China’s Drip-Feed Export Controls: A Calculated Pressure Play—and the High Stakes for Japan

July 30, 2026 45

Opaque detentions in China unsettle Japanese businesses in Dalian as rare earths controls tighten

June 25, 2026 86

Japan and Australia Seal Economic Security Declaration; Takaichi Hails “Major Outcome” amid Middle East Tensions

May 5, 2026 166

Nikkei Hits Intraday Record as AI and Chip Stocks Power Tokyo Rally; Banks Lag on BOJ Caution

February 25, 2026 380

Trump Shelves Tariff Threat but Doubles Down on Case for U.S. Control of Greenland, Calling Denmark “Ungrateful”

January 22, 2026 253

Rare-Earth Shock Roils Markets, but Japan’s Playbook Is Evolution—Pros Decode the China Risk and the Minamitori Bet

January 22, 2026 622

Japan sends drillship Chikyu to the edge of the Pacific for world-first deep-sea rare earth test

January 12, 2026 272

U.S. launches new economic security framework with Japan, South Korea and Australia to bolster AI and minerals supply chains, counter China

December 12, 2025 285

China Wields Tourism Leverage as Tokyo Stands Firm on Taiwan Remarks

November 16, 2025 421

China Lifts Rare Earth Export Curbs as U.S. and Beijing Announce Landmark Trade Deal

November 2, 2025 217

Trump Strengthens Ties with Japan, but Strategy Toward China Remains Unclear

October 29, 2025 242