Category: Japan

Economics, Japan, USA

US Treasury Bails Out Japanese Yen

15-08-2026: On Friday the 31st of July US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessant launched an almost unprecedented currency intervention to prop up the Japanese Yen in an effort to forestall a financial meltdown. Even though the US government last year intervened to buy up billions of Argentinian pesos to help prop up its economy and overtly assist Trump ally Javier Milei, this action is something different. … Continue reading US Treasury Bails Out Japanese Yen

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Anti-War/Anti-Imperialism, Japan, People's Republic of China, Philippines, USA

Marcos Preps the Philippines for a Suicidal Proxy War in the Pacific

27-06-2026: Ferdinand Marcos Jr, the Philippines President and son of the former dictatorial leader from the 1980s, visited Japan from the 26th to the 29th of May. He was met by right-wing Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, and the two sides issued a joint statement which devoted primary attention to the topic of international security. Along these lines, most remarkable was the further development of … Continue reading Marcos Preps the Philippines for a Suicidal Proxy War in the Pacific

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