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Japan doubled defense spending to counter China. Now it wants AI, underwater attack drones and government-owned weapons factories

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Japan doubled defense spending to counter China. Now it wants AI, underwater attack drones and government-owned weapons factories

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Japan now aims to transform its defense capacity and is also adapting to Ukraine's style of warfare...

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Japan’s PM is barely sleeping and rarely leaving her office in the name of ‘efficiency.’ Her approval rating disagrees

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Japan’s PM is barely sleeping and rarely leaving her office in the name of ‘efficiency.’ Her approval rating disagrees

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Sanae Takaichi says she sleep 0-3 hours nightly. “I’ve never seen a ghost, but I have often...

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Japan’s economy notches 1.1% growth rate as spending dips 1.2% and PM sinks in polling

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Japan’s economy notches 1.1% growth rate as spending dips 1.2% and PM sinks in polling

admin August 17, 2026 0

Net exports supplied 0.5 point of Japan’s 0.3% quarterly GDP gain as consumption stayed flat and business...

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Japan and the U.S. just spent billions to try to save the yen. Why is it already losing ground?

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Japan and the U.S. just spent billions to try to save the yen. Why is it already losing ground?

admin August 12, 2026 0

Economists point out that the U.S.-Japan intervention—as significant as it may be—doesn’t tackle the underlying reasons behind...

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Scott Bessent is using moves from his hedge fund days to prop up Japan’s yen—and America’s $40 trillion national debt

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Scott Bessent is using moves from his hedge fund days to prop up Japan’s yen—and America’s $40 trillion national debt

admin August 4, 2026 0

The man who once shorted currencies is now propping them up. “He takes risks that other Treasury...

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The U.S. is using euros, not dollars, to prop up the yen, and it may backfire: ‘This kind of twist…undercuts the efficacy of U.S. participation’

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The U.S. is using euros, not dollars, to prop up the yen, and it may backfire: ‘This kind of twist…undercuts the efficacy of U.S. participation’

admin August 3, 2026 0

The unusual funding method backed a joint U.S.-Japan move that lifted the yen to 157 per dollar,...

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Japan’s monetary conundrum — why the yen hit a 40-year low as interest rates hit a 31-year high

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Japan’s monetary conundrum — why the yen hit a 40-year low as interest rates hit a 31-year high

admin July 20, 2026 0

Japan hiked rates to chase inflation—but its real problem is money that never showed up.

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Japanese and Korean markets hit record highs as U.S. and Iran extend ceasefire

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Japanese and Korean markets hit record highs as U.S. and Iran extend ceasefire

admin May 29, 2026 0

Optimism over the conclusion of the war in Iran brought both currencies to record highs, as inflation...

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