Takaichi

Takaichi Bets On Supermajority To Remake Japan’s Defence Posture

February 20, 2026 8:05 am

Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivered her first parliamentary policy address since winning a commanding supermajority in this month’s lower house elections on Friday, using the platform to announce the most sweeping overhaul of her country’s security architecture in decades, a package that encompasses weapons exports, intelligence reform, foreign investment screening, supply chain independence, and nuclear energy, framed explicitly around the threat she believes China poses to the regional order.

The address, delivered to both chambers of the Diet in Tokyo, came twelve days after the Liberal Democratic Party captured 352 of the 465 lower house seats in a snap …

Japan PM Takaichi Wins Historic Majority In Snap Vote

February 9, 2026 1:20 am

Japan’s ruling coalition secured a commanding parliamentary majority Sunday, handing Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi a historic mandate to pursue tax cuts that have unsettled investors and defense spending increases aimed at countering China’s regional influence.

Takaichi’s Liberal Democratic Party captured 316 of 465 seats in the lower house, the party’s strongest performance on record. Combined with its coalition partner, the Japan Innovation Party known as Ishin, the government now controls 352 seats, a two-thirds supermajority that allows it to override the upper chamber, where it lacks similar dominance. The result grants Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, substantial legislative freedom …

Japan Early Election Talk Grows Under PM Takaichi

January 11, 2026 1:30 am

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi may be moving closer to calling an early general election, according to the leader of her coalition partner, following reports that a snap vote could be held as early as February.

Hirofumi Yoshimura, head of the Japan Innovation Party, said on Sunday that recent discussions with Takaichi suggested her thinking on election timing had entered what he described as a new phase. His remarks came after domestic media reported the prime minister was weighing a February election.

An early election could allow Takaichi, Japan’s first woman prime minister, to seek a fresh mandate while public …

BOJ Rate Hike Outlook Takes Center Stage In Ueda, Takaichi Talks

November 18, 2025 3:38 am

Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda told Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday that the central bank is moving carefully as it adjusts monetary support in an effort to bring inflation toward the two percent goal. His remarks followed their first one to one meeting since Takaichi took office last month.

Ueda said the two held open discussions on price trends, financial conditions and the path for monetary policy. He added that they also reviewed recent currency movements, stressing that it is preferable for exchange rates to remain stable and reflect Japan’s economic fundamentals.

The meeting drew intense scrutiny from …

Trump-Japan Trade Deal Marks New Chapter In Us-Japan Ties

October 28, 2025 1:02 am

In Tokyo on Tuesday, U.S. President Donald Trump and Japan’s newly appointed first female prime minister Sanae Takaichi formalised a sweeping agreement on critical minerals and rare earths while discussing trade, defence and investment.

The “trump japan critical minerals deal” signals a firm pivot by both nations to secure supply chains for materials vital to everything from smartphones to fighter jets, and to bolster bilateral ties amid growing regional tensions. This step is layered atop broader moves involving trade and military coordination.