The arrests came a month after 152 foreign nationals, mostly Chinese, were detained for allegedly running a cyberscam operation in the island's northwest.
Without explicitly mentioning Article 9, Takaichi said the charter — unchanged since 1947 — must be updated to reflect today's international environment and security realities.
For all the awe over artificial intelligence, one word rarely finds its way into coffee table conversations about the transformative technology: sustainability.
The oil comes from the Sakhalin-2 oil and gas project in Russia's ear east, which is exempt from Western sanctions on Russia over its invasion of Ukraine.
The move comes as the government feels the need to expand markets and diversify supply chains in response to U.S. tariff policies and China's restrictions on rare earth exports.
In a volatile multipolar world, countries must drive their own development by balancing global engagement with strong domestic capacity, as shown by Asia's growth strategies.