Honda decided to lose their wings, and who will catch the feathers? I felt very uncool for Honda. Honda, Nissan aim to merge by 2026 in historic pivot https://www.reuters.com/markets/deals/honda-nissan-set-announce-launch-integration-talks-media-reports-say-2024-12-22/ Both of Honda and Nissan are losing China market car shares. In Japan, there are few companies which earn foreign currency. There are 2 company types in economy. High classed pieces and Pawns. High classed pieces earn foreign currency and Pawns are domestic companies. High classed pieces in Japan are losing their powers. They have earned from USA and China markets, but Chinese companies become their rivals. This indicates that China Pawns become to win Japan high classed pieces. In fact, if Japan high classed pieces lose USA markets, Japan won’t be able to earn foreign currency so that Japan gov will start to sell foreign assets(including US gov bonds). By the way, Honda will lose their wings ...
There is a possibility of a semi-alliance forming between Russia and North Korea. Recently, North Korea has launched missiles toward Japan multiple times, possibly as a way of intimidating Japan and discouraging any thoughts of war with Russia.
This situation raises questions about the potential rewards for North Korea. One possibility is that Russia may provide them with nuclear weapons and related technologies.