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Japan PM readies snap election, February 8 ballot eyed

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve parliament next week and call a snap parliamentary election, the secretary general of her party said on Wednesday, as she seeks public backing for spending plans that have rattled financial mark...

October 27, 2025 11:56 AM

Trump heads to Tokyo for trade, security talks before Xi summit

U.S. President Donald Trump departed for Tokyo on Monday, where he was scheduled to meet Japan's emperor and newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as part of an Asia trip aimed at securing trade deals, investment and increased defence spending....

October 21, 2025 12:20 PM

Sanae Takaichi becomes Japan’s first female prime minister

Conservative nationalist Sanae Takaichi was appointed Japan's first female prime minister on Tuesday in a parliamentary vote that handed her a majority in the lower house. Takaichi, who vowed to close Japan's gender gap in the top echelons of politi...

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