Sanae Takaichi – Asia Times

China’s latest South China Sea shocks reopen old wounds

by Denny Roy June 11, 2026June 11, 2026

The epicenter of the latest South China Sea tensions is near the Philippines, but the shock waves have reverberated across several countries. The new bump in tensions results from two developments in late May and early June. First, the Philippine government announced the appearance of several large objects in Scarborough Shoal (known in the Philippines […]

Anti-foreigner sentiment strong and rising in Japan: survey

by Peter Chai June 9, 2026June 11, 2026

The Shangri-La shockwave and the death of automatic assurance

by Imran Khalid June 3, 2026June 3, 2026

Time to scrap constitutional constraints on Japan’s military

by Denny Roy May 8, 2026May 8, 2026

Crunch time for Japan-Russia as energy and security collide

by Scott Foster May 7, 2026May 9, 2026

Takaichi on a mission to remake Japan’s place in Asia

by Lam Duc Vu April 29, 2026May 4, 2026

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Japan’s Takaichi chooses guns over butter — at her peril

by William Pesek April 21, 2026April 24, 2026

Japan’s unsustainable pacifist delusion

by Kenji Yoshida April 11, 2026April 11, 2026

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Once-unthinkable 200 yen coming into market view

by William Pesek April 7, 2026April 8, 2026

Japan Is back – but not the version Washington wants

by Kenji Yoshida March 21, 2026March 21, 2026

New party Team Mirai pushes to bring ‘digital democracy’ to Japan

by Scott Foster March 13, 2026March 16, 2026

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Korea’s market plunge is just the start of Asia’s Iran pain

by William Pesek March 5, 2026March 7, 2026

China sanctions hit back hard at Japan’s remilitarization drive

by Scott Foster February 25, 2026February 28, 2026

Yen to decide if Japan’s ‘iron lady’ is steely or rusty

by Bill Emmott February 24, 2026February 24, 2026

Don’t overlook Sinocentrism: China’s historical memory and Japan

by Gilbert Rozman February 20, 2026February 25, 2026

Why Japan’s new realism needs a human heart

by Imran Khalid February 19, 2026February 19, 2026

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Tokyo’s strategic US investment surge puts China on edge

by Jeff Pao February 19, 2026February 24, 2026

How Japan should respond to Trump’s Project Vault

by Anh Phan February 18, 2026February 18, 2026

China is stuck with zombie sanctions against Takaichi government

by Denny Roy February 18, 2026February 21, 2026

Make Japan strong again: Takaichi’s plan to revive the military

by Sebastian Maslow February 17, 2026February 20, 2026

The credibility gamble behind Takaichi’s fiscal populism

by Ronny P Sasmita February 16, 2026February 18, 2026

How will Takaichi navigate between right-wing ideals and reality?

by Tobias Harris February 15, 2026February 18, 2026

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Markets likely mispricing Japan’s ‘Takaichi trade’

by William Pesek February 13, 2026February 16, 2026

Moving US Marines out of Okinawa would be a grave mistake

by Grant Newsham February 13, 2026February 13, 2026

Finding Trump-Beijing balance may prove Takaichi’s big challenge

by Brad Glosserman February 12, 2026February 16, 2026

How the Takaichi era can save Japan

by Noah Smith February 9, 2026February 13, 2026

World just isn’t grateful enough for Donald Trump

by Eric Alter February 9, 2026February 9, 2026

Age of Takaichi dawns with a supermajority in Japan

by Tobias Harris February 9, 2026February 12, 2026

Last-day campaign words remarkably revealing about where Japan is

by Tobias Harris February 8, 2026February 11, 2026

Takaichi win expected as Japan campaign enters final, snowy day

by Tobias Harris February 7, 2026February 10, 2026