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Sanae Takaichi

China Escalates Japan Dispute to UN Over Taiwan Comments as Tokyo Rejects Claims

Tokyo says its policy has not changed even as Beijing formalises its protest at the UN.

Japan and China Hold Senior Talks as Travel Warnings and Patrols Strain Ties

China–Japan Row Deepens Over Takaichi’s Taiwan Remarks as Expulsion Calls Grow

Takaichi Seeks Summit With Kim to Resolve Abductions as Tokyo Reports No Reply

Preliminary U.S.–China Trade Truce Sets Up Trump–Xi Summit in South Korea

Takaichi Accelerates Japan’s Defense Push to 2% of GDP by March as Trump Visit Nears

Sanae Takaichi Elected Japan’s First Female Prime Minister as LDP–Ishin Alliance Takes Power

Sanae Takaichi Becomes Japan’s First Female Prime Minister After Diet Vote

BOJ Warns of Overheating as Takaichi Plans Big Stimulus, Analysts See December Hike

Japan Elects Sanae Takaichi as First Female Prime Minister After Ishin Pact

Japan Ends Four-Month Export Slide With 4.2% September Gain, Missing Forecast

Sanae Takaichi Elected Japan’s First Female Prime Minister in Parliamentary Vote

Takaichi Elected Japan’s First Female Prime Minister as LDP–Ishin Coalition Takes Shape

Takaichi Set for Premiership as Nikkei Notches Record and Yen Holds Near 150

Takaichi's Monetary Push Tests BOJ Independence as Yen Slides Past 150

Coalition Impasse Delays Takaichi’s Confirmation as Yen Slides on Policy Bets

Takaichi Wins LDP Leadership as Coalition Strains, Poised to Be Japan’s First Woman PM

Sanae Takaichi Wins LDP Leadership, Poised to Be Japan’s First Female Prime Minister