Sanae Takaichi

S. Korea’s Lee hopes to improve ties with Japan for ‘friendly new world’

South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung delivers his speech during an event marking Korea's 107th anniversary of the Independence Movement in Seoul, South Korea on March 1, 2026.

Japan PM opposes changing male-only imperial succession

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she opposes changing the imperial family's male succession rules.

OpenAI Says ChatGPT refused to help Chinese influence operations

The Chinese foreign ministry said it is not familiar with the incident and do not see any basis for the accuastion.

Japan PM Takaichi under pressure over gifts to MPs after landslide polls victory

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi wrote in a post on X that no taxpayer money was used.

Japan seeks to minimise impact of new US tariffs, officials say

Tokyo has requested that its treatment be as favourable as an agreement reached by the two sides in 2025.

China tightens Japanese trade restrictions as spat worsens

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has suggested Japan may react military to a Chinese attack on Taiwan.

US tariff ruling to have limited impact on Trump-Takaichi meeting

FILE PHOTO: Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reacts as U.S. President Donald Trump speaks, aboard the aircraft carrier USS George Washington, during a visit to U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, Japan, October 28, 2025. REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein/File Photo

Japan’s Takaichi vows to break with ‘fiscal austerity’ to spark economic revival

Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers her policy speech in Tokyo on Feb 20.

Japan PM Takaichi warns of China ‘coercion’, vows security overhaul

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's four-month tenure has been marked by a diplomatic dispute with China.

Chinese visitors to Japan drop again as tensions keep simmering

People visit a shopping street in Asakusa district near Sensoji Temple, a popular tourist location in Tokyo.

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