Flush with political capital, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s election victory this month has empowered her to push ahead with security and defense goals that, just a decade ago, would have been all but unattainable. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/02/22/japan/politics/japan-takaichi-defense-security-goals/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #defense #usmilitary #defenseministry #sdf #usjapanrelations #budgets #donaldtrump #espionage #constitution #diet #nuclearweapons #2026lowerhouseelection