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Japan’s first female prime minister counts on her popularity to help her party win Sunday’s election
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is seeking to leverage her popularity to help her party win Sunday’s snap election as she pushes her right-wing agenda to boost her country's economy and military capabilities in the face growing tensions with China and an unpredictable Washington.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi renewed a pledge on Monday to cut a sales tax on food, after a historic election win brightened chances
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party has secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi won a sweeping mandate from voters for her economic agenda and tough stances on immigration and China.
TOKYO/BEIJING, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Japan's strategic alliance with the U.S. would collapse if Tokyo were to turn away from a conflict in Taiwan, but distanced herself from previous comments that suggested a possible military response in such an event.
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Snowfall blankets amid gusty winds in Tokyo, Japan
On February 8, 2026, in Tokyo, Japan, @Gotkhindi2Mukul shared a video of snowfall affecting the city. In the video, the author looks out onto roads and nearby structures as snow continues to fall and accumulate.
TOKYO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Japan's Nikkei share average surged to a record high on Monday, surpassing the 56,000 level for the first time in early trading after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's landslide victory in Sunday's general election.
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Morning Bid: Tokyo takes off
By Mike Dolan Feb 9 - What matters in U.S. and global markets today By Mike Dolan, Editor-At-Large, Finance and Markets Asian stocks climbed on Monday after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s thumping election win on Sunday left her poised to enact a raft of expansionary fiscal measures.