Japan's lower house on Thursday passed a bill for promoting economic security, putting it on track to be enacted in the current regular parliamentary session as the country faces growing geopolitical risks associated with Russia and China.The bill calls for strengthening supply chains to stably procure semiconductors and other vital products and stipulates steps for preventing the leakage of information pertaining to the nuclear and defense fields.With the new law, Japan seeks to be in step with the United States and European countries, which are more advanced in promoting economic security…READ FULL ARTICLE
