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• December 13, 2023

  Russia’s New Vision: A Break with the “G” Framework

  The hostile stance toward the Group of Seven (G7) by today’s Russia is nothing new.

  By Hitoshi Omae

• January 3, 2025

  Cracks in the U.S.–Japan Alliance: A Politically Blocked Steel Acquisition

  On January 3, 2025, a decision was made that shook economic relations between Japan and the United States. U.S. President Joe Biden issued an executive order blocking Nippon Steel’s acquisition of U.S. steel giant U.S. Steel, citing national security concerns. This is a highly unusual situation in which the purchase of an American company by a firm from a U.S. ally was directly halted by presidential authority.

  By Honourway Asia Pacific Limited

• August 15, 2025

  80 Years Since the War’s End: A Pledge of Inheritance and a Return to “Reflection”

  On August 15, 2025, Japan’s summer was wrapped in deep prayer and silence. Marking 80 years since the end of World War II, the government’s National Memorial Service for the War Dead was solemnly held at Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan.

  By Honourway Asia Pacific Limited

• July 21, 2022

  Established Hatcho Miso Brewers Uphold Aesthetics Despite Exclusion from Trademark Right

  There are two miso brewers in Okazaki City, Aichi Prefecture, which have the oldest history in Japan.

  By Keita Kato