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Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's cabinet on Friday approved a decision to dissolve the 465-seat House of Representatives. Although prime ministers are constitutionally empowered to dissolve the lower house, this marks the first such move at the start of a regular Diet session in 60 years.
Takaichi hosts Italian counterpart Meloni in 1st meeting with any European leader in Japan since taking office in October last year - Anadolu Ajansı
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met her Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi on January 16 in Tokyo, marking a visit that coincided with Meloni’s birthday.The two leaders marked the occasion by taking a selfie together during the visit and by singing ‘Happy Birthday’ to Meloni.
On January 15, commencing at 3:30 p.m. for approximately 30 minutes, Ms. TAKAICHI Sanae, Prime Minister of Japan, had a meeting with 24 female ambassadors, Ambassadors-Designate and chargées d'affaires ad interim stationed in Japan.
Japan's first-ever female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is a conservative with a traditional view of gender roles and a penchant for heavy metal music. Japan's parliament elected Takaichi on Tuesday, several weeks after she was chosen to lead the ...