Sanae Takaichi
Japan to coordinate on energy with Indonesia as Iran war disrupts supplies
Indonesia is the world’s biggest exporter of thermal coal for power generation
Japan to start releasing oil from joint stockpiles by end-March, PM says
Japan started releasing 15 days’ worth of private-sector oil inventories last week
Surprise and alliance: What the Trump-Takaichi meeting reveals
The US-Israeli war loomed over every exchange between the US president and Japanese prime minister
Trump calls for Japan, Nato to ‘step up’ on Iran as oil prices bite
Trump’s pleas for help have received a lukewarm response from allies
Singapore, Japan ‘strategically aligned’ for a stronger partnership: PM Wong
The Republic supports more cooperation with Tokyo on security matters, and has done so over the years, he says
Singapore, Japan upgrade ties to strategic partnership
The move will deepen the foundations of the substantive and multifaceted relationship between both countries
Japan’s Takaichi faces fresh scrutiny over BOJ policy stance
The BOJ raised its short-term policy target to a 30-year high of 0.75 per cent in December
Japan considering steps to cushion economy from Iran conflict, PM Takaichi says
“We’re considering steps to avoid gasoline prices from rising to levels intolerable for the public,” says Takaichi
Japan PM Takaichi warns of China ‘coercion’, vows security overhaul
The government will produce a new defence strategy and accelerate a review of its military export rules, she says
Japan PM faces challenges selling ‘proactive’ fiscal policy to bond vigilantes
It involves ramping up investment and a two-year food-tax suspension for a country with public debt twice the size of its economy
