# Sanae Takaichi

Sanae Takaichi is a Japanese politician serving as the Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party since October 2025, becoming the first woman to hold these roles. A conservative figure and former minister, she previously held roles under Shinzo Abe and Fumio Kishida. Her administration has focused on national security, constitutional revision, and economic policy, while she remains a prominent advocate for traditional social values and a strengthened US-Japan alliance.

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Donald Trump, right, and Xi Jinping meet in the Oval Office. According to Japanese government sources, Trump urged Xi during the talks to speak directly with Japan. (AP)

Trump Urged Xi To Talk Directly With Japan's Takaichi, Japanese Officials Say, As Beijing Eases Its Tone

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. Her November 2025 remarks in parliament on a Taiwan contingency remain at the center of the Japan-China dispute. (AP)

What Is a 'Taiwan Contingency'? A Timeline of the Japan-China Standoff Over Takaichi's Remarks

Illustrative file photo: People queue outside a building in Japan. Foreign residents have been crowding immigration bureaus nationwide ahead of the October 1 increase in residency fees. (AP))

Japan Raises Residency Fees as Foreigners Flood Immigration Offices

Takeshi Iwaya, then Japan's foreign minister, meets Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Tokyo, March 22, 2025. (AP)

Japan's Former Foreign Minister Meets Senior Chinese Leaders As Beijing Presses Tokyo Over Taiwan Remarks

A Japanese automaker's booth at the Shanghai auto show on April 24, 2025. A Teikoku Databank survey found the number of Japanese companies with sites in China has fallen by 2,916 in two years to a record low. (AP)

Japanese Firms Retreat From China as Footprint Hits Record Low

Former Defense Minister Gen Nakatani speaks at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan in Tokyo on September 4, 2026, urging the government to defend the International Criminal Court and its Japanese president against US sanctions. (FCCJ)

US Sanctioned Japan's ICC Chief. Tokyo Called It Unfortunate.

Typhoon Dujuan brought torrential rain to Japan's Kanto region, prompting the country's highest level sediment disaster warning for the Izu Islands. File photo. (Photo: AP)

Typhoon Dujuan Floods Japan But Tokyo Disneyland Visitors Still Queue In The Rain

Japanese media report that inbound foreign visitors hit a new July record, with the drop in Chinese tourists leaving barely a dent in Japan's tourism industry. Chinese tourists are pictured waiting on a Tokyo street. (File photo, AP)

China's Boycott Of Japan Travel Is Backfiring On Its Own Industries, Data Show

President Lai Ching-te, first from right, met with Ishin no Kai lawmakers Nobuyuki Baba and Fumitake Fujita on the afternoon of September 8. (Courtesy of the Office of the President)

Japan's Ishin Party Says Taiwan Is A Key Regional Friend Amid Cabinet Reshuffle Talk

Hudson Institute Professor Miles Yu. (File photo, by Tsai Chin-chieh)

Hoover Scholar: China's Rise Pushed Japan Past Postwar Pacifism

House of Representatives member Rintaro Ogata. (Photo / Courtesy of Rintaro Ogata)

Exclusive | Rintaro Ogata: Japan's China Hawks Are Cowards, Not Patriots

Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae holds a press conference following the Kumamoto earthquake. (AP)

Japan to Slash Food Tax to 1%, but Fiscal Doubts Dog Takaichi's Plan

China's gray-zone harassment has intensified in recent years. AIT released a rare photograph showing Taiwan's Coast Guard and the U.S. Coast Guard sailing in formation. (Source: AIT Facebook)

China's Gray-Zone Squeeze on Taiwan Isn't Cause for Celebration

Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's approval rating is declining. (File photo, AP)

Japan PM Takaichi's Approval Crumbles as Ideology Trumps Inflation

The Taiwan Strait situation shapes defense dynamics and great-power competition along the First Island Chain — with geopolitical developments remaining fluid and unpredictable. (File photo, AP)

