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Sanae Takaichi

Japan Reasserts No-Nuclear Stance After Reported Adviser Call to Acquire Weapons

Tokyo publicly reaffirmed its Three Non‑Nuclear Principles following reports that a prime minister’s office adviser urged acquiring nuclear arms.

Tokyo Rejects Report Trump Urged Takaichi to Back Off on Taiwan

China Takes Japan Clash Over Taiwan to UN as Wang Yi Warns of a Red Line

Japan and China Hold Senior Talks as Travel Warnings and Patrols Strain Ties

China–Japan Row Deepens Over Takaichi’s Taiwan Remarks as Expulsion Calls Grow

Takaichi Seeks Summit With Kim to Resolve Abductions as Tokyo Reports No Reply

Preliminary U.S.–China Trade Truce Sets Up Trump–Xi Summit in South Korea

Takaichi Accelerates Japan’s Defense Push to 2% of GDP by March as Trump Visit Nears

Sanae Takaichi Elected Japan’s First Female Prime Minister as LDP–Ishin Alliance Takes Power

BOJ Warns of Overheating as Takaichi Plans Big Stimulus, Analysts See December Hike

Japan Ends Four-Month Export Slide With 4.2% September Gain, Missing Forecast

Sanae Takaichi Elected Japan’s First Female Prime Minister in Parliamentary Vote

Coalition Impasse Delays Takaichi’s Confirmation as Yen Slides on Policy Bets

Takaichi Wins LDP Leadership as Coalition Strains, Poised to Be Japan’s First Woman PM

Sanae Takaichi Wins LDP Leadership, Poised to Be Japan’s First Female Prime Minister