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The BOJ hikes again | Japan Daily Briefing
Government signed off this time, but next round could be fraught
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Takaichi's Eurotrip | Japan Daily Briefing
The prime minister stops in London and Rome before the G7
Jun 16
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Takaichi off to Europe with trouble brewing at home | Japan Daily Briefing
Scandal continues to grow as the PM heads abroad
Jun 13
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The age of Takaichi dawns
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The Idealist
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When Akazawa met Trump
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Takaichi wins!
Oct 4, 2025
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Confusion reigns | Japan Daily Briefing
Oct 14, 2025
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Ishiba quits
Sep 7, 2025
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Episode 5: The person-to-person foundation of the US-Japan relationship, with Joshua Walker
Plus: Takaichi faces a real political scandal, a national security advisory council discusses the three non-nuclear principles, and Kōno Yōhei passes…
Jun 12
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Remembering Kōno Yōhei | Japan Daily Briefing
An LDP maverick passes away
Jun 11
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A scandal in full? | Japan Daily Briefing
Questions about involvement by Takaichi's staff in creating and spreading defamatory videos are not going away
Jun 9
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Takaichi gets her supplemental budget | Japan Daily Briefing
Budget passes, but questions about fuel subsidies will continue
Jun 5
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Episode 4: How the Takaichi government is thinking about Russia with James Brown
Plus: the Diet passes the supplemental budget, Takaichi readies a consumption tax cut, and Japan looks the Southeast Asia for arms exports
Jun 5
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Supplemental budget breezes through lower house | Japan Daily Briefing
Upper House expected to vote on Friday
Jun 4
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Japan and China spar in Singapore | Japan Daily Briefing
Koizumi counters China's "new militarism" line on Japan
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