Tag Archives: Kishida Fumio

The 155th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the Ishiba administration’s preparatory work for Trump 2.0, the ruling party delegation’s visit to China, Foreign Minister Iwaya’s diplomatic engagements with the Philippines and South Korea, Defense Minister Nakatani’s engagements with Indonesia, a brewing new political scandal for the LDP, the GOJ’s planned AI legislation, rumors of the Bank of Japan hiking rates, the current account balance, and more.

The 154th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the ruling party delegation heading to China, the appointment of a new national security advisor, Nakatani’s visit to Indonesia, Ishiba’s new year’s press conference, the ruling parties and Ishin’s talks over free high school education, the Nippon Steel saga, METI’s plans to develop an advanced chip testing site, the latest details on the AI legislation, the BOJ’s Sakura Report, and more.

The 153rd edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on Ishiba’s likely summit with President-elect Trump after his inauguration, rumors of a new defense equipment export strategy, Ishiba’s domestic political challenges in 2025, the LDP’s presidential election rule changes, Biden rejecting the U.S. Steel buyout, Kumamoto’s request for a third TSMC facility, a new record in the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and more.

The 152nd edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on Foreign Minister Iwaya’s visit to China, Ishiba’s scheduled visit to Malaysia and Indonesia next month, the latest developments regarding the JSDF scandals, the FY 2025 budget and tax system reform plan, a summary of the extraordinary Diet session, developments related to the slush fund scandal, the Honda-Nissan merger, the GOJ’s AI legislation, the GOJ’s energy-related documents, average wages in 2024, and more.

The 151st edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the potential Trump-Ishiba summit in early January, Ishiba’s conversation with acting ROK President Han Duck-soo, Defense Minister Nakatani’s reported visit to the U.K. next month, the FY 2025 tax system reform plan, the political reform legislation, the testimony from slush fund implicated lawmakers, the Bank of Japan’s decision to maintain policy interest rates, details on Japan’s AI legislation, merger talks between Honda and Nissan, the record-high number of tourists traveling to Japan, and more.

The 150th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on Ishiba’s reported visit to Southeast Asia next year, the inaugural Japan-U.S.-Philippines maritime dialogue, Japan-U.S. engagements in defense, the prospects of FY 2024 supplementary budget passage, the LDP-Komeito-DPFP agreement on tax system reform, progress on political reform legislation, the upcoming Political Ethics Hearing Committee sessions, Nippon Steel’s dilemma over the U.S. Steel deal, Japan’s projected digital deficit, Japan and nuclear power use, the BOJ’s TANKAN survey, and more.

The 149th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the GOJ’s reaction to the political crisis in South Korea, signs of improving Japan-PRC relations, new “official security assistance” recipients, the extraordinary Diet session, the deliberations between the ruling parties and DPFP on tax system reform, the prospect of additional Diet testimony on the slush fund scandal, Nippon Steel’s response to President-elect Trump’s opposition to the U.S. Steel buyout, corporate tax reform, Japan’s projected real growth rate in 2024 and 2025, and more.

The 148th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the GOJ expert panel recommendations for “active cyber defense,” the G7 foreign ministers’ meeting, Ishiba’s possible visit to South Korea next year, Saudi Arabia’s reported acceptance into GCAP, PM Ishiba’s policy speech, the FY 2024 supplementary budget, the upcoming FY 2025 tax system reform talks, the FY 2023 political funding reports, the Ishiba-Tamaki “summit,” the implementation guidelines for the security clearance system, ex-MOF bureaucrat Kanda Masato’s election as ADB president, the Monthly Economic Report, and more.

The 147th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on Ishiba’s participation in the G20 summit, Nakatani’s attendance at the ADMM+, China’s decision to resume short-term visa waivers, deepening Japan-U.S.-Australia defense ties, the GOJ’s economic stimulus package, the LDP’s political reform bill proposal, ongoing LDP-Komeito-DPFP talks on economic policy, GOJ’s funding scheme for Rapidus, reported developments in Japan’s Basic Energy Plan formulation, machinery order statistics, and more.

The 146th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on Ishiba’s first diplomatic trip, Foreign Minister Iwaya’s engagements at APEC, reported plans by the U.S. Military to relocate functions to Tokyo city center, Ishiba surviving the PM confirmation vote, the upcoming extraordinary Diet session, prospects for political reform, support for the AI and chip industry in the stimulus package, main opinions from the BOJ’s October monetary policy meeting, the current account surplus in the first half of 2024, and more.