While failing to see eye to eye is hardly new to Beijing and Tokyo, Sino-Japanese relations have been especially strained this month and are at risk of worsening even further. The trigger for the downturn was Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s comments to the Japanese parliament on November 7 that the use of force against…
new video loaded: How Japan’s New Prime Minister Bonded With Trump Trump will meet Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, on Tuesday (10/28). A look at how she will approach President Trump in order to rekindle the close relationship he had with her mentor, former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. By Javier C. Hernández, Nailah Morgan,…
TOKYO (AP) — Just days after taking office, Japan’s new leader faces a series of back-to-back foreign policy tests, with a meeting with U.S. President Donald Trump in Tokyo sandwiched between Asia-region summits in Malaysia and South Korea. Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, with limited experience in international affairs, will have to manage Trump’s demands and…
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is expected to leave for Asia at the end of the week, betting that an around-the-world journey will help him untangle big issues that he can’t afford to get wrong. At stake is nothing less than the future of the global economy, which could hinge on whether he’s able…
Tensions between Beijing and Tokyo may escalate further with Sanae Takaichi poised to become Japan’s next leader, observers warn, citing her controversial positions on the Taiwan issue and Japanese wartime history. Takaichi, a former internal affairs minister known for her conservative views, was chosen to lead Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on Saturday in…
Conservative Sanae Takaichi hailed a “new era” Saturday after winning the leadership of Japan’s ruling party, putting her on course to become the country’s first woman prime minister. The 64-year-old, whose hero is Margaret Thatcher, said that a “mountain of work” lay ahead to restore the fortunes of her ailing Liberal Democratic Party (LDP). The…
Japanese equities are extending record highs, fueled by steady inflows from foreign investors and governance reforms. However, risks remain — from political instability to a potential yen spike or U.S. market downturn — but analysts say such shocks are more likely to trigger buying opportunities than end the rally. The Nikkei 225 and broader Topix…
TOKYO—Among the questions facing ruling-party members who will choose Japan’s likely next leader is who will get along best with President Trump. PREMIUM Sanae Takaichi is viewed as pro-U.S. and hawkish on China. Would it be Sanae Takaichi, a conservative and adherent of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s expansive economic policies? Or Shinjiro Koizumi, a…