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…
The Weekly Observer: March 9-13
The 215th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the release of national oil reserves, the schedule for the upcoming summit meetings with French and Indonesian leaders, the latest Koizumi-Hegseth phone call, the GOJ’s draft roadmap for public-private growth investments, the Lower House passing the FY 2026 annual…
The Weekly Observer: March 2-6
The 214th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on the GOJ’s evacuation efforts in the Middle East, the Japan-Canada Summit, Akazawa’s latest visit to Washington, the LDP-Ishin recommendations on the loosening of defense export rules, the LDP’s efforts to force through the FY 2026 annual budget, the DPFP…
The Weekly Observer: February 23-27
The 213th edition of the weekly newsletter aggregating news on Japanese politics. This week focuses on Japan’s response to the situation in Iran, the fresh round of Chinese dual-use export bans on designated Japanese companies, the fourth anniversary since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, bilateral/trilateral/multilateral military exercises, the first session of the National Conference, a…
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