China Eases Military Pressure on Taiwan, Shifts Forces Toward Japan

Japan's Takaichi Sanae cabinet is set to include a major talent development initiative in the 2026 Comprehensive Innovation Strategy. (File photo, AP)

Opinion | Japan's AI Anxiety: From Robot Pioneer to Being Skipped

Under the leadership of Sanae Takaichi, Japan is set to establish a National Intelligence Agency this month — the most sweeping intelligence reform in 80 years since the end of World War II. (Sanae Takaichi Facebook)

Japan’s Intelligence Overhaul: Why Takaichi’s New Agency is a Game Changer for Taiwan

At noon on July 6, China's PLA Navy successfully launched a submarine-launched strategic missile carrying a training dummy warhead from a nuclear-powered submarine into international waters of the Pacific. Pictured: the moment the missile breaks the surfa

China's Missile Breaks the Island Chain. Trump Stays Silent.

In June 2026, China's Coast Guard advanced into Japan's exclusive economic zone (EEZ) east of Taiwan, escorting Chinese research vessels and other government ships. (Photo: Coast Guard Administration)

Trump's Retreat Is Handing Beijing the Taiwan Strait

As Japan and the Philippines launch EEZ negotiations, Taiwan's Coast Guard Administration reaffirms that any bilateral agreement cannot affect Taiwan's sovereignty, and any nation asserting jurisdiction in the relevant waters will be expelled.

Opinion | China's Itu Aba Incursion Signals a New Phase in Cross-Strait Pressure

In an era of increasingly intelligent and networked military systems, rare earth materials are deeply tied to defense production and to Japan's role as a critical node in the U.S. weapons supply chain. (AP)

Opinion | China's Rare Earth Squeeze on Japan Hits the U.S. Defense Industry

Philippine President Marcos Jr. met Japanese PM Takaichi in Tokyo, where the two sides launched EEZ and maritime boundary negotiations that overlap with Taiwan's maritime interests. (AP)

China Sends Coast Guard East of Taiwan After Being Shut Out of Japan-Philippines Sea Talks

Taiwan's Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (pictured) said on June 4 that the launch of Japan-Philippines EEZ negotiations would contribute to regional peace and stability, adding that the move is directed at China and will not harm Taiwan's national interes

Left Out: How Japan-Philippines Maritime Talks Threaten Taiwan's Eastern Waters

Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Hsiao Kuang-wei (蕭光偉) presided over a routine press briefing on the 2nd, responding to media inquiries regarding concerns that the formal launch of Japan-Philippines EEZ boundary negotiations may infringe on Taiwan

Taiwan Demands a Voice in Japan-Philippines Sea Talks as China Sends Warships

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. (AP)

Japan's Biggest Security Fear Has Shifted from 'Entrapment' to 'Abandonment,' Scholar Says

Japan's Real Wages Drop for Fourth Year: How Takaichi Outmaneuvered the Opposition

The president of the US, Donald Trump called Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after his China visit, with no clear response on Taiwan. (Photo: Cabinet Public Relations Office)

Trump Briefs Japan's Takaichi on China Visit, Sidesteps Taiwan Question

Opinion | Three Japanese Policymakers Are Boxed In At The ¥160 Line

A Japan Self-Defense Forces active-duty Souryu-class submarine commissioned at Kawasaki's Kobe shipyard. (Photo courtesy of the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force)

Japan Drops Pacifist Ban on Lethal Arms Exports – Mitsubishi & Kawasaki Enter Global Arms Market

Japan's Joint Staff released images of China's Luyang III-class missile destroyer (133) and Jiangkai II-class frigate (577). (Photo / Japan Joint Staff)

Japanese Destroyer Crosses Taiwan Strait And Draws Beijing's Protest

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk recently reaffirmed the importance of peace and stability in the Taiwan Strait in a joint statement with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi. (File photo, AP)

