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South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, center, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after a group photo at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, Nov. 1, 2025. (Yonhap via AP, File)

Japan will host summit with South Korea to bolster ties as Tokyo’s relations with Beijing worsen

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

South Korean President Lee Jae-myung, center, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi after a group photo at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, Nov. 1, 2025. (Yonhap via AP, File)

Japan will host summit with South Korea to bolster ties as Tokyo’s relations with Beijing worsen

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Xiao Xiao, front, and his sister Lei Lei, twins of giant pandas, sit on the ground at the Ueno Zoological Gardens in Tokyo, March 10, 2023. (Naohiko Hatta/Kyodo News via AP)

‘Panda-monium’ in Japan as beloved bears summoned back to Beijing

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Japan's Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, center, speaks to the media, as Japan announced that a Chinese military aircraft locked its radar on Japanese jets, at the ministry in Tokyo, Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP) ** FILE **

Chinese military, media put Japan’s isolated Ryukyu Islands squarely in Beijing’s crosshairs

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi gestures as U.S. President Donald Trump delivers his speech during their visit to the aircraft carrier USS George Washington at the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Yokosuka, south of Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan’s leader says Trump called her as dispute with China doesn’t go away

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Taiwan reform and Japan illustration by Linas Garsys / The Washington Times

To reframe Taiwan, Washington should heed Japan’s Takaichi

By Miles Yu

Japan's Agriculture Minister Shinjiro Koizumi, who is the son of former prime minister Junichiro Koizumi, attends a press conference about his running in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership race in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025. (Issei Kato/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

China’s Taiwan options narrow as U.S., allies fortify key waterways

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

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

Japan’s first female leader faces a taboo over entering the male-only sumo ring

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcoming ceremony for Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (Maxim Shemetov/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Beijing’s anti-Tokyo fit risks blowback, signals weakness

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Chinese President Xi Jinping, right, shakes hands with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ahead of their meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, Oct. 31, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP, File)

A spat over Taiwan is threatening China-Japan ties

By Ken Moritsugu and Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a press conference after the South Korea Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit in Gyeongju, South Korea, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon) **FILE**

Japan, China exchange barbs after Takaichi’s remarks on Taiwan

By Mari Yamaguchi and Ken Moritsugu - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, with Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, speaks to members of the military aboard the USS George Washington, an aircraft carrier docked at an American naval base, in Yokosuka, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)

Japan’s new leader is praised for an ‘energetic’ diplomatic debut hosting Trump

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

President Donald Trump, left, and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shake hands before their summit talk at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo, Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. (Kyodo News via AP)

Trump, Japan PM Takaichi hit it off in Tokyo, sign cooperation agreement on strategic rare earths

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Lawmakers applaud as Sanae Takaichi, standing, was elected as Japan's new prime minister during the extraordinary session of the lower house, in Tokyo, Japan, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025.(AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)

Japan’s parliament votes in ‘Iron Lady’ Sanae Takaichi as first female prime minister

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Internal Affairs and Communications Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks during a press conference at the prime minister's official residence in Tokyo, on Sept. 11, 2019. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, File)

Japan’s Takaichi wins last-minute coalition partner ahead of Tuesday’s election for premier

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Sanae Takaichi, the newly-elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), gestures as she leaves the party leader's office after the LDP leadership election in Tokyo, on Oct. 4, 2025. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Ultraconservative Sanae Takaichi on track to become Japan’s first female prime minister

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press

Sanae Takaichi, the newly-elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), leaves the LDP headquarters in Tokyo, Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (Keisuke Hosojima/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s ruling coalition implodes days before prime minister vote

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Former Economic Security Minister Sanae Takaichi, center, stands as Takaichi was chosen to a new leader of Japan’s ruling Liberal Democratic Party during the party's leadership election in Tokyo, Japan, Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (Yohei Fukai/Kyodo News via AP)

Japan’s iron lady, Sanae Takaichi, charts a bold course for national defense

By Donald Kirk

Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), attends a press conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

Incoming Japanese prime minister faces potential coalition break-up before election

By Andrew Salmon - The Washington Times

Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling party, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), attends a press conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2025. (Yuichi Yamazaki/Pool Photo via AP) **FILE**

The new leader of Japan’s ruling party, poised to be first female prime minister, faces challenges

By Mari Yamaguchi - Associated Press