June 28, 2026 · 3:21 PM CDT / June 29, 2026 · 5:21 AM JST

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Today’s headlines span Japan’s evolving security posture — Tokyo and Seoul are deepening defense cooperation around AI, while Ukraine points to Japanese components inside Russian weaponry. On the developer side, Deno 2.9 lands with serious performance wins, and on the regulatory side the UK is lining up with the EU’s deforestation rules. Two new TSE listings also crossed the wire — a small-cap care services company on TOKYO PRO Market and a leveraged gold ETF — rounding out a day where geopolitics, tech and capital markets all moved at once.

• 日韓防衛相会談 AIなど連携強化へ (Yahoo!ニュース・トピックス – 主要) (In Japanese Language)
  Japan’s and South Korea’s defense ministers met and signaled an intent to deepen cooperation, including around AI. No further detail is available in the feed summary — click through to read the full piece.
• 露兵器に日本企業の部品 ウ指摘 (Yahoo!ニュース・トピックス – 主要) (In Japanese Language)
  Ukraine alleges that parts supplied by Japanese companies have ended up in Russian weapons. Feed summary unavailable — click to read for the specifics.
• Deno 2.9正式リリース。起動が2倍速、消費メモリは半分に。WebViewを用いたデスクトップアプリが作れる「Deno Desktop」など (Publickey) (In Japanese Language)
  Deno Land has shipped Deno 2.9, the latest stable release of the JavaScript/TypeScript runtime. The headline improvements are big: startup is reportedly about 2x faster and memory consumption roughly halves, and a new "Deno Desktop" layer lets developers build desktop applications on top of Deno using WebView.
• 英政府、2027年にEUの森林破壊防止デューディリジェンス規則に整合した規制導入へ(EU、英国) (ジェトロ ビジネス短信) (In Japanese Language)
  The UK government plans to roll out regulations in 2027 that are aligned with the EU’s deforestation-prevention due diligence rules. Feed summary was unavailable — click through for the policy details and timelines.
• 南部アフリカのドイツ系企業、多くが増収を予想、ビジネス展望調査結果(ザンビア、ジンバブエ、ナミビア、ボツワナ、ドイツ、南アフリカ共和国) (ジェトロ ビジネス短信) (In Japanese Language)
  A JETRO business outlook survey finds German-affiliated firms across southern Africa — including Zambia, Zimbabwe, Namibia, Botswana and South Africa — are largely forecasting revenue growth. Feed summary was truncated — click for the full numbers.
• [東証]新規上場の承認(TOKYO PRO Market)：(株)元気な介護 (JPX マーケットニュース) (In Japanese Language)
  The Tokyo Stock Exchange approved a new listing on TOKYO PRO Market: Genki na Kaigo Co., Ltd., a care services operator. Feed summary was empty — click for the listing date and terms.
• [東証]新規上場の承認(ETF)：金２倍ブルＥＴＦ(シンプレクス・アセット・マネジメント) (JPX マーケットニュース) (In Japanese Language)
  The Tokyo Stock Exchange approved a new ETF listing: a 2x leveraged gold bull ETF managed by Simplex Asset Management. Feed summary was empty — click for the listing date and product specs.

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