The Weekly Observer: May 4-8
The 223rd edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on Takaichi’s visit to Vietnam and Australia, Koizumi’s visit to Indonesia and the Philippines, Motegi’s visit to Africa, the first Japan-ROK “2+2” at the vice ministerial level, Constitutional Memorial Day, the creation of a new LDP group supporting Takaichi, the…
The Weekly Observer: April 27-May 1
The 222nd edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the Takaichi Cabinet’s diplomatic travel plans for the Golden Week holidays, Takaichi revealing that the GOJ has secured naphtha supply into 2027, Foreign Minister Motegi’s first diplomatic engagements in Africa, Defense Minister Koizumi’s planned visit to South Korea in…
The Weekly Observer: April 20-24
The 221st edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the GOJ’s expansion of defense equipment exports, the GOJ’s policies to address supply chain bottlenecks related to the Middle East, the first business delegation coordinating a visit to China, the first change in JSDF officer titles since its founding,…
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,…
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