The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Saturday marked the 70th anniversary of its establishment, as it looks to stage a comeback after recent electoral drubbings. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/15/japan/politics/ldp-70th-anniversary/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #diet #sanaetakaichi

China has warned its citizens not to travel to Japan, the first significant retaliatory move by Beijing following comments by Japan's leader that Tokyo could intervene militarily if China uses force against Taiwan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/15/japan/politics/china-japan-takaichi-taiwan-travel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #chinajapanrelations #tourism #taiwan #taiwanjapanrelations #defense #pla #sdf #sanaetakaichi

Tensions between Tokyo and Beijing have escalated further over Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks suggesting Japan could intervene militarily if China uses force against Taiwan, with Beijing warning of retaliation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/14/japan/politics/japan-china-takaichi-remark/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #chinajapanrelations #china #taiwan #sanaetakaichi

China’s "wolf warrior" diplomats use aggressive, insulting rhetoric that undermines their claimed goodwill — and Japan must reject intimidation while holding China to higher diplomatic standards. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/11/14/chinese-diplomat-crosses-line-with-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #china #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #taiwan

Japanese businesses are focusing too much on shareholders, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday, in comments that flicked at her frustration with firms for not using more capital to raise wages. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/14/economy/takaichi-against-shareholders-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #wages #inflation #japaneseeconomy

Delivering a positive wealth effect for the general public from rising asset prices is key to Prime Minister Takaichi's economic success. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/14/japan/takaichi-and-making-abenomics-20-successful/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #japaneseeconomy #goldmansachs #abenomics #sanaetakaichi #wallstreet #alphabet #amazon #apple #metaplatforms #microsoft #nvidia #tesla #nikkei225 #jpmorgan #merrilllynchjapan

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Thursday she only sleeps for between two and four hours every night, while she also faces criticism for encouraging people to overwork. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/14/japan/politics/takaichi-sleep-overwork/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #overwork #health #sleep #jobs #workstylereform

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's summit diplomacy with the United States, China and South Korea has won her high marks from respondents of an opinion poll by Jiji Press. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/13/japan/politics/jiji-poll-takaichi-diplomacy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #surveys #donaldtrump #xijinping #leejaemyung #ldp #nipponishinnokai

Prime Minister Takaichi's comments on Taiwan have sparked controversy, as critics argue she undermined Japan's "strategic ambiguity" on the issue although her remarks did not specify military action. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/13/japan/takaichi-and-taiwan-strategic-ambiguity/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #us #taiwan #sanaetakaichi #shinzoabe #joebiden #chinajapanrelations #defense #strategicambiguity

Two new private-sector members of a key government panel have called on the government to compile a fiscal 2025 supplementary budget worth at least ¥14 trillion to fund upcoming economic measures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/13/japan/politics/japan-government-panel-budget-proposal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #budgets #sanaetakaichi #japaneseeconomy

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