Ishikawa Upset Jolts Takaichi Government: Ex-Kanazawa Mayor Defeats Incumbent by 6,110 Votes
March 11, 2026
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PM Takaichi’s Catalog Gifts to All Newly Elected LDP MPs Spur Scrutiny; Officials Say Gesture Falls Within Permissible Bounds
February 25, 2026
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Sanae Takaichi Becomes Japan’s 105th Prime Minister in Diet Landslide; “No Blank Check” Remark Reverberates Across Nagatacho
February 19, 2026
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Japan’s PM Takaichi Undergoes Hospital Tests After Campaign Handshakes Aggravate Arthritis, Vows to Press On
February 15, 2026
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Chinese Cosplayer Puts Japan’s Sanae Takaichi in a “Death Note,” Igniting Pop-Culture-and-Politics Debate
February 14, 2026
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Chinese Osaka Consul Reemerges Publicly Three Months After “Cut Off Your Filthy Head” Furor
February 13, 2026
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Beijing Slams Taiwan’s Congratulations to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi as “Shame,” Raising the Temperature Over Japan–Taiwan Ties
February 11, 2026
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Nikkei Soars to Record 56,363 as LDP Landslide Ignites ‘Buy Japan’ Wave
February 9, 2026
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Centrist Reform Alliance Co-Leaders Quit After Historic Rout; Leadership Vote Set for 13th as LDP Tightens Grip
February 9, 2026
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Takaichi Sets Sights on Zero Food Tax and Constitutional Rewrite After Landslide Win
February 9, 2026
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Taiwan Fact-Checkers Expose China-Linked Smear Targeting Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi
January 24, 2026
237
Takaichi Acknowledges ‘Grave Responsibility’ as Japan Deepens Redress for Forced Sterilization Survivors
January 22, 2026
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Takaichi Takes Center Stage as Japan Sprints Into a “Super-Short” Election: Parties Unveil Pledges, Scramble to Field Candidates
January 22, 2026
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Japan’s Campaign Season Erupts: Ruling Bloc Dismisses New ‘Centrist Reform Alliance’ as Election Vehicle, Opposition Decries ‘Self-Preservation’ Snap Dissolution
January 19, 2026
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Takaichi dissolves lower house, seeks mandate for “proactive” spending as critics charge rightward tilt
January 19, 2026
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