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Has the US Japan Currency Intervention Weakened the G7’s Influence on Global Exchange Rates?
US Japan Currency Intervention Signals Shift Away From G7 Coordination
Last week's joint intervention by the United States and Japan to support the Japanese yen...
Can Japan Afford a Costly Food Tax Cut Amid Mounting Fiscal Pressure?
Japan's government has approved Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's flagship proposal to sharply reduce the consumption tax on food, despite growing concerns over the country's...
Why Are Oil Prices Falling as the Yen Gains?
Global markets opened the week on a mixed note as optimism over renewed U.S.-Iran diplomacy sent oil prices sharply lower, while coordinated intervention by...
Can Japan’s Prime Minister Restore Market Confidence?
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is facing mounting political and economic pressure as falling public approval ratings increasingly complicate her government's efforts to reassure...
Japan Finds Rare Earth Rich Deep Sea Mud Near Remote Island
Japan has identified a high concentration of valuable heavy rare earth elements in deep sea mud recovered from waters near the remote Pacific island...
Who Is Funding America’s Growing Debt to the Rest of the World?
Foreign capital continues to pour into the United States, driven largely by the artificial intelligence investment boom. While these inflows have helped fuel record...
How the United States Left Japan and the Philippines Squirming in Embarrassment
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently launched a public attack on the International Criminal Court (ICC), vowing to "dismantle the ICC—brick by brick."...
The Franco-Russian Lesson for Japan-South Korea Security Cooperation
The Franco-Russian Alliance of 1894 was one of the most unexpected strategic partnerships in the late nineteenth century. France was a republican state born...
Beijing Marks 89th Anniversary of China’s War of Resistance
Official ceremonies were held in Beijing, the capital of China, to commemorate the 89th anniversary of the outbreak of the Chinese People's War of...
Japan’s ispace to launch shared moon cargo service with SpaceX Starship
Japan's ispace is expanding its role in the commercial lunar economy after two unsuccessful moon landing attempts in 2023 and 2025. The company is...