Tokyo — Nearly 60 women lawmakers in Japan, including Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, have submitted a petition calling for more toilets in the parliament building to match their…
Read more Women Japanese lawmakers point to unique shortage — toilets for themJapanese premiere 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…
Read more Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi moves intoJapan’s Cabinet on Friday approved a record defense budget plan exceeding 9 trillion yen ($58 billion) for the coming year, aiming to fortify its strike-back capability and coastal…
Read more Japan’s Cabinet OKs record defense budget that aims to deter ChinaTOKYO—Japan’s finance ministry plans to boost government bond issuance by $75 billion to fund an economic stimulus package, potentially stoking concerns about the nation’s fiscal health. Prime Minister…
Read more Japan Plans Extra Bond Issuance That May Fuel Fiscal FearsU.S. adversaries are using President Trump’s eagerness to strike deals as a chance to drive a wedge between the U.S. and its allies and undermine the Washington-led security…
Read more Where Trump Sees Deals, Russia and China See a Chance to Disrupt U.S. AlliancesChinese leader Xi Jinping was angry, and President Trump was listening. Days after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi outraged China by suggesting a Chinese attack on Taiwan could…
Read more Exclusive | Trump, After Call With China’s Xi, Told Tokyo to Lower the Volume on TaiwanWorkaholic Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is riding high despite the perils of a fight with Beijing. Jason Douglas Source link
Read more Japan’s New Leader Infuriated Beijing. She Isn’t Backing Down.TOKYO (AP) — Sanae Takaichi made history by becoming Japan’s first female prime minister in October. She must now decide whether she’ll break another barrier: the taboo barring…
Read more Japan’s first female leader faces a taboo over entering the male-only sumo ringTOKYO—Japan’s cabinet has approved $135 billion of stimulus to help households cope with rising living costs and boost economic growth, launching the first fiscal salvo under new Prime…
Read more Japan Approves $135 Billion Stimulus Shot to Help Households, EconomyBeijing is furious with the Japanese prime minister after she said Japan would defend itself if China moved to seize the island. Jason Douglas Source link
Read more China Tells Citizens to Avoid Japan as Taiwan Spat DeepensThe president heaped praise on Japan’s first female prime minister as the two leaders pledged to renew their countries’ alliance aboard a U.S. aircraft carrier. Meridith McGraw Source…
Read more Trump Hails Golden Era in Japan RelationsPresident Trump arrived Monday in Japan, where new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is banking on building a friendly personal relationship with the U.S. leader to ease trade tensions. …
Read more Trump predicts China trade deal finalized in days as his Asia tour continues in JapanTokyo — Japan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a…
Read more Ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi elected as Japan’s first female prime ministerJapan’s parliament elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister Tuesday, a day after her struggling party struck a coalition deal with a new partner…
Read more Japan’s parliament elects Sanae Takaichi as nation’s first female prime ministerJapan may soon have another Prime Minister after Sanae Takaichi this weekend won the race to lead the (barely) ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). There are reasons to…
Read more Opinion | Has Japan Found Its Margaret Thatcher?Sanae Takaichi, a hawkish nationalist, wants to make her country great again. Walter Russell Mead Source link
Read more Opinion | Japan Gets New Kind of LeaderTokyo — Japan’s embattled governing party now has its new leader, former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, a hardline conservative who is poised to become the country’s first…
Read more Sanae Takaichi set to become Japan’s first-ever female prime minister, and face immediate challengesBy Leika Kihara TOKYO (Reuters) -Shinjiro Koizumi, launching a bid to become Japan’s next prime minister, pledged on Saturday to focus on revitalising the economy by boosting wages…
Read more Japan PM contender Koizumi vows wage hikes to counter inflation