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Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi holds a press conference after a cabinet reshuffle at the prime minister's office, that aimed at solidifying the ruling coalition and advancing a food tax cut despite concerns over how it will be financed in Tokyo, Thursday, Sept. 17, 2026. (Rie Kikuchi/Pool via AP)

Japan’s hawkish Takaichi flexes domestic political muscle amid pressure, pushback from Russia, China

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

FILE - Judge Tomoko Akane walks before delivering the verdict in the Al Hassan case at the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Wednesday Nov. 20, 2024. (Eva Plevier/Pool Photo via AP, file)

Japan’s former defense chief urges PM to challenge U.S. sanctions on ICC president

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Monday, July 27, 2026. (David Mareuil/Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Japanese lawmakers visit Beijing seeking to mend ties after fallout from Takaichi’s Taiwan remark

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi enters her prime minister's office in Tokyo, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (Keisuke Hosojima/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s leader Takaichi explains why she spends long hours in seclusion at her official residence

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, visits the Secondary School named after the Hero of Russia Eduard Norpolov in Kurilsk on the Iturup Island, the largest of the Kuril Islands, on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Russia escalates tensions with Japan in offshore missile test near disputed Kuril Islands

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Visitors observe a moment of silence at Yasukuni Shrine, which honors Japan's war dead, including convicted war criminals, as the country marks the 81st anniversary of the end of World War II Saturday, Aug. 15, 2026, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Takaichi skips controversial shrine visit on 81st anniversary of country’s World War II surrender

By Mari Yamaguchi and Mayuko Ono - Associated Press

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, visits the Secondary School named after the Hero of Russia Eduard Norpolov in Kurilsk on the Iturup Island, the largest of the Kuril Islands, on Thursday, Aug. 13, 2026. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP) ** FILE **

Japan slams Putin’s visit to disputed Kuril Islands, occupied by the USSR during WWII

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

People observe a minute of silence during a ceremony to mark the 81st anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing at the Peace Park in Nagasaki, southern Japan Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026. (Taichi Nagahisa/Kyodo News via AP)

Nagasaki marks 81st atomic bomb anniversary as mayor says nuclear deterrence only increases risk

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

A person walks past an electronic board showing the U.S. dollar and Japanese yen exchange rate at a securities firm in Tokyo on Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

U.S. dollar weakens sharply against the Japanese yen after market interventions

By Mayuko Ono and Elaine Kurtenbach - Associated Press

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets evacuees as she visits an evacuation center in Hikawa, southern Japan, Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. (Japan Pool/Kyodo News via AP)

Prime minister visits quake-hit southern Japan as cleanup begins in intense heat

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

A store sign of a restaurant is seen fallen on the ground after an earthquake in Kumamoto in the Kyushu island, southern Japan, Tuesday, July 28, 2026. (Kyodo News via AP)

Southern Japan hit by magnitude 7.1 earthquake, no tsunami detected

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

A visitor looks at the fallen roofs of the Yatsuhiro Shrine, a day after an earthquake in Yatsushiro, Kumamoto prefecture, Wednesday, July 29, 2026.(Juntaro Yokoyama/Kyodo News via AP)

Death toll in Japan earthquake rises to 13 as rescuers search for the missing

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Japan's Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi attends the 27th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Plus Three Ministers' Meeting in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines Thursday, July 23, 2026. (Jam Sta Rosa/Pool Photo via AP)

China and Japan differ on whether their foreign ministers spoke last week at ASEAN

By Ken Moritsugu - Associated Press

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Oct. 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool, File)

Japan to launch new intelligence agency and intel oversight body at end of July

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrives for the G7 summit in Evian-les-Bains, France, Monday, June 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) ** FILE **

China rallies allies to slam Japan’s rearmament, while Tokyo tightens defense links

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Japan and Taiwan illustration by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Rising sun: Japan signals stronger support for Taiwan’s security

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, left, and South Korea's President Lee Jae-myung react during their meeting in Andong, South Korea, Tuesday, May 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon, Pool)

Lee, Takaichi hold 4th meeting in 6 months to push South Korea-Japan cooperation

By Hyung-jin Kim - Associated Press

Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi, right, is greeted by Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong in Canberra, Australia, Sunday, May 3, 2026. (Lukas Coch/AAP Image via AP)

Japan and Australia agree to deepen cooperation on energy, defense and critical minerals

By Rod McGuirk - Associated Press

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks to the media at the prime minister's office in Tokyo Wednesday, April 15, 2026. (Philip Fong/Pool Photo via AP)

Japan’s prime minister launches a panel to review her country’s defense policies as threats escalate

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a news conference at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan, Dec. 17, 2025. (Kiyoshi Ota/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Japan accelerates military upgrades, embraces arms exports, leans in on Indo-Pacific partnerships

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times