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SANAE TAKAICHI

Tomoko Yoshino, chair of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, known as Rengo, during an interview in Tokyo, on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 25, 2025
Japan’s union chair urges government to step up inflation fight
"We really expect the government to bring prices under control,” said Tomoko Yoshino, chair of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, known as Rengo.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to the media after a telephone call with U.S. President Donald Trump, at her official residence in Tokyo, on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 25, 2025
No need for Takaichi to back off over Taiwan, U.S. think tank chair says
In a recent interview, Kenneth Weinstein, Japan chair at the U.S. think tank Hudson Institute, said, "It makes no sense to back off."
The Chinese government has instructed the country's airlines to cut flights to Japan through March 2026.
JAPAN
Nov 25, 2025
China asks airlines to extend Japan flight cuts until March 2026
The edict signaled Beijing is braced for a protracted spat, though sources said airlines were asked to make the cuts "for now,” a hint that the situation could change.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, meet in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Nov 25, 2025
In talks with Xi and Takaichi, Trump looks to strike a delicate balance
U.S. President Donald Trump held talks with the leaders of China and Japan just hours apart, as the American leader sought to balance ties with his top rival and key ally.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and U.S. President Donald Trump hold a signing ceremony on the implementation of the Japan-U.S. trade deal in Tokyo on Oct. 28.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 25, 2025
Takaichi finds herself with a window of opportunity
Japan can expand its Indo-Pacific role as U.S. focus narrows, but faces political and public constraints.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers reporters' questions about her phone call with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 25, 2025
Takaichi holds first talks with Trump since start of row with China
Sanae Takaichi told reporters that U.S. leader Donald Trump had “explained the current state of U.S.-China relations,” including details of his talks with Xi Jinping.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (left) shakes hands with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung in Johannesburg on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 25, 2025
South Korea to calmly watch Japan-China tensions, says president
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says Seoul will do its best to maximize its national interest.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers a speech in parliament in Tokyo on Oct. 24.
JAPAN
Nov 24, 2025
Opposition leaders to press Takaichi on China and fiscal policy
The prime minister is struggling with backlash from China over her recent remarks about a potential Taiwan contingency.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Johannesburg on Sunday
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 24, 2025
Takaichi and Modi agree to deepen Japan-India cooperation
The agreement came at a time when the security environment in the Indo-Pacific region is increasingly severe.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (second from left) stands for a group photo with leaders including Chinese Premier Li Qiang (second from right) at the Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 24, 2025
Japan-China divide widens as fears of long-lasting chill in ties grow
The cavernous gap was on full display over the weekend as any contact between Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Chinese Premier Li Qiang failed to materialize at a G20 summit.
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to reporters after inspecting the Ground Self-Defense Force garrison on Yonaguni Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sunday.
JAPAN
Nov 23, 2025
Japan on track to deploy missiles to island near Taiwan, Koizumi says
Japan is planning to station medium-range surface-to-air missiles on Yonaguni, about 110 kilometers east of Taiwan, as part of a broader military build-up.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with her Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni, at the Group of 20 Summit in Johannesburg on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 23, 2025
Takaichi embraces Meloni at Group of 20, but keeps distance from China
In a sea of dark-suited men and Group of 20 stalwarts, a bonding moment this weekend between two populist women stood out.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi delivers delivers a speech at the opening ceremony of the Lanting Forum in Beijing on Oct. 27.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 23, 2025
Top Chinese diplomat weighs in on Takaichi’s ‘shocking’ Taiwan remarks
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi became the country’s highest-ranking official to weigh in on the row over comments that Japan could intervene in a Taiwan crisis.
