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2026
10 (Oct)09 (Sep)|The Month the Bank of Japan Lifted Rates to a 31-Year High08 (Aug)|The Month Putin Landed on Etorofu07 (Jul)|The Month the Kumamoto Earthquake Shook Japan06 (Jun)|The Month the Yen Collapsed05 (May)|The Month Takaichi Soared and the Hormuz Crisis Deepened04 (Apr)|The Month the Hormuz Crisis Spiraled into War03 (Mar)|The Month Trump Issued the Hormuz Ultimatum02 (Feb)|The Month Takaichi Won a Supermajority01 (Jan)|The Month Takaichi Called a Snap Election
2025
12 (Dec)|The Month Aomori Was Hit by a Major Earthquake11 (Nov)|The Month Takaichi's Taiwan Remarks Sparked a Rift With China10 (Oct)|The Month Takaichi Became Prime Minister09 (Sep)|The Month Ishiba Announced His Resignation08 (Aug)|The Month the Nikkei Reached a New High07 (Jul)|The Month Japan's Ruling Bloc Lost Its Upper House Majority06 (Jun)|The Month Nippon Steel Took Over U.S. Steel05 (May)|The Month Rice Prices Defined Japanese Politics04 (Apr)|The Month Trump Hit Japan With 24% Tariffs03 (Mar)|The Month Ishiba's Gift Voucher Scandal Erupted02 (Feb)|The Month Trump's Tariffs Took Effect01 (Jan)|The Month Trump Returned to the White House
2024
12 (Dec)|The Month Yoon Declared Martial Law11 (Nov)|The Month Ishiba Survived a Runoff to Stay Prime Minister10 (Oct)|The Month Japan's Ruling Coalition Lost Its Majority09 (Sep)|The Month Ishiba Won the LDP Leadership
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