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The Weekly Observer: April 4-8

The 31st edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics! This week focuses on the possible “seventh wave” of COVID-19 cases, GOJ plans to encourage booster shots among the youth, the NATO/G7 foreign ministers’ meetings, Speaker Pelosi’s postponed trip to Japan, engagements before the Japan-Philippines “2+2” meeting, LDP plans to restructure the 3 security and defense documents, the Kishida Cabinet’s first six months, the emergency stimulus package, the bill promoting economic security, opposition disunity ahead of the House of Councillors election, macro and microeconomic statistics, GOJ commitments to COVAX, the Japan Business Federation’s digitization proposal, the restructured Tokyo Stock Exchange, JCP Chairman Shii’s quote on the JSDF’s role in a crisis, and more.

The Weekly Observer: March 28-April 1

The 30th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics! This week focuses on Omicron variant taking over Japan, a new vaccine minister, the TICAD ministerial meeting, PM Kishida and U.S. Ambassador Emanuel’s visit to Hiroshima, the 2022 Diplomatic Bluebook’s contents, the scheduled “2+2” meeting with the Philippines and India, new MOD units, the proposed economic stimulus package, legislation passed this week, HoC election updates, the ruling coalition-DPP discussion on responses to rising oil prices, the BOJ Tankan survey, new systems in place in the new FY, the BOJ’s maneuverings to manage the long-term interest rate, Bain Capital’s bid to privatize Toshiba, and more.