Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is not a reflationist, her finance minister said, seeking to allay investor concerns her government would spend excessively and pressure the Bank of Japan to keep interest rates low. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/26/economy/japan-katayama-takaichi-reflationist/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #inflation #satsukikatayama #sanaetakaichi #defense #budgets #japaneseeconomy #us #jgbs #boj #financeministry
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The LDP is concerned that the issue of money and politics may be in the spotlight during the extraordinary parliamentary session beginning on Oct. 5. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/27/japan/politics/japan-ldp-money-politics-worries/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #ldp #cabinet #politicalfunds #sanaetakaichi #kazuoyana #yoshihiroseki
Takaichi looks to dispel alliance doubts after Trump-Xi summit https://www.byteseu.com/2402249/ #China #DonaldTrump #Japan #SanaeTakaichi #taiwan #US #USChinaRelations #USJapanRelations #XiJinping
After a reassuring phone call from U.S. President Donald Trump following the U.S.-China summit, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is looking to dispel any doubts about the strength of Tokyo's alliance with Washington. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/27/japan/politics/japan-takaichi-china-us-focus/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #us #usjapanrelations #uschinarelations #taiwan #sanaetakaichi #xijinping #donaldtrump
https://www.europesays.com/3276601/ Higher defense spending won’t unsettle markets, government adviser says #BOJ #défense #japan #JAPANESEECONOMY #SanaeTakaichi
The Bank of Japan could raise its benchmark rate for a second straight month when its board meets in October, earlier than many economists expect, according to a former executive director in charge of monetary policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/28/economy/boj-hike-october-possibility/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #boj #japaneseeconomy #yen #inflation #sanaetakaichi #kazuoueda
Expansion of Japan's defense spending will likely be spread over many years and shouldn't become a source of significant market anxiety in any single year, a member of a panel that advises the prime minister has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/28/markets/defense-spending-no-market-anxiety/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #markets #sanaetakaichi #defense #japaneseeconomy #boj
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's recent reshuffle of her Cabinet and party leadership lineup has fallen short of her pledge to raise female representation to the level of Northern European countries. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/28/japan/politics/takaichi-women-ministers/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #sanaetakaichi #ldp #cabinet #women039sissues
Japan held its first meeting of an expert panel tasked with helping develop national intelligence gathering capabilities and anti-espionage measures, moves that Takaichi said were vital to guard against foreign threats. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/28/japan/takaichi-intelligence-panel/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sanaetakaichi #espionage
China's top diplomat, Wang Yi, said relations with Tokyo must be "normalized," during talks with ex-Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya — the first such meeting since ties plummeted over Taiwan last year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/29/japan/politics/china-foreign-minister-japan-iwaya/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #politics #china #chinajapanrelations #takeshiiwaya #wangyi #taiwan #sanaetakaichi #defense
With the yen and bonds weak in Japan, heirs to Abenomics distance themselves from the policy. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2026/09/29/takaichi-abenomic-distance/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #abenomics #boj #yen #bonds #consumptiontax #sanaetakaichi #kazuoueda #fiscalspending #jgb