Policy

Backlash From Takaiichi’s ‘Taiwan Contingency’ Remark Month-long Sino-Japanese Clashes Across Economic and Security Fronts Bilateral Tensions Hit Critical Threshold, Prolonged Confrontation Seen as Unavoidable A month after Japanese Prime M

LDP hegemony breaks; multipartism rises Japan political diversification is reshaping education Act now: language support, student metrics, local compacts Japan's politics are not just shifting to the right; they are changing dramatic

Aging erodes productivity and growth Migration buys time, not productivity—see Singapore Youthful regions gain only if they scale learning, health, and adoption In the economies from the Baltics to the Balkans,

Asian subsidies—especially in steel—distort prices and trade Make subsidies conditional on training and shared curricula Compete on skills to cut tariffs and lift productivity Two numbers tell the story.

Industrial subsidy wars starve education just as industry needs more skilled workers Rivalry is shifting from price to rules, making compliance and MRV literacy essential Redirect subsidies into a “Skills Safe Harbor” that funds verifiable training and apprenticeships

A 15% global minimum tax cuts shifting and anchors profits to real activity More onshore earnings strengthen in-house finance and level competition; havens shrink The U.S.

Osaka second capital now anchors a fragile coalition Capital shift could widen or rebalance regional education Classrooms can use this debate to teach coalition politics Japan’s new government was formed with two seats short.

Expansion of Restrictions on Inbound Travelers to Japan Tourist Surge Fuels Parallel Surge in Tax Revenues U.S.

Germany Drafts a 1,200-Page Secret Operational Plan to Prepare for a Possible Russian Attack Military Tensions Rise Across NATO’s Eastern Flank, Including Poland European Nations Begin Expanding Forces and Procuring Weapons as They Strengthen Defense Capabilities

Russia maintains a hard line on territorial issuesUkraine signals alignment with Washington’s direction

Japan–China tensions are now a social problem; deterrence alone cannot steady the region Dedicate a sliver of rising defense spend to history education, exchanges, and crisis literacy Pair hard power with hard learning so classrooms absorb shocks instead of amplifying them

Anxiety grows over Washington’s lack of explicit supportRussia and North Korea criticize Japan and back China

Europe Boosts Defense Spending, Driven by Germany “European-Made First”: Region Moves to Cut Foreign Arms Imports Korean and U.S. Defense Exporters Face a Shrinking Foothold in Europe Europe is accelerating its rearmament drive.

Possibility of incorporating Taiwan’s science-park modelReasons behind TSMC’s losses in the United States

GDP 3.3% Allocation to Be Raised to 5% Defense Against China’s “2027 Armed Unification” Goal Additional Budget Planned, Massive Procurement of U.S.

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China’s robot rollout cements its global leadMassive state support accelerates robot deployment

National pension eligibility needs to be raised to 68 Pension fund projected to be fully depleted by 2065 Employment and wage-system redesign also urgent The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has taken the unusual step of explicitly r

Korea’s strong healthcare still leaves families exposed to severe income loss from serious illness Health shocks cut wages, pushing seniors and students into long-term financial strain Korea must pair universal care with robust income protection to prevent poverty after illness

India Expands Support for Advanced Industries, Including Electronics and AI U.S.