The Weekly Observer: April 13-17
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,…
The Weekly Observer: April 6-10
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,…
The Weekly Observer: March 30-April 3
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…
The Weekly Observer: March 23-27
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…
The Weekly Observer: March 16-20
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…
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