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Takaichi’s First Test: Defense Push under Minority Rule as Trump Arrives
Yesterday Japan’s new prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, entered office with an agenda centered on accelerated security reform and a first major diplomatic test: back-to-back encounters with U.S. President Donald Trump beginning around the ASEAN summit in Malaysia on Sunday and continuing with formal talks in Tokyo early next week. The timing compresses her room for…
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Japan Warns U.S. Tariffs Threaten Global Order Amid Escalating Trade Tensions
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba issued a stern warning on April 14, 2025, regarding the potentially destabilizing global ramifications of renewed tariff escalations emanating from the United States under the administration of President Donald Trump. Addressing the Japanese parliament, Ishiba articulated a clear apprehension that the protectionist trade measures currently under consideration by Washington—particularly new…
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