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Sanae Takaichi

Takaichi Renews Push To Revise Japan’s Constitution as Poll Backs SDF Recognition

Public resistance to rewriting the war-renouncing clause remains overwhelming.

Takaichi Vows Tougher China Stance, Speeds Budget Push as She Defends Tax Cut Plan

Takaichi Forms Second Cabinet and Accelerates Push for Food Tax Cut and Intelligence Agency

Takaichi Reappointed as Japan Prime Minister, Keeps Cabinet, Moves to Fast-Track Budget

Takaichi Consolidates Power With Lower-House Supermajority, Sets Course for Security and Tax Moves

Takaichi’s LDP Wins 316 Seats as Coalition Secures Lower House Supermajority

Trump Endorses Japan’s Takaichi Days Before Vote as Polls Point to Big Coalition Win

Japan’s Lower House Race Opens as Government Draws ¥85.5 Billion for Election Costs

Takaichi Dissolves Lower House as Japan Sets Feb. 8 Snap Election

Japan Dissolves Lower House, Sets Feb. 8 Vote in Postwar-Shortest Campaign

Gold, Silver Set Records as Trump’s Europe Tariff Plan Over Greenland Rattles Markets

Takaichi Calls Feb. 8 Snap Election, Will Dissolve Japan's Lower House on Friday

Takaichi Dissolves Japan’s Lower House to Hold Feb. 8 Snap Election

Japan Briefing: TEPCO Delays Reactor Restart as Bond Yields Touch Near 27-Year High

Takaichi Poised to Dissolve Japan’s Lower House Next Week, Setting Up February Snap Election

Takaichi to Dissolve Japan’s Lower House on Jan. 23, Paving the Way for Snap Elections

Takaichi Weighs February Snap Election as Tokyo Prepares for Possible Dissolution

Japan Starts 2026 With Heavy Snow Alerts, Noto Deaths Review, Yen Debate and Security Warnings

Takaichi Moves Into Japan’s Official Prime Ministerial Residence Two Months Into Term

Japan Reasserts No-Nuclear Stance After Reported Adviser Call to Acquire Weapons