The Weekly Observer: May 22-26
The 74th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the G7 Hiroshima Summit, Japan’s support for Ukraine, the Quad leaders’ meeting, additional sanctions against Russia, the Space Policy and Defense White Paper drafts, the Honebuto document outline, the defense spending bill, the GOJ’s plan to raise insurance premiums…
The Weekly Observer: May 15-19
The 73rd edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the last G7 meetings ahead of the Summit, Japan’s increased support for Ukraine, the EU Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum, the first use of the Japan-PRC defense hotline, the LGBT legislation, the defense spending bill, the prime minister’s directives on economic…
The Weekly Observer: May 8-12
The 72nd edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the Kishida-Yoon Summit, the Japan-France “2+2,” Japan-Poland interactions, designations of land critical to national security, the defense spending funding bill, the LGBT legislation, legislative developments in the Diet, the BOJ opinions at the monetary policy meeting last month, impending…
The Weekly Observer: April 24-28
The 71st edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the G7 meetings, the JSDF evacuation of Japanese nationals in Sudan, preparations for a North Korean spy satellite launch, the PM and foreign minister’s trips during the Golden Week holiday, the JSDF-JCG contingency guidelines, the national by-elections, the second…
The Weekly Observer: April 17-21
The 70th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the G7 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, the G7 Climate, Energy and Environment Ministers’ Meeting, the JSDF helicopter incident, May’s IPEF negotiations, JSDF dispatch to Sudan, the smoke bomb incident at the prime minister’s stump speech event, the second half of…
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