The administration of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will intervene more actively in the foreign exchange market, according to Takuji Aida, chief economist at Credit Agricole and a member of a new government panel in charge of discussing Japan's growth strategy.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 23, 2025
Takaichi to be proactive with yen intervention, panelist says
The threshold of 160 to the dollar is seen as a line in the sand.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung meets with his U.S. counterpart, Donald Trump in Geyongju, South Korea, on Oct. 29. The two leaders finalized a trade deal that lowered tariffs on South Korean car imports and investment in the United States.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Nov 23, 2025
The long road to a South Korea-U.S. trade deal
In regard to Japan, another key ally, Lee has signaled a flexible stance and continued bilateral cooperation.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a meeting on Ukraine on the sidelines of a Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 23, 2025
Japan blasts China’s ‘entirely baseless’ claims after U.N. letter
China vowed to take resolute self-defense against Japan if it "dared to intervene militarily in the Taiwan Strait” in a letter delivered to the United Nations.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said earlier this month that a hypothetical Chinese attack on Taiwan could be deemed "a situation threatening Japan's survival."
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 22, 2025
China takes spat with Japan over Taiwan to U.N. and vows to defend itself
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi committed "a grave violation of international law" and diplomatic norms, China's U.N. Ambassador Fu Cong wrote in a letter.
Tourists board a bus after sightseeing in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 22, 2025
Japan businesses brush off worries over China tourists
With less Chinese customers, "it's become a bit easier for Japanese shoppers to visit, so our sales haven't really dropped," a shop manager said.
A general view of Nagasaki port. Chinese cruise ships are rerouting to avoid Japanese ports as Beijing and Tokyo engage in a diplomatic dispute.
BUSINESS
Nov 22, 2025
Chinese cruise ships look to steer clear of Japan amid diplomatic dispute
Tour agents said tensions, sparked by recent remarks from Japan's new leader, could cause Chinese tourists to be redirected to South Korea from Japan.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Investors are worried that Japan may be spending beyond its means.
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 22, 2025
Takaichi faces market tests from yen to stocks and bonds
Markets have lost their enthusiasm for Japan’s new prime minister, with about $127 billion wiped off the value of Tokyo-listed stocks over the past week.
Pedestrian dies after apparent Tokyo hit-and-run that injured 10 others
A car that hit several pedestrians in Tokyo's Adachi Ward on Monday. A pedestrian in his 80s has died while 10 others are injured following several collisions near the Adachi Ward office that took place around midday on Monday.
In talks with Xi and Takaichi, Trump looks to strike a delicate balance
U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, meet in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 30.
Americans with four-year degrees now comprise a record 25% of unemployed workers
A job fair in Fletcher, North Carolina. The unemployment rate for bachelor’s degree-holders in the U.S. rose to 2.8% in September, up a half-percentage point from a year earlier.
Japan on track to deploy missiles to island near Taiwan, Koizumi says
Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to reporters after inspecting the Ground Self-Defense Force garrison on Yonaguni Island, Okinawa Prefecture, on Sunday.
Japan-China divide widens as fears of long-lasting chill in ties grow
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (second from left) stands for a group photo with leaders including Chinese Premier Li Qiang (second from right) at the Group of 20 summit in Johannesburg on Saturday.
TV icon Tetsuko Kuroyanagi's memoir paints a life of both war and glamour
“Totto” in “Totto-chan, the Little Girl at the Window: The Sequel” was the nickname young Tetsuko Kuroyanagi gave herself as a child, mispronouncing her first name.
The secret to 'Last Samurai Standing'? Treating live action like anime.
“Last Samurai Standing” centers on a mysterious fighting event in which participants must hack and slash their opponents apart to collect enough wooden tags to win a big-money prize.
‘Tampopo’ lives on in bowls of ramen around the world
Juzo Itami's 1985 movie "Tampopo" has inspired many restaurateurs around the world to open their own ramen shop with the same name, such as this establishment in Auckland, New Zealand.
All systems Go for upstart Machida Zelvia after landmark Emperor’s Cup triumph
Machida manager Go Kuroda lifts the trophy as the club celebrates its victory over Vissel Kobe in the Emperor’s Cup final at National Stadium on Saturday.

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