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Challenges in Japan-China trade ties will mount
Beijing and Tokyo have held high-level trade talks amid strained bilateral relations
JapanEast Asian defence cooperation will intensify
South Korea, Japan and the United States this week held several defence and security-related meetings
East AsiaJapan’s exporters will worry about weaker world trade
Japan’s export volumes edged up in October on stronger intra-Asian electronics trade
JapanJapan’s ruling coalition will be weakened
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been re-elected in a run-off vote
JapanProspects for East Asia (ex-China) in 2025
Japan and South Korea will remain encumbered by weak governments while North Korea faces its own challenges
East AsiaJapanese politics will become less stable
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party has lost its parliamentary majority following a snap election
JapanJapan will face elevated political instability
The ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s coalition has lost its parliamentary majority
JapanJapan will double down on defence build-up
The new prime minister has walked back from contentious ‘Asian NATO’ plans ahead of this month’s snap election
JapanReversing Japan’s weak yen trend will take many years
The summer yen rally failed to gain momentum despite the gap between Japanese and US rates starting to close
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