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SANAE TAKAICHI

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 11, 2022
What's behind the key appointments in Kishida’s new ‘unity Cabinet’
Selections have significant implications for what observers should expect from the government over the next year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 11, 2022
Just two women picked as Kishida reshuffles Cabinet
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida selected just two women for a total of 19 ministerial positions in a Cabinet reshuffle Wednesday, highlighting Japan's slow progress in reaching gender parity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 10, 2022
LDP politics take precedence over economy in Kishida’s Cabinet reshuffle
The apparent desire to achieve an internal balance of power seems to have mostly affected ministerial positions concerned with economics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 13, 2022
Abe's death may have shaken Kishida government despite election win
Some sources close to the party worry that, without Abe, the LDP's conservative wing has no heavyweight to keep it in check and may get out of control.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 21, 2022
Kishida sends ritual offering to war-linked Yasukuni Shrine
The prime minister is expected to refrain from paying a visit during the controversial Tokyo shrine's spring festival.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 5, 2022
Three months before Upper House poll, Kishida holds party rivals at bay
Strong approval ratings and the Ukraine crisis have given the prime minister the edge over his rival Shinzo Abe within the LDP.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 24, 2022
Kishida at odds with other LDP members over COVID-19 and foreign policy
With media polls showing Kishida's support rate is declining, questions about who is in charge — the prime minister or his party — are growing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 28, 2022
Japan to recommend Sado mine for UNESCO World Heritage listing
The move could inflame tensions with South Korea, which opposes the registration due to the use of Korean wartime labor at the site.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Outlook 2022
Dec 31, 2021
2022 will offer key tests of Kishida's ability to grow into PM role
An upcoming Upper House poll and the omicron variant are among the things that will test the prime minister's capacity to build on successes and lessons from 2021.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 24, 2021
Is Taro Kono politically dead?
Effectively demoted after his unsuccessful LDP leadership bid, the former vaccine czar needs to maintain his public popularity while hoping the party's views move closer to his own.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2021
LDP policy chief Sanae Takaichi visits war-linked Yasukuni Shrine
Her visit comes after Prime Minister Fumio Kishida on Sunday sent a ritual offering to the shrine, prompting South Korea to express 'deep disappointment and regret.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 14, 2021
Lower House dissolved as Japan shifts into election season
Kishida is heading into the vote facing a balancing act between placating conservative voters and LDP lawmakers, and seeing off a more united left-leaning opposition.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 12, 2021
In election platform, LDP vows to raise middle-class income and boost security
Recently elected party leader and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has already seen his commitment questioned after he walked back earlier plans to review Japan's capital gains tax.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2021
New Kishida administration faces divisions over future energy mix
With pro-nuclear figures in key positions in the new Cabinet and COP26 not far off, the next few weeks are likely to see intense debate on the balance between nuclear and renewables.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 3, 2021
The four LDP executives who are key to Kishida's immediate success
How well the LDP does in the upcoming Lower House election will depend not only on Kishida but also four top party officials who were appointed Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 1, 2021
Abe's influence weighs heavily on Kishida's LDP executive picks
Newly installed LDP chief Fumio Kishida officially unveiled the ruling party's new executive lineup Friday, elevating a close ally of the former prime minister to the No. 2 role.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / View from Osaka
Oct 1, 2021
Kishida's LDP victory prompts mixed feelings in Kansai
Kansai LDP chapters strongly backed the presumptive prime minister's main rival, but the business community was more in favor of Kishida, largely due to his support for nuclear power.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 30, 2021
Kishida taps ex-economy minister Akira Amari as LDP's No. 2
Former internal affairs minister Sanae Takaichi, who lost to Kishida in the LDP presidential race, was chosen as the party's new policy chief.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 30, 2021
In the LDP's leadership race, Abe is looking like the ultimate victor
With many lawmakers having followed Abe's lead in backing Kishida as a second choice, the new LDP leader is likely to feel indebted to the former prime minister.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 29, 2021
Fumio Kishida to become Japan's PM following close LDP leadership race
The LDP veteran defeated Taro Kono, the vaccine czar and No. 1 choice for prime minister in public opinion polls, in a runoff thanks to strong backing from lawmakers.

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