Japan’s Leader Started a Meeting at 3 A.M. Then Came the Backlash.

Sanae Takaichi drew criticism for requiring staff to work in the wee hours in a country scarred by “death from overwork.”
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New Japan PM's 3am Staff Meeting Does Not Go Over Well

Japan's new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, is facing criticism after holding a staff meeting at 3am ahead of a budget appearance in the nation's parliament. Takaichi, known for her relentless work ethic and disdain for talk of work-life balance,

Japan prime minister 'strongly hopes' BOJ achieves wage-driven inflation

By Leika Kihara and Makiko Yamazaki TOKYO (Reuters) -Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she "strongly hopes" the central bank achieves inflation driven by wages rather than primarily through rising food costs,

Japan and China spar over Taiwan as Donald Trump tilts global ‘chessboard’

Heavyweights clash as election of hawkish PM Sanae Takaichi and US policy unpredictability change calculus in region
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Japan's parliament elects Sanae Takaichi as nation's first female prime minister

TOKYO(AP) — Japan’s parliament on Tuesday elected ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi as the country’s first female prime minister, and she underlined her commitment to boosting Japanese defense as she prepared to host visiting U.S. President Donald ...

Japan PM wavers on nuclear arms question in sign of possible shift

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi this week hinted at a possible shift in the country's decades-old non-nuclear principles, raising speculation that she might seek to revise a ban on the entry of such weapons into its territory.
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