News on Japan: Six opposition parties in the Senate, the upper chamber of the Diet, Japan's parliament, on Thursday urged the ruling bloc to set up a special committee to ensure sufficient time for deliberations on a bill to cut the consumption tax on food. Read More: bit.ly/4zEVH1o

News on Japan: The Japanese government has announced a cut in its electric vehicle subsidies starting in January 2027, due to rapid budget exhaustion. Read More: bit.ly/4856C8K

News on Japan: Vulnerabilities were found in the widely used PHP programming language on Wednesday, making the developer race to release emergency patches, according to Japan's government-affiliated Innovation Platform Agency. Read More: bit.ly/47ANorr

News on Japan: The Japanese government is considering providing subsidies to lower electricity and city gas costs in the first quarter of 2027, when heating demand rises, as energy prices remain elevated because of the war in the Middle East. Read More: bit.ly/4jB2PXL

News on Japan: Japan's Lower House committee is set to begin a substantive debate on a bill to cut the consumption tax on food. Read More: bit.ly/4shjJNk

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News on Japan: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says the leaders of Japan, the United States, Australia and India are scheduled to meet in the Philippines next month. Read More: www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/news…

News on Japan: The Bank of Japan will decide at its policy meeting next week whether the underlying inflation rate has reached its 2 percent target, sources close to the matter said Wednesday. Read More: bit.ly/3UeqcMy

News on Japan: Police departments across Japan report that personnel data of officers and civilian employees may have been exposed through a cyberattack on services operated by disaster preparedness app provider Arcadia Inc. Read More: bit.ly/486ZQiM

News on Japan: Japan has signed an agreement to provide Malaysia with a ¥1.65 billion system to counter unmanned aerial vehicles under its Official Security Assistance framework, which offers defense equipment to like-minded countries free of charge. Read More: bit.ly/4epV6bz

News on Japan: The Japan Coast Guard did not participate in the North Pacific Coast Guard Forum, held in Russia from September until earlier this month, JCG Commandant Koichi Miyazawa said Wednesday. Read More: bit.ly/4ytSZe1

🎌 We look forward to seeing you at the 2026 CSIS-Nikkei Symposium "The Future of the Indo-Pacific Order: Navigating Strategic Competitions" this Friday, October 23. @KristiGovella will moderate Session 2 "Indo-Pacific Perspectives on Regional Challenges," featuring Deborah Elms (@hinrichfdn), @DrMichaelJGreen (@USSC), Lili Yan Ing, and @Mie_Oba. More info: global-nikkei.com/csis26en/

📅 Mark your calendars for the 2026 CSIS-Nikkei Symposium "The Future of the Indo-Pacific Order: Navigating Strategic Competitions" this Friday, October 23. Session 1 "The U.S.-China-Japan Triangle — How Will It Evolve?" will feature @edgardkagan (@CSISFreeman), Heino Klinck, @MiraRappHooper (@TheAsiaGroup), Akio Takahara (@twcuPR), and @Hiroakitanikkei (@nikkei) More info: global-nikkei.com/csis26en/

News on Japan: The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency on Tuesday said it successfully launched a spacecraft on the world's first mission to collect samples, including rocks and sand, from one of Mars' moons. Read More: bit.ly/47q0sQp

News on Japan: Japanese government officials said that it plans to expand the quota for foreign care workers with Specified Skilled Worker (i) status, citing the possibility that the current cap of 126,900 could be exceeded during the existing planning period. Read More: bit.ly/4iaAZ2o

News on Japan: A Japanese company has opened a factory in Scotland for producing High Voltage Direct Current subsea cables used in offshore wind power projects. Read More: bit.ly/4zHOZaM

News on Japan: The U.S. State Department said Monday it "condemns" Russia's recent detention of a Japanese journalist in its Far East on suspicion of espionage. Read More: bit.ly/4hTqLEC

News on Japan: Japanese and U.S. troops kicked off one of their largest joint exercises focusing on the defense of Japan’s southwestern islands and showcasing advanced weapons systems in the face of growing tension in the region. Read More: bit.ly/4yYYQcf

News on Japan: Genta Koja, who became Okinawa governor late last month and supports a contentious U.S. base relocation plan, on Saturday visited a key transfer site amid comments that construction has been stalling. Read More: bit.ly/4eAWZlJ

News on Japan: Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. plans to restart its shipbuilding line in the western Japanese prefecture of Okayama in fiscal 2027, with an eye on building a defense vessel for the Defense Ministry, a source close to the matter said Monday. Read More: bit.ly/4jYJikc