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Editorial cartoon. A baby in a red footed romper sits on a table, hands raised, looking up wide-eyed. Four hands in navy suit sleeves thrust in from the corners with motion lines, each measuring the same baby with a different tool: a cloth tape measure, a wooden ruler, metal calipers, and a ledger with an ink stamp. A teddy bear, a potted plant and a crib mobile are sketched in light blue behind.
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South Korea's Births Rise for a 25th Straight Month — And Four Sets of Numbers That Don't Fit One Table

Korea logged 24,275 births in July. Taiwan and China fell by double digits; Japan reads two ways. We ask whether the rebound is cohort size or policy.

Japan Blinks at 160 Yen — But Can It Hold the Line?
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Japan Blinks at 160 Yen — But Can It Hold the Line?

Japan intervened in currency markets for the first time in nearly two years after the yen hit 160.72 per dollar. We unpack what it means for investors, trade, and the limits of intervention.

Fukushima at 15: The Lessons Nobody Wanted to Learn
PoliticsEN
Fukushima at 15: The Lessons Nobody Wanted to Learn

Fifteen years after Fukushima, the global nuclear community speaks of lessons learned. But whose lessons? And at whose expense? A critical look at how disaster narratives erase victims.

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HK
Haneul Kim
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Japan Goes It Alone on Oil Reserves
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Japan Goes It Alone on Oil Reserves

Japan's PM Takaichi announced a unilateral release of oil reserves—15 days of private stocks and one month of state reserves—as Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz threatens Asian energy supply chains.

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SP
Seoyeon Park
Japan's VC Goes Abroad With $200M — What That Signals
EconomyEN
Japan's VC Goes Abroad With $200M — What That Signals

Global Brain partners with Techstars to launch a $200M fund targeting non-Japanese startups. The move reveals more about Japan's startup ecosystem than it does about any single deal.

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SP
Seoyeon Park
Japan's Banks Are Betting Big on Chips. Here's Why It Matters.
EconomyEN
Japan's Banks Are Betting Big on Chips. Here's Why It Matters.

Japan's three largest banks are building dedicated semiconductor lending teams as the country's $50bn chip industry accelerates. What does this mean for investors and the global chip race?

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SP
Seoyeon Park
Japan Prepares to Tap Oil Reserves — And Asia Holds Its Breath
EconomyEN
Japan Prepares to Tap Oil Reserves — And Asia Holds Its Breath

Japan has ordered preparations to release its strategic oil reserves as the Hormuz standoff threatens to cut off the crude supply that powers Asia's third-largest economy. Here's what it means for energy markets and your wallet.

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SP
Seoyeon Park
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Can Disaster Memory Be Translated?
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Can Disaster Memory Be Translated?

Fifteen years after Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami, Tohoku communities are sharing hard-won lessons with foreign visitors in multiple languages. What happens when trauma becomes a global curriculum?

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SP
Seoyeon Park
Japan Bought Bitcoin While Its Stock Market Burned
EconomyEN
Japan Bought Bitcoin While Its Stock Market Burned

As oil prices spiked 25% and the Nikkei tumbled 6.5%, Japanese traders piled into crypto — pushing Bitflyer volumes up 200%, far outpacing Binance and Coinbase. Here's what that tells us.

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SP
Seoyeon Park
Japan's Rare-Earth Gambit in Malaysia: Who Really Wins?
EconomyEN
Japan's Rare-Earth Gambit in Malaysia: Who Really Wins?

Japan is transferring rare-earth refining technology to Malaysia to reduce dependence on China. What does this mean for global supply chains, investors, and the critical minerals race?

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SP
Seoyeon Park
Japan Wants 30% of the Global Chip Market. Can It Actually Get There?
EconomyEN
Japan Wants 30% of the Global Chip Market. Can It Actually Get There?

Japan has set a $254 billion domestic semiconductor sales target for 2040, aiming to rival the US and China. But ambition and execution are two very different things. Here's what's really at stake.

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SP
Seoyeon Park
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Why Uyghur Activists Are Betting on Japan's Takaichi
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Why Uyghur Activists Are Betting on Japan's Takaichi

As China advances ethnic unity legislation, Uyghur rights advocates turn to Japan's popular PM Sanae Takaichi amid waning European support for their cause

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Seoyeon Park
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