#sanae-takaichi — Public Fediverse posts

https://www.europesays.com/uk/1274484/ Takaichi Asks Merz to Include Japanese-Made EVs in EU Preferences, Pressing for Subsidy Overhaul — BigGo Finance #AISafetyInstitute(AISI) #EU #Europe #European #EuropeanUnion #EuropeanUnion(EU) #FriedrichMerz #GCAP #IndustrialAccelerationAct(IAA) #NissanMotor #RyoseiAkazawa #SanaeTakaichi #ToyotaMotor #Trilogue

https://www.europesays.com/people/279411/ Takaichi Asks Merz to Include Japanese-Made EVs in EU Preferences, Pressing for Subsidy Overhaul — BigGo Finance #AISafetyInstitute(AISI) #EuropeanUnion(EU) #FriedrichMerz #gcap #IndustrialAccelerationAct(IAA) #NissanMotor #RyoseiAkazawa #SanaeTakaichi #ToyotaMotor #Trilogue

Takaichi Asks Merz to Include Japanese-Made EVs in EU Preferences, Pressing for Subsidy Overhaul — BigGo Finance

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will ask German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to revise the European Union’s electric vehicle…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #AISafetyInstitute(AISI) #EuropeanUnion(EU) #FriedrichMerz #GCAP #IndustrialAccelerationAct(IAA) #Japanese #NissanMotor #RyoseiAkazawa #SanaeTakaichi #ToyotaMotor #Trilogue
https://www.europesays.com/japan/112235/

Takaichi Asks Merz to Include Japanese-Made EVs in EU Preferences, Pressing for Subsidy Overhaul — BigGo Finance

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will ask German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to revise the European Union’s electric vehicle…
#Europe #EU #AISafetyInstitute(AISI) #EuropeanUnion #EuropeanUnion(EU) #FriedrichMerz #GCAP #IndustrialAccelerationAct(IAA) #NissanMotor #RyoseiAkazawa #sanaetakaichi #ToyotaMotor #trilogue
https://www.europesays.com/europe/166447/

https://www.europesays.com/conflicts/51354/ US Marine indicted for robbery and murder of woman in Japan’s Okinawa #DevinBallard #FutenmaAirBase #GentaKoja #Japan #JapanUSRelations #KyodoNews #Naha #OkinawaCrime #OkinawaMilitaryBases #OkinawaMurder #SanaeTakaichi #USMilitaryBases #USMarine #USMarineIndictment #USMilitaryCurfew #USMilitaryJapan

US Marine indicted for robbery and murder of woman in Japan’s Okinawa

TOKYO — A 20-year-old US Marine stationed in Japan was indicted Sunday on charges of robbing and murdering…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Okinawa #devinballard #futenmaairbase #GentaKoja #Japan-USrelations #KyodoNews #naha #okinawacrime #Okinawamilitarybases #Okinawamurder #SanaeTakaichi #USMarine #USMarineindictment #USmilitarycurfew #usmilitaryjapan
https://www.europesays.com/japan/112135/

https://www.europesays.com/conflicts/51189/ US Marine indicted for robbery and murder of woman in Japan’s Okinawa #DevinBallard #FutenmaAirBase #GentaKoja #Japan #JapanUSRelations #KyodoNews #Naha #OkinawaCrime #OkinawaMilitaryBases #OkinawaMurder #SanaeTakaichi #USMilitaryBases #USMarine #USMarineIndictment #USMilitaryCurfew #USMilitaryJapan

US Marine indicted for robbery and murder of woman in Japan’s Okinawa

TOKYO — A 20-year-old US Marine stationed in Japan was indicted Sunday on charges of robbing and murdering…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Okinawa #devinballard #futenmaairbase #GentaKoja #Japan-USrelations #KyodoNews #naha #okinawacrime #Okinawamilitarybases #Okinawamurder #SanaeTakaichi #USMarine #USMarineindictment #USmilitarycurfew #usmilitaryjapan
https://www.europesays.com/japan/112085/

Opposition party officials demanded that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi clearly explain her government's consumption tax cut legislation in parliament herself. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/25/japan/politics/opposition-urges-takaichi-explain-bill/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #taxes #consumptiontax #diet

