Takaichi’s New Superpowers

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Tokyo in 4 days: A first-time visitor's unforgettable trip

Discover our 4-day Tokyo itinerary packed with cultural landmarks, modern marvels, and delicious food ...

What's in a name? Information structure parallels discovered across cultures—with repercussions for Asian names

First names in Western countries today are more diverse than they were before early modern states evolved. This difference ...

She’s one of the world’s most powerful conservative leaders – and she just won again

It was a risky gamble to call a snap election – her career was on the line. But now Japan’s Sanae Takaichi is basking in the ...

A century ago, Japan's countryside was full of grain and nature deities

From sacred rituals to daily life, explore rural Japan a century ago through National Geographic’s vivid photos.
Council on Foreign Relations

Conservative Parties Win in Japan and Thailand

Welcome to the Daily News Brief, CFR’s flagship morning newsletter summarizing the top global news and analysis of the day. ...
The Diplomat

Japan After the Landslide: Takaichi’s Supermajority and the Trump Challenge

Takaichi has the largest majority of any Japanese PM since World War II. Now she must decide how to tackle Japan’s difficult ...

How Japan’s Leader Rescued Her Party from the Abyss

Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s first female prime minister, harnessed her personal popularity and a shift to the right among voters ...

Japan’s Takaichi secures historic supermajority in landslide election victory

Japan’s conservative Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi swept to a landslide victory in a snap election on Sunday, marking a ...

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi looks to translate her election gains into a new conservative shift

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s governing party has secured a two-thirds supermajority in a parliamentary election.

Japan’s Takaichi Wins Snap Election by Landslide: What You Need to Know

Takaichi’s decision to hold a snap election just months after her glass-breaking rise to power paid off as her Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) secured 316 of the 465 seats in the parliament’s lower ...
Japan Today

Takaichi's push for counter-espionage law splits parties

Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's resolve to enact a counter-espionage law has become a campaign issue, dividing parties into supporters who want to protect national security and opponents concerned ...