Japan
Chip markets swing, the yen wobbles, a shrinking workforce reshapes manufacturing from underneath — an economy that keeps rewriting itself while still setting the regional pace.
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Jul- 2026 -11 JulyTech & AI
Singapore is forcing construction robots before contractors can afford them
JTC Corporation and the Housing Board now mandate robotics in all public tenders, but painting robots cost up to S$180,000 and grants take years to arrive, leaving contractors caught between…
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11 JulyLife & Health
Japan just priced out foreign small business owners sixfold
The Business Manager visa capital requirement jumped to ¥30 million on October 16, 2025, forcing existing entrepreneurs into a three-year compliance race or closure.
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10 JulyPower
Australia, US and Japan test a new kind of military interchangeability
Exercise Southern Cross 26 marks the first time ground crews from all three nations jointly armed and refueled F-35 fighters, moving beyond coordination toward operational substitution.
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10 JulyPower
Iran war reignites. Asia’s growth bet just collapsed.
Brent crude jumped to US$78 per barrel on July 9, the dollar strengthened, and Asian currencies fell in tandem, leaving central banks with shrinking room to support growth.
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10 JulyCapital
Asian chip stocks ignore oil surge as SK Hynix listing drowns out Hormuz risk
SK Hynix's US$26.5 billion Nasdaq offering sent South Korean and Japanese semiconductor shares up 2-3% on July 10, even as Brent crude climbed 5% weekly on escalating US-Iran tensions near…
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10 JulyCompass
Asia-Pacific tourism could stall far below pre-pandemic levels by 2028
PATA's lower-bound forecast projects 599.7 million arrivals by 2028—just 88% of 2019 volumes—with only 12 of 39 destinations recovering if geopolitical and climate shocks materialize.
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9 JulyCapital
Japan’s bond yield hits 27-year high as Gulf tensions push rates up
The 10-year JGB yield reached 2.880%, its highest since 1996, as renewed Strait of Hormuz hostilities sent Brent crude above $80 and forced markets to price in additional Federal Reserve…
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9 JulyCapital
America’s rare earth billions are feeding Asia’s magnet factories
The US has committed $1.28 billion to build a domestic magnet supply chain, but MP Materials, Energy Fuels and Phoenix are exporting most output to Japan and South Korea because…
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8 JulyTech & AI
Asia’s venture chiefs just made a bet on regional AI dominance
Taiwan, Japan, and South Korea's venture capital associations convened in Taipei on July 8 for the first trilateral summit, signaling a potential shift toward coordinated cross-border investment in AI and…
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8 JulyLife & Health
Asia’s luxury longevity clinics are selling what science hasn’t proven yet
By 2050, the region will hold two-thirds of the world's older population, but the treatments commanding premium fees at high-end clinics in Singapore, Bangkok, and Kuala Lumpur lack robust evidence…
