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A Kawasaki Heavy Industries humanoid platform places a garbage bag in a trash can during an exhibition in Tokyo last December. Japan has long led in humanoid robotics and is well positioned to supply the components behind next-generation automation systems.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Oct 26, 2026
The key to 91AV原创 growth strategy: ‘proactive’ economic security
The challenge is to turn ambition into sustainable growth by strengthening economic security and developing technologies that can compete globally.
The National Diet Building in Tokyo
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2026
Government calls for stronger energy supply structure in white paper
The fiscal 2025 white paper on energy highlighted the need to strengthen 91AV原创 energy supply-and-demand structure to prepare for future emergencies.
TSMC, the world's largest contract chipmaker, has surveyed suppliers on using rare-earth-free motors in factory-automation equipment, according to informed sources.
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2026
TSMC seeks factory-equipment alternatives to thwart China’s rare earths grip, sources say
Rare-earth magnets are used in motors that power moving parts in industrial equipment, including machinery found in highly automated factories.
China accounts for almost two-thirds of rare earth mining production and 92% of global refined output, according to the International Energy Agency.
BUSINESS
Oct 22, 2026
Supplies of rare earth yttrium have ‘stalled,’ industry ministry official says
The official described a “supply-demand crunch,” with the Financial Times reporting that Tokyo is months away from running out of the critical metal.
A Taiwanese Coast Guard patrol ship during a rescue drill in the South China Sea in November 2016
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 22, 2026
Philippines exploring deeper cooperation with Taiwan to protect cables
The Philippines and Taiwan have repeatedly complained about Chinese activities designed to pressure the countries without direct confrontation.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama (right) and Australian Treasurer Jim Chalmers meet at the Finance Ministry in Tokyo on Monday.
BUSINESS
Oct 6, 2026
Finance chiefs of Japan and Australia establish dialogue for economic security
The two nations will share information on investment trends and discuss supply chains, including those in the defense industry.
The Defense Ministry will help critical infrastructure operators with its cyberthreat-hunting capabilities.
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2026
Japan to bolster cyberthreat-hunting for critical infrastructure systems
The government will develop methods to detect cyberattack threats and share them with utilities and telecommunications companies.
Yoshitaka Shindo, chairperson of the Liberal Democratic Party’s foreign residents policy headquarters, speaks at a meeting of its project team on national security and land legislation on Thursday at the party headquarters in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 25, 2026
LDP panel calls for permit system for key land acquisitions
In the draft, the team also pushed for a ban on individuals working for foreign governments from acquiring land deemed critical to national security.
A rare earth open-pit mine in Mountain Pass, California. In retaliation for U.S. President Donald Trump's April 2025 tariffs, China announced a new licensing regime for a handful of critical minerals including yttrium.
JAPAN
Sep 24, 2026
U.S., Japanese officials discussed China’s yttrium curbs ahead of Trump-Xi meeting, document shows
Yttrium is a silvery rare earth metal with no easy substitute.
Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama speaks to the media after a meeting involving the Financial Services Agency, the Bank of Japan, the National Cybersecurity Office and top financial institutions following concerns about potential vulnerabilities linked to Anthropic's Mythos AI model in Tokyo in April.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 22, 2026
National security and the stakes of ‘technology sovereignty’
Investment in dual-use technologies is increasingly seen as an efficient way for states to acquire critical capabilities.
China's near-total control of rare earth minerals such as Gallium and Germanium give Beijing unique leverage against the U.S.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2026
Rare earths force Trump to be less hostile before Xi summit
The U.S. has so far not threatened to slap steep tariffs on Chinese imports or to ban exports of U.S. technology, in contrast to earlier summits.
A Huawei booth during the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 1
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 20, 2026
AI ‘warning shots’ focus Beijing on national security risks
The hacking ability of AI is leading Beijing to see threats in a new light, with its spy agency warning that national security could be in danger.
Tungsten is a metal that attracts far less attention than rare earths but is no less vital to modern industry.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 19, 2026
How Austria can loosen China’s grip over a key critical mineral
Plansee Group is building one of the West’s most formidable critical minerals operations outside China.