Opposition parties urge Takaichi to explain tax cut bill herself

Opposition party officials demanded Sunday that Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi clearly explain her government’s consumption tax cut legislation…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #consumptiontax #Diet #LDP #SanaeTakaichi #Taxes
https://www.europesays.com/japan/111989/

The number of replies mentioning foreign citizens or immigrants to Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's posts on X has surged since she took office a year ago, with a notable surge starting late last month. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/25/japan/society/takaichi-x-foreign-citizens-mention/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #media #socialmedia #immigration #twitter #sanaetakaichi #discrimination

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/60093/ Japan Core Inflation Tops 2% for First Time in Nine Months; Over 80% of Economists Bet on December Rate Hike — BigGo Finance #BankOfJapan #CapitalEconomics #CoreCPI #DaiIchiLifeResearchInstitute #FastRetailing #Inflation #Inflation&Prices #JapanRailways #Japan'sMinistryOfInternalAffairsAndCommunications #KazuoUeda #Prices #SanaeTakaichi #SompoInstitutePlus

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/59465/ Japanese protesters rally against Takaichi goverment’s military buildup, constitutional revision #ConstitutionalRevision #Defense #Defense&Pentagon #EnglishNews #JapanMilitaryBuildup #NuclearPoweredSubmarines #pentagon #SanaeTakaichi

Japan plans $6bn in private-sector investment in Bangladesh over five years: report

A Japanese 10,000 yen banknote is displayed in this illustration taken Oct 20, 2026. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon Published :…
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https://www.europesays.com/japan/110893/

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party presented a compromise proposal to cut the number of proportional representation seats in the House of Representatives by 31. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/22/japan/politics/ldp-lower-house-cut/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #diet #sanaetakaichi #ldp #nipponishinnokai

The approval rating for Takaichi's Cabinet among women dropped to 42.9% from 65.9% when she took office a year ago, according to a Jiji Press opinion poll. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/22/japan/politics/takaichi-women-disappointed/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #women039sissues #cabinet #ldp

Japan is looking at broadening the range of expenditures that could be counted as security-related in an effort to inflate defense outlays. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/22/japan/security-outlays-japan-budgets/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #defenseministry #sanaetakaichi #budgets #defense

Japanese protesters rally against Takaichi goverment’s military buildup, constitutional revision

Many Japanese citizens staged a protest rally Wednesday evening in front of the National Diet in Tokyo, opposing…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Politics #constitutionalrevision #Englishnews #Japanmilitarybuildup #Japan'spolitics #Japanesepolitics #nuclear-poweredsubmarines #PoliticsofJapan #SanaeTakaichi
https://www.europesays.com/japan/110665/

LDP presents compromise proposal on Lower House seat cut

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party on Thursday presented a compromise proposal to cut the number of proportional representation…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Politics #Diet #Japan'spolitics #Japanesepolitics #LDP #NIPPONISHINNOKAI #PoliticsofJapan #SanaeTakaichi
https://www.europesays.com/japan/110639/

Japan considers broader definition of security spending to inflate defense outlays, sources say

Japan is looking at broadening the range of expenditures that could be counted as security-related in an effort…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #budgets #defense #DefenseMinistry #Nihon #SanaeTakaichi
https://www.europesays.com/japan/110619/

https://www.europesays.com/unitedstates/57834/ Japan considers broader definition of security spending to inflate defense outlays, sources say #AsiaPacific #Budgets #Defense #DefenseMinistry #SanaeTakaichi

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will have to prove she's no big spender in her second year in office, as the bill starts to come due for big promises made in her first year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/22/economy/takaichi-one-year-economy-fiscal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #sanaetakaichi #fiscalspending #consumptiontax #debt #gdp #inflation #japaneseeconomy #bonds

Most BOJ Watchers Expect Next Interest Rate Hike in December https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/22/economy/boj-watchers-expect-december-rate-hike/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #kazuoueda #japaneseeconomy #sanaetakaichi

Japan records a trade deficit as oil imports soar because of conflict in the Middle East

