Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi: A First-Month Report Card
Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi: A First-Month Report Card
Stanford sociologist Kiyoteru Tsutsui, director of the Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center and the Japan Program, evaluates Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's first month in office.
Sanae Takaichi
Prime Minister's Office of Japan
Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, began her tenure with strong approval ratings. Yet rising tensions with China over her recent comments about Taiwan and doubts over her government's newly unveiled stimulus package now loom large. Kiyoteru Tsutsui, the director of APARC and our Japan Program, assesses Takaichi's first month in office and what to watch for next. Get his full analysis in our APARC Briefing:
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