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By Akihisa Ota and Akira Takata /
Yomiuri Shimbun Staff Writers
14:22 JST,
January 17, 2026
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is extolling the achievements of her “diplomacy week” after extending her “Takaichi-style” hospitality to the visiting leaders of South Korea and Italy.