Tag Archives: Japan-U.S.

The 220th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the GOJ’s new “POWERR Asia Initiative,” the Japan-Australia frigate deal, the Japan-Poland summit meeting, the first navigation of the Taiwan Strait by a Japanese naval vessel in ten months, the LDP’s first annual party convention since Takaichi took office, progress on key legislation in the Diet, the first all-party dialogue on stable Imperial Household succession in around a year, the GOJ’s draft public-private growth investment roadmap, Finance Minister Katayama’s attendance at multilateral meetings in Washington, the JFTC’s second report on the domestic generative AI market, a civilian member’s recommendation to the GOJ on fiscal policy management, the MOF’s estimation of JGB interest payments in FY 2035, and more.

The 219th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on Prime Minister Takaichi’s phone call with the Iranian president, the 2026 Diplomatic Bluebook, Defense Minister Koizumi’s scheduled visits to Indonesia and the Philippines, the FY 2026 annual budget, the ongoing discussions related to the National Conference on Social Security, progress on key legislation in the Diet, proposed changes to Japan’s fiscal policy management by a civilian policy council member, METI’s subsidies to support Rapidus’s identification of clients, stricter screening of foreign residency status, real wages remaining positive despite the Middle East situation, and more.

The 218th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the GOJ’s plans to secure supply chains amid the situation in the Middle East, the Japan-France Summit meeting, the Japan-Indonesia Summit meeting, Canada’s potential involvement in GCAP as an observer, the first provisional budget in eleven years, key legislation tracker for this year, the LDP-Ishin framework agreement on the second capital initiative, Microsoft’s new investment in Japan, the yen depreciating to ¥160 to the dollar, the Bank of Japan’s TANKAN for March, and more.

The 217th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the release of national oil reserves, the G7 foreign ministerial meeting in France, the arrest of a JGSDF officer on the premises of the Chinese Embassy in Japan, the Japan-Germany defense ministerial meeting, adoption of the first provisional budget in eleven years, funding appropriated to combat rising gasoline prices, the Seventh Science, Technology and Innovation Basic Plan, the introduction of a stricter naturalization process, the GOJ’s Monthly Economic Report for March, and more.

The 216th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the Takaichi-Trump Summit in Washington, Japan’s dilemma over sending troops to the Middle East, the Japan-Singapore Summit, Koizumi’s phone calls with key partners, the LDP-Ishin Summit, the adoption of a bill to create Japan’s own CFIUS, the Bank of Japan’s decision to maintain policy interest rates, the February trade balance, and more.

The 215th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the release of national oil reserves, the schedule for the upcoming summit meetings with French and Indonesian leaders, the latest Koizumi-Hegseth phone call, the GOJ’s draft roadmap for public-private growth investments, the Lower House passing the FY 2026 annual budget, key legislation up for debate in the Diet, the fifteenth year since the Great East Japan earthquake, proposed changes to the AI Guidelines for Business, G7 energy and finance ministerials around surging energy prices, the Economy Watchers Survey for February, and more.

The 214th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the GOJ’s evacuation efforts in the Middle East, the Japan-Canada Summit, Akazawa’s latest visit to Washington, the LDP-Ishin recommendations on the loosening of defense export rules, the LDP’s efforts to force through the FY 2026 annual budget, the DPFP joining the National Conference, the GOJ’s plans to recycle rare earths and other critical materials, the GOJ’s proposed amendments to the Act on Strengthening Industrial Competitiveness, the “national burden ratio,” and more.

The 213th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on Japan’s response to the situation in Iran, the fresh round of Chinese dual-use export bans on designated Japanese companies, the fourth anniversary since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, bilateral/trilateral/multilateral military exercises, the first session of the National Conference, a brewing political “scandal” involving the prime minister, the GOJ acquiring shares in domestic chip foundry Rapidus, the nomination of two dovish BOJ policy board members, the record low number of birth rates in 2025, and more.

The 212th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the Japan-U.S. Strategic Investment Initiative, reported updates to the FOIP concept, the LDP’s proposed changes to defense export rules, Takaichi’s re-election as Japan’s prime minister, the start of the 221st Diet session, the first signs of trouble with the “National Conference,” the LDP-Ishin leaders’ summit, shipbuilding policy developments, the MOF’s medium-term fiscal outlook, nominal GDP in 2025, and more.

The 211th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the 2026 Lower House election results, Japan seizing a Chinese fishing boat, Japanese Government representation at the Munich Security Conference, Akazawa-Lutnick talks on the strategic investment initiative, the GOJ’s proposed National Intelligence Strategy, the FY 2026 annual budget and start of the special Diet session, the Centrist Reform Alliance’s new leadership, Japan’s quest for domestic rare earths, the Nikkei Stock Average reaching new heights, the record high annual current account surplus, and more.