TOKYO – Japan’s trade deficit reached 2.81 trillion yen ($17.8 billion) for the first fiscal half, according to…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Business #BusinessofJapan #Japan'sbusiness #Japanesebusiness #SanaeTakaichi #WorldNews #YuriKageyama
https://www.europesays.com/japan/110483/

https://www.europesays.com/conflicts/46162/ Running out of time? How Japan’s military rise is Europe’s business   #DonaldTrump #EUJapanSummit #Europe #EuropeanMilitary #EuropeanUnion #remilitarisation #SanaeTakaichi #Taiwan #XiJinping

Japan records a trade deficit as oil imports soar because of conflict in the Middle East

TOKYO – Japan’s trade deficit reached 2.81 trillion yen ($17.8 billion) for the first fiscal half, according to…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Tokyo #Business #SanaeTakaichi #WorldNews #YuriKageyama
https://www.europesays.com/japan/110265/

Can Japan’s firebrand PM survive a second year in power? - podcast
By Presented by Reged Ahmad with Justin McCurry; produced by Lu Hill; sound design and mixing by Daniel Semo; video production Rachel Herron; executive producer is Hannah Parkes

One year ago, Sanae Takaichi became Japan’s first female prime minister, taking over a party in crisis.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/audio/2026/oct/22/can-japans-firebrand-pm-survive-a-second-year-in-power-full-story-podcast

#SanaeTakaichi #Japan #AsiaPacific #TheGuardian #PresentedbyRegedAhmadwithJustinMcCurry #producedbyLuHill #sounddesign #mixingbyDanielSemo #videoproductionRachelHerron #executiveproducerisHannahParkes

For the Liberal Democratic Party, what began as a marriage of convenience with the Japan Innovation Party a year ago has become something deeper, but the relationship still has some holes to fill. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/21/japan/politics/ldp-jip-coalition-one-year/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #nipponishinnokai #sanaetakaichi #hirofumiyoshimura #komeito #dpp

Takaichi has made the Japanese prime ministership feel relevant to a degree it hasn't for years. Whether the increased attention, from Washington to Beijing, is welcome or not, few are ignoring Japan anymore. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/10/21/japan/japan-impossible-to-ignore/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #shinzoabe #ldp #japaneseeconomy

Japan records a trade deficit as oil imports soar because of conflict in the Middle East

TOKYO – Japan’s trade deficit reached 2.81 trillion yen ($17.8 billion) for the first fiscal half, according to…
#EuropeSays #Japan #JP #Economy #Business #EconomyofJapan #Japan'seconomy #Japaneseeconomy #SanaeTakaichi #WorldNews #YuriKageyama
https://www.europesays.com/japan/109903/

Sanae Takaichi took on Japan’s male-dominated politics and won – can she survive a second year in power?
By Justin McCurry in Tokyo

The straight-talking PM’s ability to manage Trump and stand up to China have endeared her to the public, but she may need friends closer to home to survive

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/oct/21/sanae-takaichi-took-on-japans-male-dominated-politics-and-won-can-she-survive-a-second-year-in-power

#SanaeTakaichi #Japan #AsiaPacific #TheGuardian #JustinMcCurryinTokyo

Opposition parties proposed alternative ways to combat rising food prices as parliament began debating legislation that would temporarily slash the consumption tax on food from 8% to 1%. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/20/japan/politics/consumption-tax-debate-start/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #taxes #consumptiontax #budgets #japaneseeconomy #diet #dpp #drp #komeito

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi marks one year in office Wednesday, with public support largely intact in major opinion polls, even after a scandal forced the administration to see its first minister resign a week earlier. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/20/japan/politics/cabinet-support-rates-yana-resign/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #kazuoyana

