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• November 27, 2025

  Takaichi to Begin Consideration of Anti-Spy Law Within the Year: A Major Turning Point in Japan’s Security Policy

  On November 27, 2025, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s declaration that her administration would “begin consideration of an anti-spy bill (counter-intelligence legislation) within the year” is likely to go down as one of the most significant turning points in Japan’s postwar security policy.

  By Honourway Asia Pacific Limited

• October 16, 2025

  Tensions over the Senkakus: Chinese Government Vessels Enter Territorial Waters—A Trial for the New Takaichi Administration

  On the morning of October 16, 2025, a new incident emblematic of rising tensions in the East China Sea occurred. According to the 11th Regional Coast Guard Headquarters in Naha, at around 10:00 a.m. that day, four China Coast Guard (“Haijing”) vessels in succession entered Japan’s territorial waters around the Senkaku Islands in Okinawa Prefecture.

  By Honourway Asia Pacific Limited

• 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

• May 4, 2025

  The “Monster” Unleashes the Soul of a Champion — A Historic Night in Las Vegas

  Las Vegas — the holy land of boxing. Under the bright lights of the T-Mobile Arena, one man stood in the ring: Naoya “The Monster” Inoue, the undisputed world super bantamweight champion.

  By Honourway Asia Pacific Limited