Hours before winning a vote to stay on as Japan’s prime minister, Shigeru Ishiba was caught napping in parliament. But with Donald Trump headed back to the White House, he needs to wake up fast.

Takaichi’s growing influence is rooted in the dissatisfaction among party members with Ishiba’s leadership, particularly his disciplinary action against those involved in the funding scandal.

Since the race kicked off on Oct. 15, former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi has crisscrossed the country to give stump speeches on behalf of many candidates. While Ishiba and the party ...

It is none other than Sanae Takaichi, who made remarks referring to the policy change at the Diet when she headed the ministry. Even after the ministry officially recognized that they are ...

Domestic stability enabled Japan to take on an international leadership role. Those days may be over. The post A Weakened ...

We see a risk, however, if PM Ishiba steps down and Sanae Takaichi were to become the new LDP leader." Takaichi recently lost ...

Japan looks set for one of its closest national elections in years as voters go to the polls Sunday to decide whether to keep ...

In addition, the All Japan Judo Federation organised masterclasses by Japanese judo legends such as Kenzo Nakamura, Aaron ...

Sanae Takaichi Takaichi narrowly lost against Ishiba in the LDP’s leadership last month. She could be up for another shot at ...

Japan looks set for one of its closest national elections in years as voters go to the polls Sunday to decide whether to keep ...

Japan’s October 2024 general election ended in a brutal takedown for the LDP. Having lost the majority it held since 2012, ...

Sanae Takaichi Takaichi narrowly lost against Ishiba in the LDP’s leadership last month. She could be up for another shot at the top job if she can successfully blame Ishiba for the election ...