The media often misrepresents Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi by using inflammatory labels that distort public understanding and amplify foreign disinformation campaigns undermining the country’s democracy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/10/24/japan/when-media-distortions-threaten-democracy/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #media #journalism #sanaetakaichi #academia #russia #china