Japan was working to analyze Thursday's U.S.-China leaders summit, amid concerns that Beijing could seek to use the meeting to bolster its narrative against Tokyo as Sino-Japanese ties remain chilly. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/26/japan/politics/japan-trump-xi-summit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #uschinarelations #chinajapanrelations #usjapanrelations #donaldtrump #xijinping #taiwan #sanaetakaichi
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi received a "detailed" briefing from U.S. President Donald Trump over the phone about last week's U.S.-China summit, with the Japanese leader touting the strength of the U.S.-Japan alliance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/27/japan/politics/us-japan-takaichi-trump-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #us #usjapanrelations #uschinarelations #china #xijinping #donaldtrump #sanaetakaichi #taiwan
China pushed back a day after Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi urged having the United Nations Charter's anachronistic "enemy state" clauses be scrapped, insisting the provisions remain relevant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/24/japan/politics/enemy-state-clause/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #wwii #un
I am a Japanese citizen, and I oppose the attacks on Iran carried out by the U.S. government and Israel. I cannot forgive the tragedy in which American missiles took the lives of so many innocent children.
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told President Trump, “Only Donald can bring peace and prosperity to the world,” but I do not share that view.
Unlike Prime Minister Takaichi, the majority of the Japanese people oppose the U.S. government’s attack on Iran and hope for an end to the war as soon as possible.
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The government of Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to ramp up the country's defense capabilities in its southwestern region following the election of a conservative governor in Okinawa Prefecture. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/24/japan/defense-okinawa-nansei-shift/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sanaetakaichi #shinjirokoizumi #gentakoja #okinawa #sdf
Takaichi faces balancing act in meeting with Trump https://www.byteseu.com/2384882/ #China #Defense #DonaldTrump #ICC #Japan #SanaeTakaichi #taiwan #TomokoAkane #UN #US #USJapanRelations #XiJinping
Japan is tightening permanent residency rules to better manage long-term immigration while preserving fast-track paths for highly skilled workers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/09/21/japan/japan-raises-residency-bar/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #immigration #jobs #japaneseeconomy #us #uk #sanaetakaichi #shinzoabe
When Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets U.S. President Donald Trump in New York on Tuesday, she will need to perform a balancing act amid concerns over Taiwan and U.S. sanctions against the Japanese head of the ICC. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/21/japan/politics/japan-us-takaichi-trump-un/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #us #usjapanrelations #china #donaldtrump #sanaetakaichi #xijinping #taiwan #defense #icc #tomokoakane #un
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda had tightened cautiously the past two years and there's little to suggest he's eager to ditch the incremental approach. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/09/22/japan/bojs-rate-hike-modest-step/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #us #boj #kazuoueda #scottbessent #ustreasury #sanaetakaichi #ecb #fed #boe #kevinwarsh #monetarypolicy #japaneseeconomy #yen
Hideki Murai, appointed new parliamentary affairs chief of the Liberal Democratic Party last week, has been elected to the House of Representatives six times but has never served as a Cabinet minister. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/22/japan/politics/japan-new-parliamentary-affairs-chief-in-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #hidekimurai #ldp #diet #lowerhouse #sanaetakaichi
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrived in New York late Monday night, where she is slated to attend a U.N. General Assembly session. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/22/japan/japan-takaichi-new-york-un/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sanaetakaichi #un #newyork #donaldtrump #usjapanrelations #chinajapanrelations
https://www.europesays.com/3266177/ The Latest: Trump returns to UN at moment of anxiety about Iran, AI and future of world body itself #AndyBurnham #China #Conflicts #DelcyRodriguez #DistrictOfColumbia #DonaldTrump #Iran #Package100024APOnline #Package100373MCCompleteState&National #PresidentDonaldTrumpUnitedNations #Product30598APNationalNewsReport(AWire) #Product31998APOnlineNationalNews #Product32520APOnlineOtherUSGovernmentNews #SanaeTakaichi #SteveDaines #Venezuela #XiJinping
