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August 7, 2023   China is deploying countermeasures over semiconductors, which are the main battleground of the US-China confrontation. After banning the procurement of products from Micron Technolo...

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July 31, 2023   The Bank of Japan (BOJ) effectively raised the upper limit of its long-term interest rate to 1% at its monetary policy meeting on July 28th. Governor Kazuo Ueda, who took office in A...

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July 24, 2023   U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change John Kerry visited China in mid-July and met with foreign policy chief Wang Yi, a member of the Chinese Communist Party (CPP) Politburo, and oth...

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July 24, 2023   In response to the planned ocean release of treated water from Tokyo Electric Power's Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station, China has announced to toughen radiation testing on sea...

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July 18, 2023   North Korea is currently experiencing a terrible food shortage, leading to starvation deaths throughout the country, including its capital of Pyongyang, according to human rights act...

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July 18, 2023   Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s enthusiasm for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) stands out. As the leader of Japan, a partner country of NATO, Kishida participated in the...

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July 10, 2023   Recently, the trend of a weak yen continues with the dollar being worth in the 140-yen range. This weak yen has brought about self-deprecating criticism that it has caused an increas...

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July 10, 2023   The result was as expected. The discussions between the ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, the Komeito party, which had been discussing the relaxation ...

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July 3, 2023   Japan and the United States in late June held a regular working-level Extended Deterrence Dialogue to enhance the credibility of the U.S. nuclear umbrella for Japan. The two governmen...

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July 3, 2023   Yevgeny Prigozhin’s mutiny, in which the leader of Wagner private military company in Russia rose against President Vladimir Putin’s government, shook the regime and exposed the weakn...

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