Sanae Takaichi

Bessent, Takaichi split on BOJ policy threatens yen rescue

Less than two weeks after the United States and Japan launched their first joint currency intervention in roughly 15 years, a growing rift between Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi over Bank of Japan monetary policy…

Many feared dead in mall collapse after major earthquake strikes Japan

A powerful earthquake registering a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Japan's southern island of Kyushu on Tuesday afternoon, causing widespread damage, injuries, and a partial collapse at a shopping mall where a "considerable number" of people are…

Takaichi urges Iran to restore free passage through Hormuz

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday called on Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian to demonstrate flexibility in Tehran's negotiations with the United States and to swiftly restore free passage through the Strait of Hormuz for vessels of all nations, according…

Trump calls Takaichi from Air Force One after China summit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and President Donald Trump reaffirmed an "unwavering" bilateral alliance in a phone call on Thursday evening, according to a readout from the Japanese Prime Minister's Office, as Trump flew home from a three-day summit with…