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TOKYO -- The newly elected president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Sanae Takaichi, is expected to name LDP senior adviser Taro Aso as vice president and select Shunichi Suzuki, the General Council chairperson, for secretary-general as s... [1]

Japan leadership raceTrump, Bessent welcome Japan's Takaichi as LDP chief Former economic security minister would be country's first female prime minister U.S. [2]

TOKYO -- With Sanae Takaichi on track to be voted in as Japan's next prime minister Tuesday, work is underway on assembling her cabinet. [3]

TOKYO -- The new chair of the Japanese ruling party's powerful Policy Research Council said Tuesday that she will back Taiwan's application to join the 11-nation CPTPP trade pact. [4]

TOKYO -- The policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party criticized the government's announcement that it would not send any government officials to the Beijing Winter Olympics, saying it took too much time. [5]

TOKYO -- New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Saturday that she will aim to "deepen trust" with U.S. President Donald Trump in a bid to strengthen relations between Japan and the U.S. when they hold a summit early next week. [6]

TOKYO -- In her first month in office, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi often borrowed from her late mentor Shinzo Abe's playbook, adopting a top-down approach in areas including fiscal spending, strategic investment and defense. [7]

TOKYO -- Japanese stocks rose 3% to close at a record high on Monday amid renewed expectations for ruling party leader Sanae Takaichi becoming prime minister and a push for dovish fiscal policies. [8]

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[1] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-06 · 100% match

New LDP chief Takaichi expected to name Aso to senior party post

TOKYO -- The newly elected president of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, Sanae Takaichi, is expected to name LDP senior adviser Taro Aso as vice president and select Shunichi Suzuki, the General Council chairperson, for secretary-general as s

[2] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-07 · 100% match

Trump, Bessent welcome Japan's Takaichi as LDP chief

Japan leadership raceTrump, Bessent welcome Japan's Takaichi as LDP chief Former economic security minister would be country's first female prime minister U.S.

[3] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-21 · 100% match

Japan's Takaichi to tap ex-ministry bureaucrat Katayama as finance chief

TOKYO -- With Sanae Takaichi on track to be voted in as Japan's next prime minister Tuesday, work is underway on assembling her cabinet.

[4] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-10-06 · 100% match

New LDP policy chief Takaichi supports Taiwan's CPTPP bid

TOKYO -- The new chair of the Japanese ruling party's powerful Policy Research Council said Tuesday that she will back Taiwan's application to join the 11-nation CPTPP trade pact.

[5] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-12-28 · 100% match

Japan was 'too late' in announcing Olympic snub: Takaichi

TOKYO -- The policy chief of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party criticized the government's announcement that it would not send any government officials to the Beijing Winter Olympics, saying it took too much time.

[6] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-25 · 52% match

Japan PM Takaichi seeks 'honest exchange of views' with Trump at summit

TOKYO -- New Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said on Saturday that she will aim to "deepen trust" with U.S. President Donald Trump in a bid to strengthen relations between Japan and the U.S. when they hold a summit early next week.

[7] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-11-22 · 47% match

1 month in, Takaichi's hands-on leadership echoes Abe's governing style

TOKYO -- In her first month in office, Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi often borrowed from her late mentor Shinzo Abe's playbook, adopting a top-down approach in areas including fiscal spending, strategic investment and defense.

[8] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-20 · 39% match

Japan stocks soar 3% to record high as 'Takaichi trade' reboots

TOKYO -- Japanese stocks rose 3% to close at a record high on Monday amid renewed expectations for ruling party leader Sanae Takaichi becoming prime minister and a push for dovish fiscal policies.

[9] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2025-10-16 · 39% match

LDP, Japan Innovation discuss decentralization, social security reform

Japan leadership raceLDP, Japan Innovation discuss decentralization, social security reform Demands in 12 policy areas to be discussed ahead of PM election as coalition talks continue Japan Innovation Party head Hirofumi Yoshimura, right, and co-lead

[10] TH asia.nikkei.com · 2021-09-09 · 50% match

Abe protege Takaichi to contend election with hawkish China agenda

TOKYO -- Sanae Takaichi burnished her conservative credentials in launching her bid Wednesday to lead Japan's Liberal Democratic Party, stressing the need to strengthen economic security to counter an increasingly aggressive China.

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