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The 58th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the LDP Special Committee’s discussion of alternative funding sources for the increased defense budget, the Japan-ROK director-level meeting, defense and security-related legislation to be submitted to the Diet convening next week, the PM’s policy speech to the Diet, developments ahead of the ordinary Diet session, the GOJ’s decision to lower COVID-19’s threat level in the spring, the inaugural GOJ meeting on “unprecedent policies addressing the declining birth rate,” the BOJ’s Monetary Policy Meeting outcomes, public pensions, BOJ Governor Kuroda’s successor, CPI and trade statistics, and more.

The 57th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the Japan-U.S. meetings, the prime minister’s visits to G7 nations, the Japan-U.K. RAA signing, the Japan-ROK foreign ministers telephone talk, alliance posture changes, Abe’s killer charged with murder, the LDP considering revising the GOJ bond repayment timeframe, the upcoming ordinary session of the Diet, Japan-U.S. economic cooperation developments, long-term interest rates and the BOJ’s record-high fixed rate bond-buying operation, the Economy Watchers Survey and trade statistics, and more.

The 56th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the Nishimura-Raimondo meeting, the upcoming Japan-U.S. “2+2”, Kishida’s telephone call with President Zelenskyy, the reported Japan-U.K. RAA, Kishida’s New Year’s speeches, the upcoming ordinary session of the Diet, the child policy council, the act banning malicious solicitation of donations, the newly established Japan-U.S. Task Force on human rights violations in supply chains, the yield on new ten-year bonds reaching 0.5 percent, the real wage falling 3.8 percent, and more.

The 55th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the scheduled Kishida-Biden summit in January, the MSDF state secrets leak case, Kishida’s travel plans in January, the missile unit deployment in Yonaguni, another Cabinet minister replacement, the GOJ’s decision to test travelers from China, the GOJ’s food security guidelines, the tax hike and next HoR election, the BOJ’s monetary policy meeting minutes from December, Japan’s LNG contract with Oman, the BOJ’s long-term bond purchasing operation, the jobs-to-applicants ratio and unemployment statistics, and more.

The 54th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting, the IPEF ministerial, the prime minister’s plan to visit the United States, the GOJ’s designation of eleven critical commodities, the FY 2023 budget draft, the Digital Garden City Nation Initiative, the LDP lawmaker’s resignation over campaign finance law violations, rumors of a Cabinet reshuffle early next year, the BOJ’s monetary policy shift, the GOJ’s GX Action Plan, the BOJ’s holding of bonds reaching a record high, the GOJ’s Monthly Economic Report, and more.

The 53rd edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week is just the shorter version covering the unveiling of the three security documents.

The 52nd edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the PM’s instructions to raise defense spending to 2 percent of GDP, LDP-Komeito talks on counterstrike capabilities, the upcoming Japan-Australia “2+2”, reports of a new JGSDF “Okinawa Defense Group,” the Cabinet’s Income Doubling Plan and Startup Development Plan, the FY 2022 supplementary budget, the Unification Church victim relief bill, the record-low declining birthrate this year, plans to establish a carbon price, METI’s draft action plan for nuclear policy, the Consumer Confidence Survey, and more.

The 51st edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week is just the shorter version covering the Japan-PRC summit, Japan-U.S.-ROK trilateral summit, and the sacking of another Cabinet minister.

The 50th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week is just the shorter version covering the DPRK missile launch, the G7 foreign ministers meeting, and the opposition threat to submit a no-confidence voter over the Unification Church issue.

The 49th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the Japan-Australia Joint Security Cooperation Declaration, the Japan-U.S.-ROK trilateral vice ministers meeting, the Japan-EU high-level economic dialogue, Kishida’s summit meetings with the leaders of Indonesia, Uruguay and Lithuania, reports that Japan plans to buy U.S.-made Tomahawk cruise missiles, the ¥39 trillion comprehensive economic package, Minister in charge of Economic Revitalization Yamagiwa’s resignation, the ruling coalition and opposition parties’ meeting over UC victim relief, former Prime Minister Noda’s eulogy for former Prime Minister Abe, Kishida’s statements regarding economic policy, Governor Kuroda’s press conference after the BOJ monetary policy meeting, METI’s MoU for Promoting Cooperation on LNG with Singapore, the October Monthly Economic Report, and more.