Sanae Takaichi will be here from 1 to 3 July for her 1st India visit. While Assam was touted as a possibility for holding the summit, the plan was shelved due to a tight schedule.
Takaichi had warned her first Trump summit would be “extremely difficult” over US calls to send warships to Iran, but she instead highlighted strong Japan-US ties and deft diplomacy.
If Sanae Takaichi truly carries forward Shinzo Abe’s legacy, Japan may finally enter an era of political stability, strategic clarity and meaningful partnerships abroad.
Ruling LDP could win 300 seats by itself in the 465-seat house, according to NHK exit poll. With its junior partner, Japan Innovation Party, the coalition may secure a two-thirds majority.
The moment was reminiscent of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Japan visit in 2014, when he played the traditional Taiko drums alongside a Japanese drummer.
The restart of Kashiwazaki-Kariwa comes as Tokyo pushes to cut its reliance on imported fossil fuels amid an expected surge in energy demand from energy-intensive AI data centres.
Sanae Takaichi is no feminist icon—her views on gender roles and same-sex marriage are conservative—but she is seen as resolute, even hardline, on policy.
Under the agreement, the loitering munitions will be offered to the Indian Army as part of efforts to address what the companies described as an ‘urgent requirement’.
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