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SANAE TAKAICHI

Nobuyasu Nikai, the Liberal Democratic Party's candidate for the October 2024 Lower House election, shakes hands with supporters in Tanabe, Wakayama Prefecture.
JAPAN / Politics / First person
Feb 13, 2026
Looking at politics from a different perspective
Three campaigns in 15 months showed how fragile support can be ¡ª and how national power begins far from Tokyo.
Yoshihiko Noda, co-leader of the Centrist Reform Alliance, waves during a campaign event in Osaka on Feb. 3. The alliance suffered a crushing defeat in the Feb. 8 election.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 13, 2026
Nothing ¡®unexpected¡¯ about the left¡¯s election blowout
The dominance of conservative parties reflects a longer-term shift in Japan¡¯s political center of gravity.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi enters the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 13, 2026
Takaichi may visit South Korea in March
The leaders of Japan and South Korea are expected to confirm the stable development of bilateral relations, which have been improving.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi addresses a news conference at her ruling party's headquarters in Tokyo on Monday, a day after the Liberal Democratic Party won a landslide victory in the Lower House election.
EDITORIALS
Feb 13, 2026
After another historic victory, Takaichi takes command
Not only is she the country's first female prime minister and a symbol of a new Japan, her career also marks a break from traditional politics.
Police officers stand by as people wait for a campaign speech by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ahead of the House of Representatives election, at Rekisen Park in Tokyo on Saturday. Police discovered 336 problematic posts through internet monitoring conducted as part of their efforts to prevent attacks by lone offenders.
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2026
336 online posts hinting attacks found during Lower House race
Police discovered the posts through internet monitoring conducted as part of their efforts to prevent attacks by lone offenders.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Minoru Kihara holds a news conference on Thursday.
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2026
Japan eyes development of national intelligence strategy
If compiled, it would be the first Japanese national strategy dedicated to intelligence.
Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura speaks at a news conference on Monday in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 12, 2026
Why coalition partner JIP is now set to take a Cabinet post
A JIP member is expected to take up a ministerial post sometime later this year.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a news conference on Monday following a landslide victory of her Liberal Democratic Party in Sunday¡¯s Lower House election.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 12, 2026
Japan investors remain wary Takaichi will spur another meltdown
Worries that she would add to Japan¡¯s mountain of public debt prompted yields to spike last month to the highest levels in decades.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi¡¯s election win is fueling regional backing for Japan to take on a bigger defense role as Asian nations seek balance against China and shifting U.S. policy.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 12, 2026
Most in Asia want a stronger Japanese security presence ¡ª except for China
A more confident Tokyo complicates Beijing¡¯s preferred regional order. For many of Asia¡¯s middle powers, that makes Japan an appealing counterweight.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a news conference at the Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 11, 2026
Ruling bloc¡¯s election victory may affect BOJ monetary policy
Sanae Takaichi favors fiscal expansion and monetary easing, while the central bank is seeking to continue raising interest rates to normalize its monetary policy.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and Japan Innovation Party head Hirofumi Yoshimura (left) meet in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 10, 2026
Yoshimura agrees to JIP presence in Takaichi Cabinet
It is not clear what position might be offered to the junior partner of the Liberal Democratic Party-led coalition.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 10, 2026
After stunning win, Takaichi looks to suspend food tax and revise Constitution
Suspending the consumption tax on food items and revising the Constitution will take time, which may prove challenging for a prime minister who often speaks of moving with urgency.
The resounding victory by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party in Sunday's general election has sent a strong signal that Takaichi is likely to be around for some time, giving her the bandwidth to adhere to her strategy of putting the onus on Chinese President Xi Jinping to reengage with Japan.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 10, 2026
Landslide election victory lets Takaichi confront China on her terms
Undeterred by Beijing¡¯s economic retaliation for Sanae Takaichi¡¯s Taiwan remarks, voters endorsed the prime minister¡¯s unyielding stance on China.
Global investors are looking at earnings-supportive factors following Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi¡¯s historic election triumph that gives her the mandate to push ahead with bold spending plans.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 10, 2026
Takaichi may beat Abe in luring global money to Japan stocks
Global investors are looking at earnings-supportive factors after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi¡¯s historic election triumph that allows her to push ahead with bold spending plans.
