Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved the lower house of Parliament, paving the way for a Feb. 8 snap election ...

The move by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is an attempt to capitalize on her popularity to help her governing party regain ...

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Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has kicked off the new year with a news conference. She spoke Monday after visiting Ise Jingu Shrine in Mie Prefecture. Speaking on the situation in Venezuela, ...

President Donald Trump has invited Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi to visit the United States this year, the Japanese foreign ministry says. However, the White House is yet to confirm the call ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi answers questions at a House of Councillors session in Tokyo on Dec. 12, 2025. (Kyodo) TOKYO (Kyodo) -- With Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's remarks on Japan's ...

Japan’s prime minister has joined more than 50 of her fellow female legislators to push for more ladies’ toilets in parliament, saying recent increases in women’s representation have led to long ...

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi used her New Year's message Thursday to pledge to press ahead with necessary reforms, without fear of change. Noting that the new year marks the 100th anniversary of the ...

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae has vowed in her New Year's message to carry out necessary reforms and bring strength, prosperity and hope to Japan. The prime minister mentions that this year ...

TOKYO -- As Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi explores the timing of a possible snap election in 2026, early spring, early summer and fall emerge as likely options based on the political schedule ...

Japan is no stranger to political volatility, often characterised by a rapid turnover of prime ministers, and when Sanae Takaichi took office in October, many had believed her premiership would not ...

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