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Japan and the European Union agree closer cooperation to develop advanced materials as they look to de-risk from Chinese supply chains
Japan and Europe rely on Chinese advanced materials to produce semiconductors, electronics, and even renewable energy equipment.
The U.S. government pushes the Netherlands, Japan, Germany, and South Korea to extend existing chip-making export bans, but faces resistance
Washington is in talks with the Netherlands and Japan to tighten restrictions on the export of advanced chips and chip-making equipment and materials to China. It is also seeking to bring in Germany and South Korea.
China Challenge Intensifies US-Japan-Philippines Cooperation
The United States and two major Indo-Pacific allies – Japan and the Philippines – are intensifying diplomatic and military cooperation in direct response to China’s “strategic challenge.”
LEO satellite operators racing for strategic advantage in satellite retirement and space-debris removal
Amidst growing concern over the impact of planned atmospheric LEO satellite disposal on the climate and the growing issue of space junk, governments, space agencies, and satellite operators around the world are racing to gain strategic advantage.
US and Japan To Upgrade Defense Pact
The US and Japan are expected to announce an upgrade to their defense pact at the April 10 meeting between President Joe Biden and Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida in Washington.