Ishikawa Upset Jolts Takaichi Government: Ex-Kanazawa Mayor Defeats Incumbent by 6,110 Votes
March 11, 2026
210
PM Takaichi’s Catalog Gifts to All Newly Elected LDP MPs Spur Scrutiny; Officials Say Gesture Falls Within Permissible Bounds
February 25, 2026
248
Sanae Takaichi Becomes Japan’s 105th Prime Minister in Diet Landslide; “No Blank Check” Remark Reverberates Across Nagatacho
February 19, 2026
269
Why Japan’s Centrists Lost Big: Professor Koji Nakakita Says Status Quo Politics Collided with a Changing World
February 18, 2026
230
PM Takaichi Orders Fast-Track National Council to Pursue Food-Only Consumption Tax Cut
February 16, 2026
245
China Rebukes Japan at Munich Over Taiwan Remarks, Testing Nerves Across the Taiwan Strait
February 15, 2026
236
Chinese Cosplayer Puts Japan’s Sanae Takaichi in a “Death Note,” Igniting Pop-Culture-and-Politics Debate
February 14, 2026
347
Sanaenomics Begins: Takaichi’s Landslide Delivers Supermajority Power as Markets Surge and Currency Signals Caution
February 13, 2026
212
Beijing Slams Taiwan’s Congratulations to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as “Shame,” Raising the Temperature Over Japan–Taiwan Ties
February 11, 2026
223
Moscow Watches Takaichi’s Landslide With Wariness as Tokyo Signals a Steadier, Stronger U.S.–Japan Alliance
February 9, 2026
551
Nikkei Soars to Record 56,363 as LDP Landslide Ignites ‘Buy Japan’ Wave
February 9, 2026
306
Centrist Reform Alliance Co-Leaders Quit After Historic Rout; Leadership Vote Set for 13th as LDP Tightens Grip
February 9, 2026
198
Nishinomiya finds more ballots than voters; officials invoke rare “minus take-home” fix, final result stands
February 9, 2026
294
Beijing Warns Tokyo Not to “Repeat Militarism” as It Demands Takaichi Retract Taiwan Remarks
February 9, 2026
210
Takaichi Sets Sights on Zero Food Tax and Constitutional Rewrite After Landslide Win
February 9, 2026
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