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February 23, 2026, 02:26 PM - 6 min read
Takaichi has portrayed herself as Japan’s Margaret Thatcher and the standard-bearer of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s legacy. During Abe’s eight-year rule, Japan adopted a so-called “proactive pacifism” and began to depart from its postwar pacifism. Takaichi now sees her job as continuing Abe’s work.
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February 9, 2026, 08:36 AM - 2 min read
Takaichi, Japan’s first female leader, called the election just three months into her term, betting that her personal popularity could overcome voter discontent over party funding issues.
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November 15, 2025, 01:12 PM - 2 min read
The row between China and Japan was triggered after Tokyo’s new premier, Sanae Takaichi, told her country’s parliament on November 7 that any use of force by China against the self-ruled island nation of Taiwan could trigger a military response from Tokyo
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October 31, 2025, 04:47 PM - 2 min read
She said she hopes to restore full-fledged ties with the all-important neighbour in the region to reset the deteriorated relations between China and Japan.
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October 23, 2025, 04:41 PM - 2 min read
Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has decided to scale up the defence spending by two per cent of GDP two years early, at the demands of the United States President Donald Trump, who is set to visit the country later this week.
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