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Takaichi Meets Many World Leaders at G20 Debut in Johannesburg; Speaks with Heads of Countries Including Italy, U.K., Germany, India
JOHANNESBURG — Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who over the weekend took part in her first Group o...
November 24, 2025
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Japan’s Dispute with China Set to Simmer On After Meeting at G20 Falls Through
JOHANNESBURG/BEIJING — Japan and China failed to arrange a meeting together at the Group of 20 su...
November 24, 2025
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Takaichi Cabinet Approval Holds at 72% as Voters Back Aggressive Fiscal Stimulus, Child Benefits
The approval rating for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s Cabinet was unchanged at 72%, according t...
November 24, 2025
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Japan PM Takaichi’s Economic Policies Rated Well, Yomiuri Poll Finds
A Yomiuri Shimbun survey’s findings suggests that the high approval rating for Prime Minister San...
November 24, 2025
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Japan to Consider Specific Measures to Further Strengthen Defense of Okinawa Prefecture’s Nansei Islands
The government and ruling parties will begin considering specific measures to further strengthen ...
November 24, 2025
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Takaichi Calls for Maintaining Intl Order during Address at G20 Summit, Says World Is Facing Multiple Crises
JOHANNESBURG — Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi spoke of the importance of maintaining the internati...
November 23, 2025
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China Refuses to Join Summit with Japan, South Korea in Latest Fallout from Takichi Remark
China has indicated it will not join what was supposed to be a trilateral summit with Japan and S...
November 23, 2025
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Nuclear Reactor Restart at Kashiwazaki-Kariwa Plant Expected to Power Economic Growth
Movement has begun toward restarting the No. 6 reactor at Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings I...
November 22, 2025
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Takaichi Arrives in South Africa for G20 Summit, Set to Hold 1st Meeting with Modi
JOHANNESBURG — Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in Johannesburg on Saturday to attend Group ...
November 22, 2025
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Japan’s Foreign Ministry Rebuts China’s Assertion of ‘Surge in Crime’ Against Chinese Nationals in Japan
The Foreign Ministry has issued a press release on its website, rebutting announcements by the Ch...
November 22, 2025
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Takaichi Marks 1st Month in Office, Stresses Her Policy Efforts During Press Conference
Marking her first month in office on Friday, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she was able to p...
November 22, 2025
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Beijing’s Long Record of Economic Coercion against Japan Raises Fresh Concerns over Rare Earths, Visa Waiver
BEIJING — The Chinese government has repeatedly used trade restrictions and other forms of econom...
November 22, 2025
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LDP, JIP to Reach Lower House Seat Cut Deal in A Year
TOKYO (Jiji Press) — Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its coalition partner, Japan Inn...
November 21, 2025
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Japan’s Policy of Stable, Constructive Ties with China ‘Unchanged,’ Takaichi Says
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said Friday afternoon that Japan’s policy of seeking a “mutually be...
November 21, 2025
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In Social Media Post, U.S. Spokesman Affirms American Commitment to Keeping Order in Indo-Pacific
WASHINGTON — U.S. State Department Deputy Spokesperson Tommy Pigott made a post on social media o...
November 21, 2025
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