Posts referring to constitutional revision rose more than tenfold, from about 16,000 on Jan. 27 ¡ª the day the campaign officially began ¡ª to roughly 182,000 on the final day on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 10, 2026
Social media posts on Constitution and national security surged ahead of election
Debate on those policies intensified following media polls¡¯ prediction of a strong win for the LDP-JIP coalition.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Monday, a day after her ruling coalition secured an overwhelming majority in Sunday¡¯s Lower House vote.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 10, 2026
Takaichi¡¯s big win: A major victory for hard-nosed realism
The turnout was driven primarily by a craving for security. Voters rallied behind Takaichi¡¯s willingness to stand up to Chinese economic coercion and disinformation campaigns.
Sanai Takaichi and the Liberal Democratic Party¡¯s landslide victory demonstrated that when candidates find compelling issues that affect their lives, young people show up.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 10, 2026
Japan¡¯s youth are quietly securing their nation¡¯s future
Young voters didn¡¯t just express opinions in polls, they showed up at voting stations in increased numbers, many for the first time.
Sanae Takaichi, prime minister and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, at the party¡¯s headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 9, 2026
Is Takaichi on course for a long-term reign?
The resounding win for the Liberal Democratic Party in Sunday¡¯s Lower House election might be the start of an enduring administration for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who also serves as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, stands next to LDP Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki (left) and party Election Strategy Chief Keiji Furuya, placing a red paper rose on the name of an elected candidate at LDP headquarters in Tokyo during the Lower House election on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 9, 2026
It¡¯s Sanae Takaichi¡¯s Japan, as PM¡¯s persona powers LDP to electoral success
Sunday¡¯s electoral triumph by the Liberal Democratic Party is less a master stroke of the party than a success of its indisputable architect: Takaichi herself.
Centrist Reform Alliance co-leaders Yoshihiko Noda (left) and Tetsuo Saito during a news conference on Monday in Tokyo
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 9, 2026
The long road to recovery after the CRA¡¯s election loss
The new party must find new leadership after a crushing debut defeat.
Germany considers joining GCAP fighter project with Japan, U.K. and Italy
A concept model of the Global Air Combat Program fighter jet on display at the Defense and Security Equipment International Japan conference in Chiba last May
Struggling Nissan forecasts $4.2 billion full-year net loss
Nissan intends to reduce the number of its vehicle production plants from 17 to 10 by March 2028, and is targeting 20,000 job cuts worldwide by that date.
Why Asia can¡¯t undo decades of falling fertility rates
Singapore¡¯s stalled birthrate reflects a broader pattern across wealthy Asian economies where higher living standards, shifting values and gender imbalances have made low fertility persistent and resistant to quick policy fixes.
Why we¡¯ll never see a yokozuna in the Super Bowl
Wrestlers from Onoe stable with Fujitsu Frontiers cornerback Al-Rilwan Adeyemi (front) at the Rice Bowl at Tokyo Dome on Jan. 3, 2017
Yen strengthens decisively after strong showing by LDP boosts confidence
The yen has strengthened decisively since the Liberal Democratic Party gained a supermajority in the Lower House.
Japanese skier hits back at trolls and brings attention to online abuse at Olympics
Freestyle skier Kokone Kondo skis during a training session in Livigno, Italy, on Feb. 4.
Inside Yokohama¡¯s ¡®quit your job¡¯ bar, where drinks and advice are free
At the new Tenshoku Sodan Bar, owner Shota Umemoto (right) and recruiting staff from Yokohama-based LIA Group serve up cocktails and career advice in equal measure.
Landslide election victory lets Takaichi confront China on her terms
The resounding victory by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Liberal Democratic Party in Sunday's general election has sent a strong signal that Takaichi is likely to be around for some time, giving her the bandwidth to adhere to her strategy of putting the onus on Chinese President Xi Jinping to reengage with Japan.
Is Takaichi on course for a long-term reign?
Sanae Takaichi, prime minister and leader of the Liberal Democratic Party, at the party¡¯s headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday
Against the grain: Japanese wine aged in local barrels
At Buryu Winery, owner Keiji Yamaguchi (left) and assistant winemaker Kaede Narita created a cedar-infused red wine by fermenting it in a 1,000 liter "kioke" cedar tub.

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