Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says she will dissolve parliament on Friday and call a snap ⁠election for February 8. Ms Takaichi will seek voter backing for increased spending and a new ...

WSJ Tokyo Bureau Chief Jason Douglas explains how Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s summit with President Trump secured a new ‘golden age’ for the U.S.-Japanese alliance. Photo: Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Monday she would dissolve parliament this week ahead of a snap election on February 8, hoping for a stronger mandate to push through her ambitious policy ...

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi reportedly hates the summer. “It’s a state secret,” Koichi Hagiuda, a senior figure in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), joked last week — adding that ...

TOKYO - Japanese premier Sanae Takaichi may have extra trouble sleeping after she moved into the prime minister’s official residence, where ghosts of Japanese soldiers from a century ago are reputed ...

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 ...

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TOKYO – Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Dec 25 that arrangements are being made for her to meet US President Donald Trump in the United States in early 2026, as Tokyo seeks to reassert ties amid ...

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae and US President Donald Trump have agreed to meet this spring and to deepen ties. The two leaders spoke by phone for more than 20 minutes on Friday night, Japan ...

Eighty years after the end of World War II, a shadow from the past looms over Tokyo. Reports indicate Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may visit the Yasukuni Shrine on December 26th. This isn't ...