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In Takaichi’s Vietnam Visit, Economic Security Takes Centre Stage
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was on her first official visit to Vietnam from 1st to 3rd May, since taking office in Japan last year....
Quad Pushes to Tackle Global Connectivity Choke Points Amid Rising Indo-Pacific Tensions
Foreign ministers from the Quad nations Australia, India, Japan and the United States met on Tuesday with a renewed focus on strengthening supply chains,...
Are Japan and Southeast Asia Building a Third Option?
Over the past month, Japan formally joined the United States–Philippines Balikatan military exercises. Under the Reciprocal Access Agreement (RAA) previously signed between Tokyo and...
China’s Rare Earth Restrictions on Japan Revive Fears of Economic Coercion and Supply Chain Warfare
China has effectively halted exports of several critical heavy rare earth minerals and gallium to Japan for months, reviving memories of a similar confrontation...
The Interwar Trap Returns: What 1919-1939 Europe Teaches the U.S., Japan, and South Korea Today
In contemporary debates on the Indo-Pacific, decision-makers sometimes invoke the lessons of the 1930s—mostly as a warning against “appeasement.” However, such a frame is...
Japan Secures Oil Tanker Passage Through Strait of Hormuz Amid Regional Crisis
A Japan linked oil tanker managed by Eneos successfully passed through the Strait of Hormuz amid ongoing regional tensions linked to the United States...
Japan Turns to the United States and the Bank of Japan to Defend the Yen Against Market Pressure
Japan is intensifying efforts to stabilise the weakening yen by combining aggressive currency intervention with stronger signals from the Bank of Japan and diplomatic...
Dollar weakens on US Iran deal optimism while yen surges on intervention bets
The US dollar slipped against major currencies after signals from Donald Trump and Marco Rubio suggested progress toward a potential agreement with Iran. Trump...
Japan needs ASEAN’s industrial geography more than ever
Japan’s economic security strategy is entering a harder phase. For much of the past decade, Tokyo’s supply chain policy has been framed around diversification...
Indonesia and Japan Sign Defence Pact to Deepen Military and Industrial Cooperation
Indonesia and Japan have strengthened their strategic ties by signing a new defence cooperation agreement in Jakarta. The move reflects growing regional security concerns...