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PM Takaichi shuffles Japan’s Cabinet to revive sagging support, keeps key Ministers

September 17, 2026 admin

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is seeking a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of his planned September 24 talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, but prospects are unclear, according to Japanese media reports. File | Photo Credit: AP Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reshuffled her Cabinet on Thursday (September 17, 2026)in a bid…

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PM Modi and Japanese PM inaugurate Maruti Suzuki’s fourth plant at Kharkhoda

July 2, 2026 admin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi inaugurate Maruti Suzuki’s Kharkhoda plant at the India-Japan Joint Economic Forum in New Delhi on July 2, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI At the India-Japan Joint Economic Forum, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi inaugurated Maruti Suzuki’s fourth vehicle manufacturing facility…

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Japan: Sanae Takaichi wins elections: Who is the country’s first female leader?

February 9, 2026 admin

Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi | Photo Credit: AP Japan’s PM Sanae Takaichi won a landslide victory on Sunday (February 8, 2026) in a surprise snap election. Her ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and its coalition partners won a two-thirds majority in the 465-seat House of Representatives. Ms. Takaichi, made headlines on October 21, 2025…

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Japan snap election: PM Takaichi counts on her popularity to win Sunday’s poll

February 7, 2026 admin

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is leveraging her popularity to help her party win Sunday’s (February 8, 2026) snap election as she pushes her right-wing agenda to boost her country’s economy and military capabilities in the face of growing tensions with China and an unpredictable Washington. The ultraconservative Ms. Takaichi, who took office as Japan’s…

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Japan PM Takaichi’s party poised for landslide victory, Asahi poll shows

February 1, 2026 admin

Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), Japan Innovation Party co-leader Fumitake Fujita and Hirofumi Yoshimura, Japan Innovation Party leader, attend an election campaign event on the first day of campaigning for the February 8 snap election, in Tokyo, Japan, on January 27, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters…

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Japan-U.S. alliance would crumble if Tokyo ignored Taiwan crisis, PM Takaichi says

January 27, 2026 admin

A file image of Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. | Photo Credit: AP Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Japan’s strategic alliance with the U.S. would collapse if Tokyo were to turn away from a conflict in ‌Taiwan, but distanced herself from previous comments that suggested a possible military response in such an event. Ms. Takaichi…

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Japan summons China envoy over fighter jet incident

December 8, 2025 admin

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Tokyo has summoned Beijing’s Ambassador after Chinese military aircraft locked radar onto Japanese jets, the latest incident in the row ignited after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments backing Taiwan. Ms. Takaichi suggested last month that Japan would intervene militarily in any Chinese attack on the…

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Japan PM says wants ‘constructive’ China ties, Taiwan stance ‘unchanged’

November 21, 2025 admin

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. | Photo Credit: Reuters Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Friday (November 21, 2025) that she wants “constructive” ties with China and that the country’s stance on Taiwan remains “unchanged” amid a spat with Beijing over the island. “At the end of last month, President Xi [Jinping] and I…

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Trump, Takaichi agree on rare earth, critical minerals supply

October 28, 2025 admin

President Donald Trump, left, accompanied by Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, arrives at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Japan, on Oct. 28, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan’s new Prime Minister, Sanae Takaichi, on Tuesday (October 28, 2025) signed a framework agreement for securing the supply of critical minerals and rare…

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Japan’s parliament is set to elect Sanae Takaichi as nation’s first female Prime Minister

October 21, 2025 admin

Sanae Takaichi. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Japan’s parliament is set to elect ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female Prime Minister on Tuesday (October 21, 2025), one day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a new partner that would pull her governing bloc further to the right. Ms. Takaichi will…

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