Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is aggressively encroaching on one of Beijing’s most sensitive red lines – Taiwan
Sanae Takaichi has made history but will have little time to settle in before negotiating the pitfalls of rising prices, power struggles and a mercurial US president
Takaichi is a long-time admirer of Margaret Thatcher, but many female voters do not see her as an advocate for progress.
The president says Tokyo will face 15% reciprocal tariffs instead of the 25% he had threatened while the nation invests $550 billion into the U.S.
One person close to the White House said that it “may take months to hammer out the final deals.”
President Joe Biden rejected the nearly $15 billion proposed deal, which he and President-elect Donald Trump had both expressed opposition to.
The far-reaching document ranges from defense and maritime cooperation to nuclear disarmament
Japan's newly elected Prime Minister took office on Tuesday and formed a cabinet made up of numerous security and defence experts in line with his calls to strengthen regional military alliances. The majority of cabinet members are relative unknowns, marking a break from a string of corruption scandals that have hit the governing party.
Shigeru Ishiba has been elected leader of the LDP, positioning him to be Japan's next prime minister.
