Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remarks about a Taiwan emergency have caused a stir. Here’s a look at why — and what Japan’s role could be in such a crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/03/japan/explainer/explainer-japan-existential-crisis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #explainer #taiwan #china #chinajapanrelations #taiwanjapanrelations #us #sdf #defense #sanaetakaichi
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has inspected Tokyo Electric Power Company's disaster-stricken Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/03/japan/takaichi-fukushima-nuclear-plant-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sanaetakaichi #fukushima #fukushimano1 #311
The Japanese government is considering setting up its planned dedicated agency for disaster management under the Cabinet next year, sources say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/02/japan/japan-disaster-management-agency/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #disasterpreparedness #cabinet #sanaetakaichi
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi called for investment in Japan at a Saudi Arabia-led international financial conference, quoting a famous line from the popular manga series "Attack on Titan." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/12/01/takaichi-attack-on-titan-investment/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #sanaetakaichi #saudiarabiajapanrelations #manga #anime
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s remark in October that she will “work, work, work, work and work” as president of the Liberal Democratic Party was named 2025’s buzzword of the year on Monday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/12/01/japan/society/buzzword-of-year-2025/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #sanaetakaichi #buzzwords #donaldtrump #tariffs #rice #osakaexpo
Takayuki Kobayashi said in a television program on Sunday that Japan should work on making its economic structure self-reliant, advocating for breaking away from dependence on China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/30/japan/politics/japans-economic-independence-from-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #takayukikobayashi #chinajapanrelations #japaneseeconomy #chineseeconomy #trade #ldp #sanaetakaichi #taiwan
Currency forecasts are unreliable, as the yen’s recent weakness highlights the limits of intervention and the influence of narratives over economic fundamentals. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/28/japan/big-myth-about-weak-yen/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #yen #dollar #forex #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi #timothygeithner
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's government plans to adopt a new cybersecurity strategy next month that calls for needed measures to address foreign threats such as election interference. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/29/japan/politics/japan-cybersecurity-strategy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #cyberattacks #cybersecurity #sanaetakaichi #hackers
A Japanese anime event that kicked off in Shanghai on Friday with a three-day schedule was canceled following an incident where a Japanese singer's performance was forcibly interrupted at the event venue. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/29/japan/shanghai-japan-anime-event-cancel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #anime #shanghai
The Liberal Democratic Party-led ruling coalition has regained its majority in the Lower House, with three lawmakers agreeing to support the passage of key budget bills. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/japan/politics/ldp-majority/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #nipponishinnokai #sanaetakaichi #diet
Japan plans to increase its issuance of short-term debt to help finance Sanae Takaichi’s economic package, a move that comes as markets grow uneasy about fiscal discipline and upward pressure on super-long yields. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/28/economy/extra-budget-bond-issues/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #budgets #bonds #sanaetakaichi #financeministry
The Japanese government is considering raising the fee for permanent residency to as high as ¥300,000 and that for changing or extending one’s residential status to ¥100,000. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/japan/politics/foreigners-policy-fee/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #expats #immigration #ldp #sanaetakaichi #nipponishinnokai
Traditional Japanese "hina" dolls featuring this year's iconic people and events have been unveiled in Tokyo. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/japan/doll-tokyo-showcase/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #tokyo #hina #ichirosuzuki #shinzoabe #sanaetakaichi #rice #2025osakaexpo
Top Chinese diplomat Wang Yi used a call with his French counterpart to push for diplomatic backing amid Beijing's spat with Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/28/asia-pacific/politics/china-france-support-japan-feud/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #asiapacific #politics #china #france #chinajapanrelations #wangyi #sanaetakaichi
Japan’s 2026 budget should take inflation into account, private-sector advisers tell the government. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/11/27/economy/panel-budget-inflation/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi #taxes #cabinet #inflation #budgets
In Japan, political parties’ origins and backers are more consistent indicators of their leanings, rather than the left-right labels that apply more conveniently in the U.S. and Europe. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/japan/politics/explainer-political-parties-labeling/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cdp #nipponishin #jcp #dpp #komeito #sanseito #sanaetakaichi #yoshihikonoda #yuichirotamaki #tetsuosaito #fumitakefujita #tomokotamura #soheikamiya
Collective defense is too big a leap at this time. But collective deterrence is a legitimate strategy to thwart a rising China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/26/japan/the-argument-for-indo-pacific-collective-deterrence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #defense #sdf #sanaetakaichi #china #russia #northkorea #quad #australia #india #us #southkorea #philippines #seato #shigeruishiba #nato #taiwan #southchinasea #eastchinasea
The governors of the 47 prefectures urged the central government to implement measures to help them cope with expected declines in local government revenue due to the planned abolition of the provisional gasoline tax. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/japan/prefectures-tax-revenue/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sanaetakaichi #taxes #localgovernment #inflation #gas
An escalating spat between Japan and China over remarks about Taiwan by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is threatening to derail what was set to be a breakout year for anime in the world’s second-largest cinema market. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/japan/china-anime-damage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #taiwan #anime #japanesefilm #demonslayer #studioghibli #sony
U.S. President Donald Trump called Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi this week and advised her not to provoke Beijing on the question of Taiwan's sovereignty. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/11/27/japan/politics/trump-advice-japan-provocation-taiwan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #us #china #taiwan #donaldtrump #sanaetakaichi #xijinping #chinajapanrelations