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The 248th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the Japan-Germany Summit meeting, the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting, the Japan-Bangladesh Summit meeting, talks of a potential corporate tax hike for defense spending, the LDP-Ishin-DPFP agreement to reduce House seats by thirty-one, new gasoline subsidies and raising of the benchmark price, the GOJ’ s cybersecurity response and the GMO breach, AI-related regulatory developments, the BOJ announcing that the 2 percent inflation target has largely been met, the Monthly Economic Report for October, and more.

The 247th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the anticipated summit-level diplomatic engagements in the coming month, GOJ plans to expand the scope of defense-related expenditure, the Takaichi Administration reaching its one-year milestone, the start of deliberations on the food consumption tax cut bill, Japan’ s “cyber emergency,” the GOJ’ s AI/Digital Reform Promotion Council, the conditional resumption of foreign worker admissions, the trade balance in the April-September period, and more.

The 246th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the detainment of a Japanese reporter in Russia, the announcement of a semiconductor project under the Japan-U.S. investment initiative, the GOJ considering the acquisition of nuclear-powered submarines, MAFF Minister Yana’ s resignation, the agreement to begin Diet deliberations on the consumption tax cut, the GOJ adopting legislation to support procurement of crude oil not coming through the Strait of Hormuz, the reported amendment to ESP A to reinforce data security, energy security-related policy updates, the decrease in the number of undocumented foreign nationals, and more.

The 245th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the arrest of a U.S. Marine in Okinawa on robbery-murder charges, Japan-U.S. discussions following the new sanctions on the ICC, the first visit by a South Korean vice defense minister to Japan in sixteen years, PM Takaichi’ s policy speech to open the extraordinary Diet session, the GOJ’ s adoption of the consumption tax cut bill, the increase in cyber attacks targeting Japanese companies, the launch of the “Rapidus Core” project, the JFTC’ s investigation into a domestic “beer cartel,” the current account balance in August, and more.

The 244th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on former Foreign Minister Iwaya’ s meetings with senior officials in Beijing, Takaichi’ s absence from an online G7 leaders’ meeting, the Active Cyber Defense Act taking effect, the GOJ launching an expert panel on intelligence reform, expert and LDP recommendations on land acquisition restrictions concerning national security, Kioxia joining Applied Materials’ chip project, the G20 trade ministerial meeting, the Monthly Economic Report for September, and more.

The 243rd edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on Prime Minister Takaichi and Foreign Minister Motegi’ s attendance at the UN General Assembly session, ex-Foreign Minister Iwaya leading a business delegation to China, a new defense procurement system to promote startup technology, the formation of a new opposition party called the Democratic Reform Party, online review for Japan’ s CFIUS, Finance Minister Katayama’ s phone call with U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent, population estimates for the elderly population, and more.

The 242nd edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the Japan-China Friendship Parliamentarians’ Union delegation visit to Beijing, Defense Minister Koizumi’ s call with U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, the Takaichi Cabinet reshuffle, the Okinawa gubernatorial election, the decision to convene the extraordinary Diet session on October 5, the BOJ raising the policy interest rate to 1.25 percent, the GOJ adopting the tax reform plan to implement the consumption tax cut, Fujitsu’ s plans to export AI semiconductors, the shakeup at Chubu Electric Power over the data manipulation scandal, the trade balance in August, and more.

The 241st edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on Japanese political and business delegations planning travel to China, expert panel recommendations on ODA use, Vice Minister of Defense Ando’ s participation in the Seoul Defense Dialogue, the disbandment of the opposition CRA, the re-election of Tamaki Yuichiro as DPFP president, China imposing anti-dumping measures on Japan, the first designation of GX Strategy Regions, the APEC Energy Ministerial Meeting in China, a birth trend survey finding that Japanese youth are not interested in marriage, and more.

The 240th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on Motegi’ s visit to Europe and Asia, the Quad sherpa’ s meeting, the MOD’ s analysis on AI use in warfighting, the FY 2027 budget requests, the failed opposition merger, the latest on the Cabinet reshuffle, Bessent reportedly pressuring Japan to address the weak yen, nine-year funding for domestic shipbuilding, Akazawa’ s meetings with Lutnick and Greer, consumer spending trends, and more.

The 239th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on Japanese lawmakers visiting China, Takaichi’ s attendance in a Ukraine-related online meeting, the inaugural trilateral Japan-Australia-Indonesia defense ministerial meeting, the GOJ’ s new energy security and inflation relief measures, the GOJ’ s reported FY 2027 budget and priorities, the disintegration of the opposition parties’ merger, the GOJ’ s “AI Principle-Code” for IP protection and transparency in generative AI development, the yen depreciating to ¥160 to the dollar once again after the intervention, the GOJ’ s Monthly Economic Report, and more.