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Business Leaders Question Prabowo Subianto’s Ambitious 2027 Budget Targets amid Fiscal Concerns Economists and business groups warn President Prabowo Subianto’s ambitious 2027 budget targets may raise policy uncertainty and fiscal …

AI-Designed Virus Created by Researchers and Proven to Kill E. coli, Study Says Researchers used generative AI to design a virus not found in nature that successfully killed E. coli …

Sub-Capital Bill Faces Expert Backlash as Diet Panel Prepares Fast-Track Vote Japan’s House of Councillors special committee heard sharp criticism on July 23, 2026, as experts questioned the legal design …

Yen surge pushes dollar below 160 as traders unwind positions amid intervention fears Yen surge into the 160-per-dollar area prompts market unwinding and speculation of Japanese intervention, with regional coordination …

Japan-China tensions deepen as Beijing accuses Tokyo of ‘new militarism’ amid regional diplomatic ripples Japan-China tensions escalate as Beijing calls Tokyo a ‘new militarism’; Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar issued veiled warnings …

Typhoon 7 Threatens Pacific Coast from Kinki to Kanto; Landslide Warnings Issued Typhoon 7 is approaching the Pacific coast from Kinki (Kansai) to Kanto-Koshin and is expected to pass east …

Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore Highlights Regional Alarm Over U.S. ‘Peace Through Strength’ Shift At the Shangri-La Dialogue in late May 2026, defence ministers and senior officers debated whether President Trump’s …

Law and Society Association meeting in Hong Kong draws academic backlash over national security risks U.S.-based Law and Society Association meeting in Hong Kong provokes scholars’ protest over China’s national …

Yen Depreciation Persists After Tokyo Intervention as Currency Slides to Upper-158 Japan’s yen depreciation continued on May 15, 2026, slipping into the upper-158 range against the dollar after surrendering half …