outside institutional spaces like schools or youth groups - are treated as the core environment for instilling scripture, prayer, and religious values in the youth.