Sanae Takaichi

Japan ruling parties submit Bill to Diet to create 2nd capital

The “second capital” to serve as a backup for Tokyo’s core functions in times of disasters or other emergencies, and to decentralise power.

Xi pressures Takaichi by throttling key China mineral exports to Japan

The throttling of goods began after
Japan PM Sanae Takaichi angered Beijing last November with comments about self-ruled Taiwan.

Japan PM Takaichi heckled with anti-war slogans at Okinawa ceremony

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at at the event marking the end of the Battle of Okinawa on June 23.

PM Takaichi says smear video questions ‘taking time’ from official duties

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has maintained she has had no knowledge of the videos,

Japan PM Takaichi’s Cabinet support rate dips to 55.8%, lowest since she took office

Takaichi’s Cabinet disapproval rate also rose 1.1 points to 27.9 per cent during the two-day survey from June 20.

Trump says Japan’s Takaichi his ‘biggest fan’ among world leaders

US President Donald Trump gestures next to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni following a group photo during the G-7 summit in Evian-les-Bains.

Japan PM Takaichi hails UK defence ties despite jet uncertainty

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer meeting his Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi in London on June 14.

Japan PM Takaichi still enjoys support despite public’s anxieties about Iran war

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a Parliament session on June 5, when a supplementary budget worth 3.11 trillion yen (S$25 billion) was passed.

Japan and Malaysia agree on deeper maritime defence cooperation

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (right) and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (left) hold a joint press announcement following their bilateral meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tokyo, Japan on June 10, 2026.

Japan overhauls post-war intelligence system amid rising security threats

In delivering a defensive “one-two punch”, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s government has taken a leaf directly from its security ally, the United States.

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