"Export Controls" Articles (21)

Cyberattacks Are an Export Control Problem Too: Tech Leaks and Fake IT Workers

When drawings and technical documents are stolen in a cyberattack, it is not only an IT problem. Working from primary sources in Japan, including METI's guidance documents, government alerts on North Korean IT workers and the design policy for the new SCS supply chain security ratings, this article maps four routes technology leaves a company, ten checks to run in-house, and how to prepare when a customer asks for TICS or an SCS 4-star rating.

2026-10-04Ryuta Hamamoto

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Takaichi's Cabinet Reshuffle and Economic Security | Who Stayed, Who Joined, What Changes

Japan's second Takaichi cabinet was reshuffled on September 17, 2026. Reading the official roster, the cabinet's basic policy, and the ministers' first press conferences, this article explains why the economic security, defense, foreign, and industry ministers all stayed, how the economic security portfolio was narrowed, who the ten new and returning ministers are, and what export control practitioners should watch over the next three to six months.

2026-09-18Ryuta Hamamoto

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Frontier AI as Dual-Use Power: Mythos, Fable 5, GPT-5.6 Sol, Safeguards, Wild LLMs, and What Comes Next

Anthropic’s Mythos and Fable 5, and OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 Sol, show frontier AI being treated as military-intelligence risk.

2026-07-15Ryuta Hamamoto

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What Are China's "Four Military Certifications" (军工四证)? A 2026 Guide to Reading the Military Supply Chain — and Screening Chinese Counterparties in Practice

What Are China's "Four Military Certifications" (军工四证)? A 2026 Guide to Reading the Military Supply Chain — and Screening Chinese Counterparties in Practice.

2026-07-07Ryuta Hamamoto

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ECCN List and Lookup Cheat Sheet (2026): Categories, Control Codes, and Common ECCNs

ECCN cheat sheet: Categories 0-9, Groups A-E, what the last three digits mean, 26 common ECCNs, and manufacturer lookup pages, checked against the October 2026 eCFR.

2026-07-06Ryuta Hamamoto

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China, Taiwan, and Japan Semiconductor Exports 2026 — Why Demand for China Keeps Rising Despite Tighter Rules, and How to Run Export Controls

In 2025 Japan's IC exports rose 6.1% year on year, and Taiwan's top export destination shifted to the United States for the first time in 26 years.

2026-06-29Ryuta Hamamoto

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Japan-India Economic Security Dialogue and Critical Minerals: Cooperation Moving Through the Quad Framework in 2026

Japan-India Economic Security Dialogue and Critical Minerals: Cooperation Moving Through the Quad Framework in 2026.

2026-06-29Ryuta Hamamoto

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What Is Japan's Security Clearance System? Reading the Important Economic Security Information Protection Act from a Business Perspective

What Is Japan's Security Clearance System? Reading the Important Economic Security Information Protection Act from a Business Perspective.

2026-06-29Ryuta Hamamoto

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When AI Models Become Subject to Export Controls: The Fable 5 Case and the Weaponization of AI

When AI Models Become Subject to Export Controls: The Fable 5 Case and the Weaponization of AI. A practical TIMEWELL guide with clear context and actionable points.

2026-06-21Ryuta Hamamoto

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Export Compliance in Practice: Getting Classification and Customer Screening Right with AI

How do you bring the grand story of semiconductors and economic security down to your own day-to-day operations?

2026-06-21Ryuta Hamamoto

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Who Controls Semiconductors: The Laws of the US, China, Japan, and Taiwan, Explained Simply

Who Controls Semiconductors: The Laws of the US, China, Japan, and Taiwan, Explained Simply. A practical TIMEWELL guide with clear context and actionable points.

2026-06-21Ryuta Hamamoto

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Semiconductors and Economic Security: A Whole Map from Industry Structure to Export Controls

NVIDIA's $5 trillion market cap, a Taiwan contingency, the autumn 2025 U.S.-China truce, export restrictions on AI models.

2026-06-20Ryuta Hamamoto