Japan, Takaichi and Australia
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is attempting to raise Japan’s profile at a time when China’s clout is rising and doubts about the United States are spreading.
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Japan's new PM Sanae Takaichi makes history, but her stance on LGBTQ+ rights sparks debate
Sanae Takaichi has become Japan’s first female prime minister, following an overwhelming vote in parliament on Tuesday (21 October). Known as Japan’s Iron Lady, Liberal Democratic Party leader Takaichi is the fourth person to take on the top job since Shinzo Abe stood down in 2020,
Anthony Albanese is hosting the prime minister of one Australia’s biggest fuel suppliers amid efforts to bolster energy security.
Public support for revising Japan's Constitution remains above 50%, raising the amendments could gain momentum under Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
An estimated 50,000 people gathered in the Tokyo Rinkai Disaster Prevention Park to mark Constitution Memorial Day, carrying banners reading “STOP Constitutional Revision and Military Expansion.”
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is set to deliver an update to Japan's decade-old 'Free and Open Indo-Pacific Strategy,' as Tokyo looks to build up regional ties to counter China.
Japan’s prime minister Sanae Takaichi is headed for a landslide victory in next week’s general election, a latest poll showed. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) is likely to comfortably exceed a majority of 233 seats out of 465 seats in the ...
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Japanese leaders push to delete Article 9, Paragraph 2, legitimize military
Amid Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s push to revise the constitution, recent discussions in Japanese political circles have highlighted arguments for deleting Article 9, Paragraph 2, a core provision of the pacifist constitution.