The 65th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the Kishida-Yoon summit, the Japan-Germany IGC, the Japan-U.K.-Italy defense ministers’ meeting, the PM’s plans to unveil a new Indo-Pacific plan in India, the latest North Korean missile launch, the twelfth anniversary of 3.11, the PM’s vision for addressing the declining birth rate, the ruling coalition’s recommendations for addressing the rising costs of living, the government-labor-management meeting, the MOF-FSA-BOJ extraordinary meeting in light of global financial developments, preliminary wage hike stats, and more.
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The Weekly Observer: March 6-10
The 64th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the South Korean government’s plan to resolve the wartime labor issue, the G7+ foreign ministers’ meeting on supporting Ukraine’s energy sector, the Japan-U.K.-Italy trilateral defense ministers’ meeting next week, the internal documents scandal involving Takaichi Sanae, the government-management-labor meeting next week, the confirmation of the next BOJ governor and vice governors, Governor Kuroda’s last monetary policy meeting, a record-high real wage decrease, and more.
The Weekly Observer: February 20-24
The 63rd edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the G7 Leaders’ video conference on Ukraine, Foreign Minister Hayashi’s speech at the emergency UN session, North Korea’s missile launches, Japan-PRC diplomatic and security talks, the G7 finance ministers and central bank governors’ meeting, UN Security Council meetings on Ukraine and North Korea, Japan-U.S.-ROK and Japan-U.S. exercises in response to North Korea’s missile launches, the April by-elections, the LDP-Komeito-DPFP working level talks, the BOJ Governor nominee’s nomination hearing, the January CPI, and more.
The Weekly Observer: February 13-17
The 62nd edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week is just the shorter version covering the Japan-U.S.-ROK trilateral vice ministers meeting and BOJ governor/deputy governor nominations.
The Weekly Observer: February 6-10
The 61st edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the Japan-Philippines Summit, the Northern Territories rally, the Japan-Vietnam summit, the bill to strengthen the production base of the defense industry, discussions over the bill promoting understanding of LGBT persons, LDP-Komeito-DPFP policy consultations, the resumption of the three-way GOJ, RENGO, and Keidanren talks, the BOJ governor nomination, the Basic Guidelines for Realizing GX, the Economy Watchers Survey, and more.
The Weekly Observer: January 30-February 3
The 60th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the Kishida-Stoltenberg meeting, Japan-ROK dialogue to improve relations, Japan-PRC foreign ministers’ meeting, the defense spending finance bill, the Diet debate over policies addressing the declining birth rate, the executive secretary to the prime minister’s homophobic statement, experts’ recommendations for the GOJ and BOJ, GX and nuclear power related policies, the Consumer Confidence Survey, and more.
The Weekly Observer: January 23-27
The 59th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on G7 support for Ukraine’s energy sector, new sanctions on Russia, the LDP Special Mission Committee’s second meeting on alternative sources for defense spending, the Prime Minister’s speech to the Diet, the other policy speeches to the Diet, the key legislation to be submitted to the Diet, the GOJ’s decision to lower COVID-19 threat level in May, the BOJ’s summary of the January monetary policy meeting, Shuntō wage negotiations, Japan’s reported decision to join the U.S. in imposing stricter semiconductor export controls on China, the Monthly Economic Report, and more.
The Weekly Observer: January 16-20
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 Weekly Observer: January 9-13
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 Weekly Observer: January 2-6
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.
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