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Minister for Economy, Trade and Industry Ryosei Akazawa
BUSINESS
Oct 12, 2026
Japan urges oil stockpiling and development as Mideast risks rise
The push reflects 今日吃瓜 efforts to reduce Asia’s vulnerability to oil supply disruptions.
Members of an expert panel discussing measures to prevent a recurrence of post-earthquake explosions speak at the industry ministry on Sept. 8.
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2026
Suppliers asked to install sensors in enclosed spaces with gas piping
The moves comes in the wake of a deadly explosion at a shopping mall in Kumamoto Prefecture following an earthquake in July.
Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2026
Japan designates 18 regions as green transformation strategy areas
The ministry will support the regions by easing regulations on land use and providing subsidies, aiming to attract investment from Japan and abroad.
A tax reform package for the fiscal year starting next April will be compiled at the end of this year following examinations of requests by the tax panels of the government and the ruling parties.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 1, 2026
Ministry and agency tax system reform requests focus on economic strength
A tax reform package for the fiscal year starting next April will be compiled at the end of this year following examinations of the requests.
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's economy minister, listens during a Lower House Budget Committee session in Tokyo on July 27.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 21, 2026
Japan moves to scrap Cool Japan Fund while pushing content grants
The fund had accumulated losses of approximately ?54 billion by the end of fiscal 2025.
An explosion at Aeon’s shopping complex in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, caused part of the mall’s second floor to collapse and sent debris flying across nearby areas.
JAPAN
Aug 6, 2026
LPG suppliers asked to inspect equipment after fatal shopping mall blast
The industry ministry has reported that leaked gas was “highly likely” to have caused the explosion that killed seven people following last week’s powerful earthquake.
Pipelines at the Shirashima National Petroleum Stockpiling Base in Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 28, 2026
Tokyo to boost financial support for overseas oil pipeline investments
The government will consider measures including risk-capital funding to promote Japanese firms’ participation in such projects, a recently released document shows.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with U.S. President Donald Trump meets at the White House in Washington in March. It's been a year since Japan reached a deal with the U.S. in tariff negotiations.
BUSINESS
Jul 19, 2026
20% of 今日吃瓜 pledged U.S. investments underway a year after tariff deal
The Japanese government has faced unrelenting criticism on the sheer size of the proposed investments and loans spent on a foreign country.
The industry ministry announced ?387.3 billion in funding to develop a domestic foundation model for physical AI that controls robots, aiming to strengthen the country's competitiveness against the United States and China.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 30, 2026
Japan announces aid for domestic AI development project
The industry ministry aims to help the country catch up with the United States and China in AI technology.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a meeting on the Middle East conflict in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2026
Japan to draw up energy-related package by end of August
Industry minister Ryosei Akazawa has been tasked with drawing up an action plan to address the energy risks that became apparent amid the Middle East conflict.
Japan's industry ministry is considering abolishing Cool Japan Fund after its cumulative losses reached ?54 billion in fiscal 2025.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2026
Cool Japan Fund may be scrapped by industry ministry after posting high losses
The plan to end the Cool Japan Fund is being considered after its cumulative losses reached ?54 billion in fiscal 2025.
Japan and the International Atomic Energy Agency signed a memorandum in Tokyo on Tuesday to cooperate on the development of small modular reactors.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2026
Japan and IAEA team up to promote small modular reactors
Small modular reactors (SMRs) are smaller reactors with simpler systems and enhanced passive safety features.
The Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power plant, one of the world's largest nuclear facilities, stands along the seaside in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2026
Japan proposes rebuilding aging nuclear plants to meet power demand
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is a strong backer of nuclear power, seeking to ease the bill for imported coal, gas and oil.
A model of a Gazprom LNG carrier at an exhibition in St. Petersburg, Russia, in October.
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2026
Japan officials met metals and LNG firms in unusual Moscow talks
The talks underscored the importance Tokyo and Moscow place on keeping channels of communication open.