The Japan Business Federation, or Keidanren, plans to develop a new medium-term vision in light of an accelerating decline in the country's population and the spread of AI, its chairman, Yoshinobu Tsutsui, has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/20/economy/japan-keidanren-2050-vision/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #keidanren #japaneseeconomy #yoshinobutsutsui #sanaetakaichi

https://www.alojapan.com/1555712/second-minister-visits-yasukuni-shrine-during-its-autumn-festival/ Second minister visits Yasukuni Shrine during its autumn festival #LDP #mlit #SanaeTakaichi #shrines #TatsunoriIbayashi #VisitJapan #yasukuni Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism Minister Tatsunori Ibayashi on Monday became the second minister to visit war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its autumn festival this year, following growth strategy minister Minoru Kiuchi on Saturday. Ibayashi visited the shrine as a member of a supr

Transport minister Tatsunori Ibayashi has became the second minister to visit war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo during its autumn festival this year, following growth strategy minister Minoru Kiuchi on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/19/japan/politics/yasukuni-visit-lawmakers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #tatsunoriibayashi #mlit #ldp #yasukuni #shrines #sanaetakaichi

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration is seeking to assuage persistent market reservations about her management of fiscal policy by providing foreign investors with more information in English. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/19/markets/takaichi-foreign-investors-english/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #sanaetakaichi #japaneseeconomy #english #investments

The approval rating for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's administration fell below 50% to its lowest level since she took office in October last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/18/japan/politics/takaichis-support-rate-falls/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #kazuoyana #approvalrating

https://www.alojapan.com/1555148/takaichi-mentions-okinawa-murder-in-parliament-speech-as-u-s-military-weighs-response/ Takaichi mentions Okinawa murder in parliament speech as U.S. military weighs response #futenma #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #SanaeTakaichi #USBASES #USMILITARY #USJapanRelations #沖縄 A U.S. Marine’s arrest over the alleged murder of a woman in Okinawa last weekend took on a national focus Monday, when Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi mentioned the incident in opening remarks of a key policy speech before parliament.  Devin Jacob Ballard, 20, who

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she plans to attend the APEC leaders summit hosted by China if parliament permits, confirming her willingness to visit amid a deep freeze of ties between the two Asian economies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/18/japan/politics/takaichi-china-apec-parliament/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #apec #china #chinajapanrelations

https://www.alojapan.com/1555000/koizumi-to-meet-okinawa-governor-after-u-s-marines-arrest-over-murder/ Koizumi to meet Okinawa governor after U.S. Marine’s arrest over murder #defense #DefenseMinistry #JapanesePolice #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #SanaeTakaichi #ShinjiroKoizumi #USBASES #USMILITARY #USJapanRelations #沖縄 Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi will meet with Okinawa Gov. Genta Koja on Wednesday to discuss the arrest of a U.S. Marine suspected of murdering a local woman, with measures to prevent a recurrence set to top the agenda. “Inci

https://www.alojapan.com/1554767/japans-takaichi-sends-offering-to-yasukuni-shrine-skips-visit/ Japan’s Takaichi Sends Offering to Yasukuni Shrine, Skips Visit #AutumnFestival #JapanPrimeMinister #LiberalDemocraticParty #MasakakiOffering #SanaeTakaichi #VisitJapan #YasukuniShrine Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae attends a memorial ceremony for the war dead, held on the anniversary of Korea’s Liberation Day and Japan’s defeat in World War II. Yonhap News According to Kyodo News and NHK, Takaichi sent an offering known as a “m

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi made a ritual tree stand offering to war-related Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Saturday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/17/japan/politics/takaichi-yasukuni-shrine-offering/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #yasukunishrine #chinajapanrelations

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says she loses hours to makeup and chores. Opinions abound. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/17/japan/politics/takaichi-makeup-chores/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #women039sissues

https://www.alojapan.com/1554068/u-s-military-in-okinawa-pauses-operations-and-enforces-curfew-in-wake-of-murder/ U.S. military in Okinawa pauses operations and enforces curfew in wake of murder #defense #DefenseMinistry #JapanesePolice #news #Okinawa #OkinawaNews #SanaeTakaichi #ShinjiroKoizumi #USBASES #USMILITARY #USJapanRelations #沖縄 The U.S. military in Okinawa Prefecture is pausing all operations for two days from Wednesday, followed by a fresh curfew for 30 days, after a marine was arrested on suspicion of killing a local woman. Lt. Gen. Benjamin

