Japan and its allies need a coordinated response that resists China's “wolf warrior” threats and subsequent charm offensives. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/11/japan/navigating-beijings-latest-diplomatic-threats/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #wolfwarriordiplomacy

Taiwan is advocating for a "nonred" supply chain initiative among democratic nations to reduce reliance on China and secure critical manufacturing sectors like semiconductors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/11/world/how-taiwans-supply-chain-might-work/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #taiwan #laichingte #china #india #mexico #us #tsmc #tokyoelectron #foxconn #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #biden #supplychains #semiconductors

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has sidestepped a commitment to maintain Japan’s decades-old pledge not to produce, possess or host nuclear weapons on its territory, opening up the possibility of revisions to the stance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/politics/takaichi-nonnuclear-principles/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #nuclearweapons #defense #china #usmilitary

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Wednesday that a proposed supplementary budget would include spending to help local governments address attacks by bears. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/politics/extra-budget-bear-attacks/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #bears #animals #budgets #shinjirokoizumi #localgovernment

Japanese lawmakers have criticized a Chinese diplomat after he made a social media post criticizing Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi that referred to "stupid politicians" and the need to "chop off their dirty heads." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/12/japan/politics/china-consul-post-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #chinajapanrelations #china #taiwan #sanaetakaichi #ldp

As anxiety over U.S. President Donald Trump’s commitment to protecting Taiwan from Chinese military aggression lingers in Taipei, the island’s officials are fanning out across Europe to shore up friendships. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/11/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-europe-defense-friends/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #taiwan #europe #sanaetakaichi #defense #us #hsiaobikhim

Differences over the measure to reduce parliamentary seats could weaken the ruling minority coalition’s unity and test its ability to compromise. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/11/japan/politics/ldp-ishin-trouble/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #nipponishinnokai #sanaetakaichi

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi broke with years of precedent after she hinted that Japan could provide military support for Taiwan if it were attacked — part of a gradual evolution in Tokyo’s approach to the issue. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/11/japan/politics/takaichi-taiwan-contingency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #china #chinajapanrelations #defense #sdf #taiwanjapanrelations #pla

Japan is addressing challenges with tourism congestion, foreign real estate purchases and visa and other exploitation by nonresidents, which has become a hot-button political issue. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/11/japan/roots-of-japans-foreign-national-problem/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #expats #foreignworkers #immigration #sanaetakaichi

Now that Japan has its first female prime minister, the question hangs in the air: If Sanae Takaichi can stand at the center of power, why not in the center of the ring? https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/11/11/sumo/takaichi-sumo-ring/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #sumo #sanaetakaichi #japansumoassociation #sumo

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi aims to use her first stimulus package to jump-start the economy and initiate a new growth strategy through investment in key industries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/11/economy/japan-economic-stimulus-plan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #japaneseeconomy #cabinet #inflation #boj

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has refused to back down after controversial remarks on Japan's potential involvement in a Taiwan contingency, going farther than any of her predecessors. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/10/japan/politics/takaichi-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #china #defense #sdf #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations

With COP30 upon us, surveys show increasing climate disengagement, especially among younger generations in Japan, despite rising awareness and education. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/10/world/time-to-fight-climate-fatigue/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #sanaetakaichi #shigeruishiba #cop30 #cop29 #climatechange #carbonemissions #greenenergy

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to revise the public servant remuneration law to cut the salaries of Cabinet members including herself during the ongoing extraordinary parliament session. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/08/japan/politics/takaichi-minister-pay-cuts/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #nipponishinnokai #wages

Economic growth and fiscal policy were at the center of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s debate with ruling and opposition party lawmakers on Friday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/07/japan/politics/budget-committee-takaichi-economy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #cdp

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is calling to update Japan's economic security law as the geopolitical situation changes and economic threats increase. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/07/economy/takaichi-economic-security/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #economicsecurity #sanaetakaichi #japaneseeconomy

Sanae Takaichi’s first speech before Japan’s parliament highlighted her focus on economic reforms, navigating a divided coalition and addressing the challenges of a shrinking population and foreign labor. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/11/07/takaichi-gets-squeezed-on-every-front/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #sanaetakaichi #ldp #jip #shinzoabe #fumiokishida #sanseito #komeito #kimionoda #fumitakefujita

Nuclear-armed North Korea fired off an unidentified ballistic missile on Friday, the Defense Ministry in Tokyo said, with the missile apparently landing outside Japan's exclusive economic zone. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/07/japan/north-korea-missile-november-7/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #northkorea #southkorea #defense #defenseministry #missiles #nuclearweapons #sanaetakaichi

Japan and the U.S. will join forces to extract rare earths in waters around a small Pacific island, after the two struck an agreement to work to cut their reliance on China for the material. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/07/japan/us-rare-earth-pacific-island/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #us #usjapanrelations #rareearths #china #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has vowed, in her first telephone talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, that Japan will continue to support Ukraine’s recovery and reconstruction. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/06/japan/takaichi-zelenskyy-support-phone/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sanaetakaichi #volodymyrzelenskyy #ukrainejapanrelations #russia