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Sanae Takaichi

Tokyo Rejects Report Trump Urged Takaichi to Back Off on Taiwan

The denial underscores a contested diplomatic narrative after leader-level calls put Taiwan at the center of regional tensions.

Trump Seals Japan Trade and Minerals Pacts, Heads to South Korea for Xi Meeting as Tariff Pause Takes Shape

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 in Parliamentary Vote

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