graying Japan

例） Graying Japan faces labor shortages

align

例）Ruling party candidates align on tax plan

cement ties

例）Tokyo, Seoul move to cement ties

ramp up

例）North Korea ramps up missile tests

allies

例）Japan consults allies on security plan

hail

例）Leaders hail cease-fire deal

polls

例）Polls show support for PM slipping

track record

例）Firm under fire for track record of safety lapses

ruling coalition

例）Ruling coalition split over budget bill

AI slop

例）Platform flooded with AI slop

breakthrough

例）Medical breakthrough boosts survival rates

buck convention

例）BOJ bucks convention, signals rate path months ahead

unwavering conviction

例）Scientist’s unwavering conviction pays off after decades

architect

例）Abenomics architect defends policy

rate hike

例）BOJ signals possible rate hike

urge

例）Opposition urges PM to resign

showdown

例）Budget showdown looms in parliament

take office

例）New PM takes office amid turmoil

halt

例）Retailers halt online sales after cyberattack

flex

例）China flexes influence in region

shakeup

例）PM orders Cabinet shakeup after scandal

balancing act

例）ASEAN’s balancing act between U.S. and China

whiplash

例）Policy whiplash rattles exporters

placate

例）Japan seeks to placate Beijing

strained

例）Tariffs deepen strained trade relations

realm

例）Dispute spills into economic realm

dovish

例）Dovish PM backs easy-money stance

xenophobia

例）Leaders warn against rising xenophobia

crackdown

例）Government announces crackdown on fraud

graft

例）Police launch graft probe into city hall

revamp

例）PM revamps cabinet after backlash

rift

例）Rift grows between allies over aid

pledge

例）Japan makes investment pledge at summit

property

例）New rules target foreign property purchases