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Island nation; fourth-largest economy facing acute energy crisis as Iran conflict disrupts Hormuz oil supplies.
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#31 Jul
Implemented departure tax doubling to ¥3,000 from July 2026 and JR Pass increase from October 2026
Nomads & Communities: Japan doubles departure tax, lifts JR Pass#88 May
Mentioned in: Ukraine lands 347 drones on Moscow's Victory Day
Drones: Industry & Defence#87 May
Mentioned in: TTF holds EUR 43-47 through Hormuz week
European Energy Markets#47 May
Mentioned in: Three EU-US deadlines collide in 9 days
European Tech Sovereignty#97 May
Mentioned in: JKM-TTF spread narrows to USD 2.30
European Energy Markets#45 May
Signed joint statement on AI safety, data interoperability and quantum cooperation
European Tech Sovereignty: Virkkunen picks Tokyo after EU summit#872 May
Mentioned in: China activates 2021 Blocking Rules against OFAC
Iran Conflict 2026#330 Apr
Mentioned in: BioOrbit raises £9.8m for orbital pharma
UK Startups and Innovation#930 Apr
Mentioned in: Vancouver Congress opens with Iran absent
2026 FIFA World Cup#830 Apr
Mentioned in: Hangzhou court bans AI-driven worker sackings
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#1530 Apr
Authorised direct PAC-3 missile exports to the United States to replenish Iran war stocks
Russia-Ukraine War 2026: Japan ships PAC-3s to US, not Kyiv#8530 Apr
Mentioned in: OPEC+ Seven agree 206k bpd June increase
Iran Conflict 2026#228 Apr
Mentioned in: Scattered Spider's Bouquet arrested in Helsinki
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences#525 Apr
Mentioned in: IEA pivots: Hormuz delay now multi-year, not mid-year
European Energy Markets#8025 Apr
Mentioned in: Brent settles $105.33, war's biggest week
Iran Conflict 2026#223 Apr
Mentioned in: Norway joins the Salt Typhoon victim list
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences#323 Apr
Presented digital sovereignty alignment with EU through Economic Security Promotion Act framing
European Tech Sovereignty: Japan takes a "beyond Europe" keynote slot in Brussels#8023 Apr
Mentioned in: Five vessels, no AIS: Hormuz goes dark
Iran Conflict 2026#223 Apr
Mentioned in: Sixteen agencies put IOC extinction in print
Cybersecurity: Threats and Defences#322 Apr
Mentioned in: [RETRACTED] Equinor shuts Hammerfest LNG from 22 April
European Energy Markets#7420 Apr
Mentioned in: Northwood drafts Hormuz rules without Gulf signatures
Iran Conflict 2026#7520 Apr
Mentioned in: Northwood coalition moves from planning to established
Iran Conflict 2026#6219 Apr
Mentioned in: General License U expires inside the ceasefire window
Iran Conflict 2026#819 Apr
Mentioned in: UNITE HERE adds AI and Airbnb bans
2026 FIFA World Cup#7418 Apr
Mentioned in: Four states write Hormuz rules without Washington
Iran Conflict 2026#7418 Apr
Mentioned in: Hengaw reports executions and custodial death
Iran Conflict 2026#418 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran re-closes Hormuz after one-day opening
European Energy Markets#7318 Apr
Mentioned in: India summons Iran's ambassador in Delhi
Iran Conflict 2026#7318 Apr
Mentioned in: Container ship damaged by explosive off Oman
Iran Conflict 2026#317 Apr
Mentioned in: TTF trades EUR 41.67 intraday, extending six-week low
European Energy Markets#7017 Apr
Mentioned in: Paris drafts the Hormuz passage mission
Iran Conflict 2026#717 Apr
Mentioned in: Wipro zeros out its campus intake
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#7117 Apr
Mentioned in: Paris conference, 40 nations, no US
