Policy & Regulation

PM Takaichi sends messages of condolence to President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang over a coal mine gas explosion in China's Shanxi Province that killed 82 people. Foreign Minister Motegi also reached out to Wang Yi.

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama in Tokyo on May 11–12. Reports emerged that Japan sought access to Anthropic's Claude Mythos AI to scan financial institutions for vulnerabilities.

A Japanese town assembly votes to remove its unconscious mayor — a rare legal workaround with no clean precedent. We examine what the Local Autonomy Act allows, and what Japanese company law requires when a representative director or godo kaisha member becomes incapacitated.

Japan's Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry has formally requested a literature survey on Minami-Tori-shima in Ogasawara Village as a first step toward selecting a site for radioactive waste final disposal. This article explains the survey process, the global context, and why this remote island has emerged as a candidate.

An overview of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s instructions to her Cabinet and what overseas business leaders should understand about Japan’s policy direction, based on the provisional English translation released by the Prime Minister’s Office.

This article reviews how Japan’s major national newspapers interpret the ruling coalition’s victory in the general election, focusing on economic policy, fiscal discipline, and market reactions.

This article examines the 2025 U.S. National Security Strategy and what the absence of references to North Korea means for Japan’s security risks and economic position.