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New export rules could encompass equipment for making older-generation semiconductors
Taro Kono, Japan’s digital minister, says elections could be targeted by ‘malicious elements’
Striking the right balance between national security and economic interests is a challenge likely to weigh heavily during the summit
Tokyo says Asia’s circumstances require a different speed of energy transition — but critics dismiss its argument as self-serving
Rising tensions between west and China reshape global semiconductor supply chain
Hiroshima summit tests advanced economies’ ability to jointly respond to challenge from Beijing
Rattled by the rise of China, Tokyo has introduced a record increase in defence spending. But experts say it also needs a complete change in mindset
Prime minister receives approval rating boost from foreign diplomacy push ahead of local by-elections
Beijing says group of industrialised nations has ‘maliciously smeared and discredited China’
Japan’s plans for ammonia and coal use challenged but Tokyo resists setting firm timeline for wind-down
Masked male suspect arrested after incident during outdoor campaign event
Beijing foreign minister warns counterpart not to ‘do to others what you don’t want others to do to you’
At the recent event, it was clear that the problem is not just what to buy, but what it means to fight
Breakthrough after first leaders’ summit in 12 years follows compensation fund for victims of wartime forced labour
Analysts have been betting that the policy would end around May — that now looks highly unlikely
Funds say proposals will thwart domestic bids and foreign buyers and are skewed against shareholders’ interests
The attitude of my postwar cohort has gripped the country for too long
Rights groups denounce proposal as Pacific countries ease trade tensions amid push for regional co-operation
Economist Kazuo Ueda must tackle exit from decades of ultra-loose policy without rattling markets
Economist unconstrained by political ties seen as back-up choice after few candidates wanted role
Successor to Haruhiko Kuroda at Bank of Japan set to oversee pivot from ultra-loose monetary policy
Mass tech lay-offs in the US have triggered an unlikely rethink of Japan’s corporate culture
Haruhiko Kuroda’s successor must steer economy towards interest rate normalisation
Move to protect satellites marks latest effort in preparing for possible Chinese conflict over Taiwan
Rishi Sunak and Fumio Kishida will discuss Britain’s bid to join a free trade bloc
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