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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (left) and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung pose as they visit the Western Precinct or Saiin Garan, at the Horyuji Temple in Ikaruga, Nara prefecture, western Japan. File | Photo Credit: AP South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held their fourth meeting in…
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, with U.S. President Donald Trump in 2025. File | Photo Credit: AP Japan and the United States are working to include a nuclear power project in the second round of deals under Japan’s $550-billion investment package, two people with knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday (March 4, 2026)….
The governing party of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi secured a two-thirds supermajority in a key parliamentary election on Sunday (February 8, 2026), Japanese media reported citing preliminary results, earning a landslide victory thanks to her popularity. Msz. Takaichi, in a televised interview with public television network NHK following her sweeping victory, said she is now…
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Having failed to force a retraction, Beijing escalated the issue to the United Nations | Photo Credit: Andrew Cabello Reynolds Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi sparked a controversy when she said that a Chinese assault on Taiwan could be deemed a “survival-threatening situation” — a legal justification allowing Tokyo to exercise collective self-defence. China claims…
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