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The 105th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the GOJ’s plans to assist Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction, Defense Minister Kihara’s expected first visit to Okinawa, the government’s policy speeches to the Diet, the opposition’s demands for a list of LDP lawmakers who underreported kickbacks, the future of the LDP’s factions, indictments and resignations over political scandals, speculation that the BOJ may end negative interest rate policy, details on the security clearance bill, the proposed “digital nomad” visa, continued overpopulation in the greater Tokyo area, and more.

The 104th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on confirmation about Kishida’s state visit to the United States, Japan-ROK developments over the court cases, Defense Minister Kihara’s first meeting with Okinawa Governor Tamaki, the start of the ordinary Diet session, the LDP’s interim report on political reform, internal LDP politics as factions dissolve, the health of Japanese public spending, the BOJ’s decision to maintain monetary policy, the Japanese business delegations’ visit to China, critical infrastructure related to economic security, the inaugural Japan-China Export Control Dialogue, the GOJ’s Monthly Economic Report, and more.

The 103rd edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on news of the Kishida-Biden summit in April, defense-related contracts, the increased reserve fund for the Noto Peninsula earthquake response, the disbandment of three LDP factions, prosecutors indicting faction accountants, the upcoming Diet session, the expert panel report on the security clearance system, the employees’ pension insurance disbursement, Japan falling behind Germany in terms of nominal GDP, and more.

The 102nd edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s first diplomatic trip of the year, Japan’s response to the Taiwan presidential election, North Korea’s latest missile launch, the prime minister’s visit to the Noto Peninsula, the LDP “Political Reform HQ,” the scheduled start of the ordinary Diet session, the 80 million population target in 2100, the future of the Kioxia-SK partnership, talks of the inaugural Japan-U.S.-Korea Commerce and Industry Ministers’ meeting, the BOJ’s Sakura Report, and more.

The 101st edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on Foreign Minister Kamikawa’s visit to Ukraine, increased funding for OSA, the Noto Peninsula earthquake, the JAL-JCG aircraft crash at Haneda, the first arrest of a lawmaker over the LDP’s slush fund scandal, ex-State Minister of Justice Kakizawa’s arrest, a volatile start to the year for financial markets, and more.

The commemorative 100th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the LDP-Komeito agreement to partially loosen defense export rules, the third application of “official security assistance,” the Japan-U.K.-Italy next-gen fighter jet program, the Cabinet reshuffle, the FY 2024 tax system reform plan, the numerical targets for childcare policies, Unification Church-related legislation, chip-related developments, the three winning bids for the offshore wind projects, the BOJ’s TANKAN, and more.

The 99th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the G7 virtual leaders’ summit, LDP and Komeito talks on loosening defense export rules, the Japan-Norway summit, the defense tax hike postponement, the LDP’s political fundraising scandal, LDP talks about tax reform, the GOJ’s childcare policies and funding, Toshiba and ROHM’s power semiconductor partnership, the yen’s abrupt strengthening, real consumption stats, and more.

The 98th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the Japan-China-ROK trilateral foreign ministers’ meeting, Japan and Vietnam elevating diplomatic ties to the highest level, COP 28, the Osprey crash, the G7 digital and tech ministers’ meeting, the LDP and Komeito agreement on loosening defense export rules, the ongoing LDP political funding scandal, the LDP debate on raising corporate taxes, the DPFP splinter, the latest on the NTT Act debate, the decision to develop a domestic government cloud system, the LINE personal information leak, job availability and unemployment stats, and more.

The 97th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on Kishida’s attendance at the APEC summit, the IPEF ministerial and leaders’ meeting, the Japan-U.S. economic “2+2,” Yamaguchi’s scheduled trip to China, the loosening of defense export rules, the commencement of discussions on the FY 2024 tax system reform, the LDP debate over scrapping the NTT Act, labor-related developments, the Japan-China export control dialogue agreement, Rapidus and its expansion activities, proposals to tax app store providers in place of foreign app developers, real GDP and trade statistics, and more.

The 96th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Tokyo, Kishida’s Southeast Asia visit, LDP-Komeito talks on relaxing defense export guidelines, APEC-related developments, Mitsubishi Electric’s potential unprecedented deal with the U.S. Navy, the FY 2023 supplementary budget, the draft domestic AI guiding principles, public backlash over raising Cabinet member salaries amid inflation, the BOJ’s increasing confidence in achieving the 2 percent inflation target, the possibility of tightening export controls on dual-use technologies, tax reform-related developments, the current account balance and wage statistics, and more.