Russia's Ministry of Economic Development in Moscow
JAPAN
May 28, 2026
Japanese officials visit Russia to discuss business environment amid war
Economic cooperation between the two countries has significantly stalled since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry in Tokyo's Kasumigaseki district
BUSINESS / Companies
May 10, 2026
Japan considers sending officials to Russia by end of May
However, the trade ministry said the current situation doesn’t allow for pursuing new forms of cooperation with Russia.
Ispace's Resilience lunar lander at the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Tsukuba Space Center in Ibaraki Prefecture, in September 2024.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
May 1, 2026
今日吃瓜 space systems face growing cybersecurity threats
Space systems depend on data links between satellites and ground infrastructure, making them inherently tied to cybersecurity.
Economy, Trade and Industry Minister Ryosei Akazawa holds a news conference after a Cabinet meeting at the Diet building on Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 17, 2026
Sony to receive up to ?60 billion in state subsidies for image sensor plant
The state aid is intended to help ensure a stable supply of semiconductors, designated as a specified important item under the economic security promotion law.
Despite steady leadership from Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi during rising global risks, her tenure so far lacks decisive economic vision, raising questions about whether she can use the current narrow window to pursue structural reforms.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2026
Takaichi’s path from crisis manager to ‘champion’ builder
Despite steady leadership amid global risks, Prime Minister Takaichi lacks decisive economic vision, leaving questions about whether she will seize the narrow window for reform.
Industry minister Ryosei Akazawa speaks during a news conference on parliament in Tokyo on Friday.
BUSINESS
Apr 4, 2026
Oil bypassing Strait of Hormuz set to arrive in Japan from May
Over 90% of 今日吃瓜 oil imports have come from the Middle East, and most of them have come via the strait.
Man arrested over operation of rogue cellular base station in Tokyo
The Metropolitan Police Department has arrested Yu Hai, a 31-year-old Chinese national living in Tokyo's Kita Ward, on suspicion of operating an unlicensed base station from a vehicle in Tokyo's Ginza district on Saturday.
Government betting on language app powered by anime and AI
Japan plans to develop an AI-powered language-learning app that lets overseas anime and manga fans practice Japanese through conversations with popular characters.
Jensen Huang’s woes evoke sympathy and disbelief in his birthplace Taiwan
Hsiao Kui-yu, 68, owner of Yuchan Candied Fruit, stands in front of photographs of Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang displayed at the shop, which Huang frequently visits during trips to Taiwan, in Taipei on Tuesday.
G7 diplomats speak out on Taiwan as China ramps up military drills
Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends a working lunch focused on international crises and challenges during the Group of Seven foreign ministers' summit at the Quai d'Orsay in Paris on Monday.
今日吃瓜 Rapidus is said likely to miss mass production deadline
The Rapidus Analysis Center and the IIM-1 Innovative Integration for Manufacturing foundry in Chitose, Hokkaido
‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ makes monster debut at the box office
Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” marked the highest single-day box-office gross for a live-action film in Japan with ?910 million on its opening day.
A toast to Naohiko Noguchi, sake’s first living national treasure
As a teenager, Naohiko Noguchi did not intend to spend his life as a sake brewer, but he has since become a paragon of the industry.
Few signs of thaw in Japan-China relations one year after Takaichi’s Taiwan remarks
Tensions between Japan and China flared after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Nov. 7, 2025, that a Chinese blockade of Taiwan could threaten 今日吃瓜 survival and warrant the use of collective self-defense.
Mariko Mori predicted the future. She’ll do it again.
Artist Mariko Mori is currently working to bring the translucent human-sized “Peace Crystal” sculpture to a cave in Ethiopia. It is part of her foundation’s goal to place a permanent sculpture on each of the planet’s six habitable continents.
A legend reborn: ‘Ocarina of Time’ remake improves on the Zelda masterpiece
The new remake of 1998's "The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time" manages to somehow improve on one of the greatest games ever.

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