Keywords: Japan
Japan has approved a sweeping reform of its defense export rules, ending decades-old restrictions that limited overseas sales to non-combat equipment. The decision, adopted by the cabinet under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, allows Japanese manufacturers to sell lethal weapons abroad for the first time......
China’s exports of rare earth magnets and materials to Japan dropped sharply in March, reaching their lowest level in nine months and underscoring growing strain in a critical global supply chain. The decline follows export restrictions imposed by Beijing earlier this year amid escalating diplomatic......
Australia and Japan have formalized a major defense agreement worth 10 billion Australian dollars, about 7 billion US dollars, to supply stealth frigates to the Australian navy. The deal marks Japan’s largest defense export since World War II and signals a shift in regional security cooperation. The......
A fire at a major Australian refinery has intensified fuel supply pressures across Asia, as regional markets already strain under disruptions linked to the Middle East conflict. At the same time, Japanese refiners are resorting to complex offshore oil transfers to secure crude supplies while avoiding......
Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama intensified warnings to currency speculators on Friday as the yen traded near the critical level of 160 per dollar, a threshold widely regarded as a trigger for government intervention. The warning came hours after President Donald Trump's televised address......
Toyota Motor reported a 2.3% decline in global sales for February, releasing the figures Monday as Japanese automakers face mounting supply chain disruptions stemming from the Middle East conflict, now entering its fifth week. Total sales, including subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor and Hino Motors, fell to......
The magma reservoir beneath Japan's Kikai caldera, site of the largest volcanic eruption of the Holocene epoch, is actively recharging with fresh molten rock, according to new research published March 27 in the journal Communications Earth & Environment. The findings provide the first detailed......
The USD/JPY pair traded just below the key 160.00 level Friday. Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama issued her strongest intervention warning yet against the yen's persistent slide, driven by soaring oil prices and Middle East tensions. Katayama told reporters Friday that authorities must......
Asia-Pacific governments have launched urgent fiscal programs, fuel subsidies and liquidity injections to steady markets rocked by the Middle East war. The conflict pitting the United States and Israel against Iran disrupts energy supplies and undermines economic confidence across the region. A Reuters......
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