Japan

3 briefs

power 2026-04-26

Congress Wants to Force US Allies to Choose: Sell Chip Equipment to China, or Sell to America

The MATCH Act passed committee and gives the Netherlands and Japan 150 days to align their export restrictions with US rules or face their own restrictions. The allies have not agreed. The global semiconductor supply chain has not been consulted.

conflict 2026-04-23

Taiwan Sends a Minister to Its Loneliest Island

A ministerial visit to Taiping Island after seven years signals that Taiwan is quietly expanding its South China Sea posture while the world watches the Taiwan Strait.

conflict 2026-04-21

China Sent a Carrier Through the Taiwan Strait on the Same Day Japan Did

The PLA's Liaoning and Japan's Ikazuchi transited the strait within 24 hours of each other. This is not a coincidence. It is a demonstration of who controls the calendar of escalation.