Iran Conflict 2026#7116 Apr
Mentioned in: Munir extracts Iran's first nuclear monitoring concession
Iran Conflict 2026#216 Apr
Mentioned in: DMA orders Google to open search data
European Tech Sovereignty#7315 Apr
Mentioned in: Ping Shun diverted from Vadinar to Dongying
Iran Conflict 2026#215 Apr
Mentioned in: Asian LNG down 8.6% as Wheatstone stays offline
European Energy Markets#7015 Apr
Mentioned in: Bessent threat fails; Brent ignores Treasury
Iran Conflict 2026#6814 Apr
Lodged formal flag-state protest after Mitsui OSK Sohar LNG appeared on Trump's toll-interdiction list
Iran Conflict 2026: France and Japan file flag-state protests#6814 Apr
Mentioned in: Twenty-seven days since Trump signed on Iran
Iran Conflict 2026#6713 Apr
Mentioned in: CENTCOM rewrites blockade scope before enforcement begins
Iran Conflict 2026#6713 Apr
Mentioned in: UK leads 40-nation rival coalition against blockade
Iran Conflict 2026#6712 Apr
Trump's toll-payer order targets allied ships
Iran Conflict 2026#6611 Apr
Mentioned in: US warships transit Hormuz for mines
Iran Conflict 2026#6410 Apr
Mentioned in: China and Russia Veto Hormuz Resolution
Iran Conflict 2026#617 Apr
Mentioned in: Tehran demands ratification, not a deal
Iran Conflict 2026#617 Apr
Mentioned in: Vaez: a weapon of mass disruption
Iran Conflict 2026#67 Apr
Mentioned in: State Dept has no data on visa impact
2026 FIFA World Cup#56 Apr
Mentioned in: Closest Humans to Moon Since Apollo 17
Artemis II Moon Mission#56 Apr
Mentioned in: Crew Opens Six-Hour Lunar Photography Programme
Artemis II Moon Mission#606 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran's Hormuz Toll Matures Into Permanent Institution
Iran Conflict 2026#595 Apr
Mentioned in: Iran Exempts Iraq From Hormuz as Oil Output Collapses
Iran Conflict 2026#625 Apr
#44 Apr
Mentioned in: Laser Link Passes 100 Gigabytes at Lunar Distance
Artemis II Moon Mission#34 Apr
Mentioned in: Hansen speaks from Orion; Gateway absent
Artemis II Moon Mission#584 Apr
Mentioned in: France and Japan pay Iran's toll
Iran Conflict 2026#584 Apr
Mentioned in: Grid strike deadline looms over Iran
Iran Conflict 2026#24 Apr
Mentioned in: First LNG tanker crossed Hormuz since February
European Energy Markets#583 Apr
Mentioned in: UK summit of 40 nations yields nothing
Iran Conflict 2026#23 Apr
“completed first carveout hormuz lng transit”
European Energy Markets · source event
#572 Apr
#31 Apr
Japan's lodging tax wave goes structural
Nomads & Communities#31 Apr
Mentioned in: IEA logs Hormuz LNG loss at 2 bcm weekly
European Energy Markets#11 Apr
Mentioned in: Kyoto lifts top accommodation tax 900%
Nomads & Communities#11 Apr
Proposed partner in EU-Asia LNG buyer coalition
European Energy Markets: Mentioned in: Bruegel puts refill bill at EUR 35bn#11 Apr
Mentioned in: Eight LNG cargoes diverted to Asia
European Energy Markets#11 Apr
Mentioned in: Stargate US: $500B headline, 1.2 GW operational
Data Centres: Boom and Backlash#11 Apr
Mentioned in: Innovate UK adopts DARPA-style portfolio model
UK Startups and Innovation#11 Apr
“proposed coordinated lng purchasing”
European Energy Markets · source event
#431 Mar
Mentioned in: Turkey Back at World Cup, Land in Group D
2026 FIFA World Cup#131 Mar
#430 Mar
Mentioned in: UK AI job losses double the norm
AI: Jobs, Power & Money#5520 Mar
Mentioned in: General License U Sets a Hidden Deadline
Iran Conflict 2026#11 Mar
Mentioned in: Qatar force majeure hits EU buyers
European Energy Markets#11 Feb
Mentioned in: Sovereign cloud spend set to triple by 2027
European Tech Sovereignty#11 Jan