Without stronger safeguards and cooperation, the next AI overreach could trigger an international crisis. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/10/15/world/ai-acting-without-orders/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #ai #artificialintelligence #openai #huggingface #anthropic #chatgpt #claude #samaltman #australia #us #donaldtrump #sanaetakaichi #un #russia #china #iran #northkorea

The public approval rate for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's Cabinet fell 1.7 percentage points month on month in October to 42.4%, the lowest level since she took office a year ago, a Jiji Press survey shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/15/japan/politics/japan-pm-takaichi-public-support-rate-new-low/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #surveys #sanaetakaichi #cabinet #kazuoyana #consumptiontax

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's decision to accept her former farm minister's resignation addresses a political need, but questions remain about her administration's credibility and its approach to Cabinet appointments. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/15/japan/politics/takaichi-farm-minister-exit-halts-crisis/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #sanaetakaichi #aratatakebe #kazuoyana

Japan has denied conducting spying activities in Russia, following Moscow's arrest of a Japanese journalist on suspicion of espionage. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/15/japan/japan-denies-spying-in-russia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #russiajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #hokkaidoshimbun #espionage

Japan denies spying after Russia arrests journalist

Japan on Thursday denied conducting spying activities in Russia, following Moscow’s arrest of a Japanese journalist on suspicion of espionage. “There is no such fact,” Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told reporters when asked about the Russian allegations, adding that…
#Japan #JP #JapanNews #Espionage #HokkaidoShimbun #news #RUSSIA-JAPANRELATIONS #SanaeTakaichi
https://www.alojapan.com/1553744/japan-denies-spying-after-russia-arrests-journalist/

https://www.alojapan.com/1553744/japan-denies-spying-after-russia-arrests-journalist/ Japan denies spying after Russia arrests journalist #Espionage #HokkaidoShimbun #Japan #JapanNews #news #RUSSIAJAPANRELATIONS #SanaeTakaichi Japan on Thursday denied conducting spying activities in Russia, following Moscow’s arrest of a Japanese journalist on suspicion of espionage. “There is no such fact,” Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told reporters when asked about the Russian allegations, adding that “the protection of Japanese nationals

For much of Sanae Takaichi's first year as prime minister, the prevailing trade in Japan was straightforward: buy stocks, sell bonds. Not anymore. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/10/15/markets/takaichi-trade-stock-bond-appeal/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #stocks #bonds #sanaetakaichi #japaneseeconomy

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi says she probably spends "three or four more hours" than her male predecessors tackling household duties on top of her already packed daily schedule. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/14/japan/prime-minister-sanae-takaichi-housework/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sanaetakaichi #women039sissues #diet

Agriculture minister Kazuo Yana's future hangs in the balance as he faces growing pressure to account for why his supporters were provided with free shuttle buses at a January event, a possible election law violation. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/14/japan/politics/takaichi-cabinet-yana-parliament/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #kazuoyana #diet #tochigi #shigeruishiba #seijimaehara

A delegation from China has visited Etorofu, one of four Russian-controlled islands in the northwestern Pacific claimed by Japan, the government of Russia's Sakhalin region had said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/14/japan/china-etorofu-island-visit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #china #russia #northernterritories #japan #etorofu #sanaetakaichi #vladimirputin

Opposition lawmakers grilled Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on her economic policies as well as allegations of an election law violation against her new agriculture minister at the Lower House on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/13/japan/politics/diet-session-economy-yana/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #kazuoyana #ldp #taxes #consumptiontax #budgets #japaneseeconomy #diet

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Tuesday vowed to continue to back the ICC and its Japanese president — and "join forces" with supporters — after the U.S. slapped sanctions on the court. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/10/13/japan/politics/icc-japan-takaichi-support/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #icc #tomokoakane #us #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump

In today's Indo-Pacific, the very economic ties that were once celebrated as the bedrock of regional stability are now viewed through the dark lens of strategic vulnerability. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/10/11/japan/japan-china-tensions-rise/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #china #chinajapanrelations #indopacific #us #sanaetakaichi #cigs #eastchinasea #asean #eu #trade #supplychains #chineseeconomy #japaneseeconomy