Poland, Japan Joint Statement Highlights Taiwan Strait Stability for First Time

U.S. Marines move equipment at Laoag Airport in Ilocos Norte during the 'Balikatan' joint military exercises held in northern Philippines on May 6, 2024. (AP)

First Time Since WWII: Japan to Fire Missiles on Philippine Soil

Kuomintang (KMT) Chair Cheng Li-wun met with CPC General Secretary Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on April 10, 2026. (Photo by Yang Teng-kai)

Opinion | Zero Expectations Are the Best Policy for KMT Chairman Cheng Li-wun's China Visit

The International Energy Agency (IEA) and the European Commission have called on countries to reduce the frequency of flying and driving, while recommending that people work from home as much as possible. (AP)

EU Warn: Work From Home, Stop Flying — The Global Energy Crisis Has No End in Sight

Shibuya Center-gai, Tokyo, Japan, 2026 (Photo / Yuko Takanawa)

Japan's 'De-China' Stress Test: Who Survives When One Market Vanishes

Former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Kurt Campbell appeared at a forum hosted by Washington think tank the Atlantic Council on the 23rd to analyze President Trump's planned future visit to Beijing.(CNA)

Middle East War, East Asian Fallout: What Campbell Fears Most for Taiwan

Opinion | The Iran War is Isolating Washington and Raising Hard Questions For Taiwan

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on March 19, 2026. (AP)

Trump Invokes Pearl Harbor to Deflect Questions on Iran Strike

Tourists from around the world are flocking to Japan amid the yen's sustained depreciation. (AP)

Opinion |Tokyo Is Cheap Because the Yen Is Weak — and That's Only Half the Story

The Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force conducts fleet exercises. (Photo / Japanese Self-Defense Forces Official Website)

Japan Weighs Legal Options for SDF Deployment to Strait of Hormuz Amid US Pressure

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi affixes victory flowers at party headquarters on February 8, 2026. (AP)

Japan to Use Strategic Oil Reserve to Prevent Price Surge

Japanese Prime Minister and LDP President Sanae Takaichi places victory flowers for winning candidates at party headquarters on February 8, 2026. (Associated Press)

Expert Warns of Misreading Japanese Policy Towards Taiwan Following Takaichi's Electoral Victory

February 8, 2026: Japanese Prime Minister and LDP President Sanae Takaichi places victory flowers on winners at party headquarters. (Associated Press)

Takaichi's Landslide Victory and the Uncertain Ripples Across the Taiwan Strait

The Bank of Japan headquarters building in Tokyo. (AP)

LDP Wins Super Majority in Japanese Legislature, Central Bank Considers Raising Rates

Taiwan President Lai Ching-te appeared at a press conference held by the Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) on February 4 to announce nominations for county and city leadership candidates. (Photo: Ko Cheng-hui)

Taiwan's Lai Congratulates Japan's Takaichi on Election Win

Japan Innovation Party leader Hirofumi Yoshimura (left), Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (高市早苗), and Japan Innovation Party co-leader Fumitake Fujita wave to supporters at a joint campaign rally in Tokyo on January 27, 2026. (AP)

Takaichi Turns Snap Election Into Personal Referendum: Win Big or Quit

As the Japanese House of Representatives election approaches, LDP President Sanae Takaichi attends a debate for ruling and opposition party leaders hosted by the Japan National Press Club on January 26. (Courtesy of Japan National Press Club)

Japanese Prime Minister Stakes Tenure on Retaining Coalition Majority in High-Stakes Lower House Election

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is expected to hold a press conference today (19th) to explain her position on dissolving parliament. (File photo, AP)

Japan Heads for Snap Election as Takaichi Seeks Mandate at Home and Alignment Abroad

Japanese Ruling Party Lawmakers Visit Taiwan Amid Stalled Relations with China

A recent call between Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump revealed significant discrepancies in their respective geopolitical priorities. (Photo / AP)

Xi and Trump's Phone Call Highlights Gap in China and US Priorities

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