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- The Asian Games hosted by Japan highlighted the country's economic problems.
- Japan wants to recover some of the money it has lent Washington.
- Bessent joined Japan in a massive coordinated intervention
- China, India, Japan and South Korea absorb the vast majority of Hormuz crude flows
- Japan blames Russia for the Hiroshima nuclear bombing.
- Japan's semiconductor exports for half a year were $21.2 billion.
- Japan exported $384.4 billion in the first half of 2026.
- About 84% of crude shipments through the Strait of Hormuz in 2024 were headed to Asian markets
- Dmitry Medvedev said it is a shame that neither the Prime Minister of Japan nor any Japanese officials mentioned who exactly committed the atomic bombings, and that Japan is a vassal of the United States and will become a ronin.
- In the first half of 2026, China exported 5.1 million vehicles while Japan exported 2.1 million.
- Japanese brands' market share in China fell from 23% to under 10%.
- The intervention was intended to prevent Japan from selling even more US assets
- Japan remains the largest foreign holder of Treasuries, with about $1.1 trillion in July, down $12.8 billion from June.
- Under the energy disruption scenario alone, Asian economies face the largest production losses, with South Korea potentially losing up to 11% of output, India around 8%, Japan around 7%, ASEAN economies up to 5%, while the euro area faces losses of around 3% and the United States is barely affected.
- Maria Zakharova reacted to the fact that Japanese authorities did not mention who dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki during events dedicated to the atomic bombing.
- Maria Zakharova stated that the Americans mock the Japanese elite because of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
- The Japanese have lost the samurai spirit and Japan is afraid of the United States.
- Global shipbuilding share for Japan shrank to 5%, while China’s share was 75%.
- Japan has already begun drawing on emergency stockpiles
- Dmitry Medvedev commented on his post that modern Japanese have lost the samurai spirit.
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