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South Korea and Japan strengthen ties through new summit meeting

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi are scheduled to meet on Tuesday for a new bilateral summit aimed at strengthening diplomatic and cultural relations between the two neighboring countries. According to officials in Seoul, the meeting will take place in......

Japan PM Takaichi to visit the UK and Italy ahead of G7 summit

Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is preparing to visit the United Kingdom and Italy in June ahead of the Group of Seven (G7) leaders’ summit scheduled to take place in France, according to media reports citing government sources. The planned diplomatic tour is expected to include meetings in......

Japan rejects us report on takaichi’s taiwan remarks ahead of trump summit

Japan has dismissed a recent United States intelligence report suggesting that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks on a potential Taiwan crisis represent a major shift in the country’s defense policy. The response comes just days before Takaichi’s scheduled meeting with US President......

Japan seeks to minimise impact of new US tariffs

Japan is taking steps to mitigate the effects of newly imposed U.S. import tariffs, government officials said on Tuesday. Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to strike down certain tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), President Donald Trump applied a 15%......

Japan approves $32 billion emergency package to curb rising prices

The government of Japan has approved a five trillion yen (approximately $32 billion) emergency spending package aimed at cushioning households from surging food and energy costs, as inflationary pressures continue to weigh on consumers. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi endorsed the measure following a......

China says Japan is unqualified for permanent UN Security Council seat

China has reaffirmed its opposition to Japan’s bid for a permanent seat on the United Nations Security Council, arguing that Tokyo is “totally unqualified” for such a role. The remarks were made during a session of the United Nations General Assembly focused on negotiations over Security......

Sanae Takaichi confirmed as Japan’s first female prime minister after decisive election victory

Japan’s political landscape entered a new chapter as Sanae Takaichi was officially confirmed in office following her party’s commanding performance in recent snap general elections. Parliament voted to reappoint her, consolidating her position as Japan’s first female prime minister......

US and Canada congratulate Japan’s Takaichi on historic election victory

The United States and Canada have extended their congratulations to Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi following her party’s decisive victory in the recent general election, widely described as historic in postwar Japan. Senior US officials praised the scale of the Liberal Democratic Party’s......

Prime Minister Takaichi set to lead LDP to strong victory in snap elections

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is widely expected to guide the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to a decisive win in Sunday’s snap elections, according to projections from local media and polling agencies. The opposition Centrist Reform Alliance, formed in January by members of the......