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The 90th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the Japan-China-South Korea senior officials’ meeting, Tokyo and Okinawa’s continued dispute over the U.S. base relocation, Japan and Germany commencing negotiations over a ACSA, Defense Minister Kihara’s first phone call with U.S. Secretary of Defense Austin, the PM’s announcement of the economic policy package pillars, the GOJ’s proposed policies to tackle the “million yen barrier,” the upcoming extraordinary Diet session next month, the BOJ’s dilemma over its monetary policy exit strategy, METI’s subsidy for Micron, METI Minister Nishimura’s economic diplomacy, the GOJ’s Monthly Economic Report, and more.

The 89th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the PM and FM at the UN General Assembly, the scheduled Japan-China-ROK trilateral high-level meeting next week, the MCAS Futenma relocation issue, the comprehensive economic policy package, Kishida’s economic policy speech in New York, the BOJ monetary policy meeting, the Japan-Canada storage battery supply chain cooperation agreement, the Toshiba takeover bid, the CPI and household financial assets data, and more.

The 88th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on Kishida’s attendance at the G20 Summit, Foreign Minister Hayashi’s surprise visit to Ukraine, North Korea’s latest missile launch, new Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s scheduled first diplomatic visit, news of MOD sending an active official to Taiwan, the Cabinet and party leadership reshuffle, the reshuffled Cabinet’s policy priorities, the PM’s strategy for naming DPFP lawmaker as special adviser, news of Japan issuing an economic security guideline at year-end, the proposed Japan-Canada EV minerals supply chain, the GX energy bill, the Business Outlook Survey, and more.

The 87th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on Kishida’s travel for ASEAN, Kishida’s talk with Chinese Premier Li Qiang over the seafood import ban, Foreign Minister Hayashi’s Middle East trip, a possible Japan-PRC-ROK trilateral foreign ministers’ meeting this month, the LDP-Komeito working team’s discussion on relaxing the defense exports rule, the GOJ’s additional support for the fisheries industry, the DPFP possibly joining the ruling coalition, a new bribery scandal involving an LDP lawmaker, Japan and the United Kingdom establishing an economic security ministerial, the GOJ preparing to issue economic security guidelines, the GOJ’s guidelines for generative AI developers, the Economy Watchers Survey, and more.

The 86th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on Japan’s possible WTO complaint against China over the seafood import ban, North Korea’s latest missile launch, Foreign Minister Hayashi’s foreign travel to the Middle East and Poland, the Japan-U.S. hypersonic interceptor development schedule, additional support for the domestic fishery industry, the extension of gas subsidies to combat inflation, FY 2024 budget requests, the GOJ’s goal to raise the minimum wage to ¥1,500 by the mid-2030s, Rapidus’ groundbreaking ceremony in Hokkaido, record-high healthcare spending in 2022, the GOJ’s Monthly Economic Report, and more.

The 85th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the Japan-U.S.-ROK summit last week, North Korea’s latest satellite launch, Kishida’s message for the Third Crimea Platform, the GOJ’s inaugural meeting to utilize civilian technology for defense, FY 2024 budget requests, the release of treated radioactive water from Fukushima Daiichi, the likely extension of gas subsidies, LDP-Komeito election cooperation in Tokyo, legislation to establish a security clearance system, the Japan-ASEAN Economic Co-Creation Vision, the BOJ’s measures of underlying inflation, and more.

The 84th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on ex-PM Aso’s trip to Taiwan, updates on the Japan-U.S.-ROK trilateral summit agenda, the Malabar exercise, the anniversary of the atomic bomb droppings, the My Number comprehensive review, the Fukushima water discharge plan, the upcoming Cabinet reshuffle, Japan’s foray into Africa for resource diplomacy, the BOJ’s opinions from the monetary policy meeting, tax reform to enhance economic security, alarming population projections, the current account balance and Economy Watchers Survey, and more.

The 83rd edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on Japan and China’s argument at the NPT prep conference, Foreign Minister Hayashi’s foreign travel, news on potential Japan-U.S.-ROK trilateral summit outcomes, the Prime Minister’s announcement on the My Number Card merger, the GOJ’s draft AI action guidelines, the LDP’s attempt to rebrand its Osaka branch, a new political scandal, the GOJ’s R&D vision for technologies critical to economic security, ten-year bond yield movement following the BOJ policy tweak, GOJ plans to tighten technology protection, the FSA’s investigation into alleged price fixing by top insurance companies, wage hike and employment stats, and more.

The 82nd edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the Defense White Paper 2023, talks of Japan-PRC-ROC summit, North Korea’s latest ICBM launch, the Japan-India foreign ministers’ strategic dialogue, joint exercises with European countries, the party leaders’ debate, the FY 2024 budget guidelines, the My Number Card issue, plans to raise the national average minimum wage, the new semiconductor equipment export controls, the BOJ’s monetary policy tweak, new bans on exports to Russia, Japan-Australia GX and energy ministers’ talks, the Monthly Economic Report, and more.

The 81st edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the PM’s Middle East tour, the G7 Finance Ministers’ Meeting, North Korea’s latest missile launch, the foreign minister’s scheduled trip to the so-called Global South, the Japan-U.S.-ROK economic security talks, the GOJ’s draft FY 2024 budget guidelines, rumors of a Cabinet reshuffle late next month, Japan-India industrial cooperation, the LNG Producer-Consumer Conference, speculation regarding a BOJ policy tweak, trade statistics from June and the first half of the year, and more.