JAPAN – The Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Friday Jan. 23 dissolved the lower house of parliament in preparation for the Feb. 8 general elections. Takaichi’s Cabinet approved the dissolution of the 465-seat House of Representatives. A party or coalition needs at least 233 seats in the lower house of Japan’s bicameral parliament to […]
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Takaichi’s Remarks Endangered Peace and Stability Across the Taiwan Straits; China
CHINA – The Chinese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning on Friday said that Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi‘s remarks on Taiwan endangered peace and stability across the Taiwan Straits. She urged Japan to confront its colonial rule over Taiwan and withdraw recent comments. Mao argued that Japan “imposed colonial rule on the island of Taiwan […]
Japanese Seafood Imports to China Suspended After Diplomatic Rift
CHINA – Amid diplomatic tensions triggered by the Japanese prime minister’s remarks on Taiwan, China on Wednesday announced the suspension of Japanese seafood imports. “Japan previously promised to deliver the responsibility of the aquatic products to China,” Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told a news conference in Beijing. “This is the precondition for the export […]
Xi Jinping and Sanae Takaichi Summit; What We Know
SOUTH KOREA – Chinese president Xi Jinping and Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi held their first meeting in South Korea’s Gyeongju city at the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit on Friday, seeking mutually beneficial bilateral ties. The meeting lasted about 30 minutes, and according to details shared by the Tokyo-based Kyodo News, Takaichi […]
Sanae Takaichi Poised to Become Japan’s First Female Prime Minister
JAPAN – The former Internal Affairs Minister Sanae Takaichi is poised to become the first female to be Japan’s Prime Minister after winning the first round and run-off on Saturday in the Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s (LDP) leadership race. Takaichi’s competitors included Farm Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, whom she faced in the second round, as […]