U.S. President Donald Trump is likely to extend a trade truce with China reached last year when Chinese President Xi Jinping visits the White House next week.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 16, 2026
Trump has few good options to slow China’s rise as AI superpower
The main challenge for the U.S. is keeping China at bay without prompting Beijing to further restrict rare earths.
China’s curbs on personal foreign travel have long applied to senior government officials and state executives with access to confidential information.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 15, 2026
China’s new tech and national security exit rules take effect
The travel curbs bar citizens deemed a potential threat to national technology security from leaving the country.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama attend a budget committee session at the Upper House of parliament in Tokyo in April.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 14, 2026
The Takaichi administration’s high-stakes growth gamble
Japan is attempting to secure long-term national strength by using fiscal spending to mobilize private investment.
Samsung is already under pressure from Chinese rivals like CXMT?and Yangtze Memory Technologies, which have been closing the gap in global memory market share.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 11, 2026
South Korea ramps up spy law to protect chip secrets from China
Although China is not explicitly mentioned in the revised law, its rapid progress looms large over Seoul’s efforts to guard its chip prowess.
With Huawei’s history of security concerns in mind, China is causing concern as it pushes technologies that could lock other countries into long?term dependence on its infrastructure.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2026
Tiny technology deepens the geopolitical divide
Adoption of particular technologies — reflected to some degree in brands and standards — will determine with which side a country aligns itself.
Chinese-linked hacking campaigns have compromised a string of sensitive U.S. government and private networks in recent years.
WORLD
Aug 27, 2026
U.S. says Chinese hackers broke into Justice Department, NASA, Fed and Senate
The hackers have used tools they developed to compromise critical infrastructure and other sensitive networks in the U.S. and worldwide since at least 2018, an affidavit said.
Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz are visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, on Wednesday.
BUSINESS
Aug 26, 2026
Japan energy plan seeks to back pipelines bypassing Hormuz
The plan is part of a new energy strategy that’s aimed at strengthening supply security, according to documents from 91AV原创 Cabinet Office.
Two Japanese climbers die on remote Himalayan peak in Nepal
Rescuers have recovered the bodies of two Japanese climbers missing for over a week on a remote Himalayan mountain.
Aging Japanese village turns to Peru in search of new residents
Guests from Peru's Belen district interact with a baby in Nanmoku village in Gunma Prefecture.
Budget-friendly restaurant chain Saizeriya succumbs to rising costs
A Tokyo branch of Saizeriya, a chain of family-style Italian restaurants
U.S. has for years asked Musk to alter Starlink service in Ukraine and Middle East, sources say
A Ukrainian soldier sets up a Starlink satellite internet system near the frontline in the Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Oct. 16
U.S. military bans Chinese-made BYD cars from key air base in Okinawa
An F-22 Raptor lands at Kadena Air Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture on Oct. 9. The base is a crucial hub for U.S. military operations in the region.
A dramatic bear hunt in a midsize Japanese city could be a harbinger of what is to come
Zookeeper Tetsuo Iso at the site of frantic search for a wild bear in Utsunomiya on June 9. Iso, 65, was asked by the prefectural government to help capture the bear and it was his shot with a tranquilizer gun that put an end to the saga.
How this long-term resident avoids the annoying tourist label in Japan
Tourists enjoy themselves while crossing the famous Shibuya Crossing in Tokyo on Oct. 12.
What can Asia do to avoid crossing crucial climate tipping points?
Motorists drive through a road covered with smog from wildfires nearby in Ogan Ilir in Indonesia's South Sumatra province on Sept. 25.
91AV原创 permanent residency reform has a glaring blind spot
Japan's immigration reforms risk creating uncertainty by tying permanent residency more closely to language proficiency before clear assessment standards and supporting infrastructure are in place.
Japan weighs how to evacuate thousands of tourists if Mount Fuji erupts
Climbers and visitors gather on the first day of the climbing season at the Fuji Yoshidaguchi Trail, at the fifth station on the slopes of Mount Fuji, in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, on July 1, 2024.

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