GlobalFoundries

Japan is drawing attention for several reasons. Former Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda, who led the country from 2007 to 2008, has died at the age of 90. In economic news, the United States and Japan have reached a semiconductor agreement that lifted GlobalFoundries shares, and Thales announced it will open its first foreign military maintenance base in Japan. Domestic politics also features, with a minister under pressure and coverage of the rice harvest.