Asia India-Pakistan Tensions in Kashmir — The Nuclear Dimension No One Wants to Say Out Loud
India and Pakistan are nuclear-armed states that share a contested border with a history of armed conflict and no reliab...
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Economy & Trade EU Deforestation Regulation and Japan — The Green Trade Wall Is Real
The European Union's deforestation regulation, which requires supply chain due diligence for products linked to deforest...
Economy & Trade IMF Downgrades Global Growth — What It Means for Japan’s Export Economy
IMF growth forecast revisions are directional indicators rather than precise predictions, but the direction matters for ...
World Affairs Kenya’s Debt Crisis and the IMF — Africa’s Borrowing Problem in Sharp Focus
Kenya's fiscal situation — significant debt service obligations, IMF program conditionality, and domestic political pres...
Economy & Trade OECD AI Report: Japan’s Productivity Problem Has a Name Now
The OECD's analysis of AI adoption across member economies identifies Japan as a country with high technological capabil...
Asia China’s Youth Unemployment May Have Passed 50% — The Data Problem
Chinese official youth unemployment statistics stopped being published regularly after rates reached levels that attract...
Europe Russia and Ukraine Ceasefire Talks — Why Europe’s Position Matters More Than It Looks
European governments have taken varying positions on the parameters of any potential Ukraine-Russia ceasefire. The varia...
Asia Taiwan Strait Military Drill — Japan’s Contingency Planning Is No Longer Hypothetical
Chinese military exercises around Taiwan have shifted from occasional demonstrations to regularized pressure campaigns. ...
Europe The Middle East Crisis Is Changing European Summer Vacations — This Is Bigger Than Tourism
Travel data showing rerouted flights, cancelled bookings, and increased insurance premiums for routes through or near co...
Economy & Trade Australia Considers 25% Gas Export Tax — Japan Should Not Treat This as Someone Else’s Problem
Australia is Japan's largest supplier of liquefied natural gas. Any Australian government decision to impose export taxa...