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Takaichi dissolves lower house, seeks mandate for “proactive” spending as critics charge rightward tilt

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Japan’s Takaichi Sidesteps Judgment on U.S. Strike in Venezuela, Pledges Push for Stability and Democracy

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Takaichi warns minister over “closest to a foreign country” remark about Northern Territories

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