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held talks with U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly, highlighting the strength of the bilateral alliance, just days before a U.S.-China leaders' summit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/23/japan/politics/us-japan-trump-takaichi-un-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #usjapanrelations #us #sanaetakaichi #donaldtrump #china #investments #trade #tariffs #taiwan #icc #un #usmilitary #defense
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi used her first speech to the U.N. to call for an overhaul of the body — including removing a label that China has latched onto in its row with Tokyo that refers to Japan as an "enemy state." https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/23/japan/politics/japan-takaichi-un-speech-china/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #chinajapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #history #wwii #un
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi pledged to continue Japan's support for Ukraine at her first summit meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the U.N. General Assembly on Tuesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/23/japan/politics/takaichi-zelenskyy-meeting/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #volodymyrzelenskyy #ukraine #ukrainejapanrelations #un #russia #energy
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi early Wednesday expressed her eagerness for the passage of legislation to lower the 8% consumption tax rate for food to 1% for two years. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/23/japan/takaichi-tax-cut-bill-passage/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sanaetakaichi #diet #taxes
https://www.europesays.com/3270121/ Japan to promote ‘Nansei shift’ after Okinawa election #GentaKoja #japan #OKINAWA #SanaeTakaichi #SDF #ShinjiroKoizumi
https://www.europesays.com/3269641/ Xi calls for cooperation with US after Trump’s airport welcome – as it happened #American #Beijing #China #chinese #DonaldTrump #EasternTime #japan #japanese #JointBaseAndrews #PengLiyuan #POTUS #PresidentDonaldTrump #PresidentOfTheUnitedStates #PresidentTrump #SanaeTakaichi #trump #US #washington #XiJinping
Grand Strategic Compatibility: The Basis of The Japan-Vietnam Partnership – The Diplomat https://www.byteseu.com/2394362/ #Diplomacy #FreeAndOpenIndoPacificStrategy #Japan #JapanMaritimeSelfDefenseForce(JMSDF) #JapanVietnamDefenseRelations #SanaeTakaichi #SoutheastAsia #Vietnam #VietnamForeignPolicy #VietnamJapanCooperation #VietnamJapanRelations
As artificial intelligence advances, the U.S. and China could face new implications for nuclear weapons and the global balance of power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2026/09/24/japan/ai-mutual-destruction/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #sanaetakaichi #us #donaldtrump #uschinarelations #xijinping #taiwan #china #artificialintelligence #ai #sovietunion #mad #russia #defense
U.S. President Donald Trump shared his concerns over the yen during a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi earlier this week in New York, according to Japan's finance minister. The yen rose. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/25/trump-concern-weak-yen-takaichi/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #donaldtrump #us #usjapanrelations #sanaetakaichi #yen #japaneseeconomy #boj #satsukikatayama #scottbessent
U.S. behavior under Donald Trump toward international norms and institutions is eroding the credibility of the post‑World War II order. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2026/09/25/uns-real-purpose/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #editorials #unitednationsgeneralassembly #un #unga #donaldtrump #us #iran #russia #vladimirputin #china #xijinping #icc #sanaetakaichi #taiwan
Japan no longer needs a reflationary policy of aggressive monetary easing and nimble fiscal spending, according to Growth Strategy Minister Minoru Kiuchi, one of the Cabinet's most aggressive reflationists. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/25/kiuchi-reflationary-phase-exit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #minorukiuchi #japaneseeconomy #donaldtrump #scottbessent #sanaetakaichi #boj #abenomics
Japan’s finance chief says Takaichi isn’t ‘reflationist’ https://www.byteseu.com/2398828/ #BOJ #budgets #Defense #FinanceMinistry #Inflation #Japan #JapaneseEconomy #JGBs #SanaeTakaichi #SatsukiKatayama #US
The yen was headed for its best day in almost three weeks as Japanese officials discussed the problems tied to a weak currency in meetings with their U.S. counterparts. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/26/markets/japan-yen-rises-us/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #yen #currencies #japaneseeconomy #donaldtrump #sanaetakaichi #satsukikatayama