“I’ve been visiting Yasukuni as one Japanese individual, to offer my sincere appreciation to the spirits of war dead,”
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Sanae Takaichi
Sanae Takaichi is a Japanese politician who has been Prime Minister of Japan and President of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) since October 2025. She is the first woman to hold either of these positions in Japanese history. A member of the House of Representatives from 1993 to 2003 and since 2005, she also held ministerial posts during the premierships of Shinzo Abe and Fumio Kishida.
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culture · Prime Minister of Japan since 2025 · news presenter · politician · writer · analyst · television presenter · drummer · teacher · university teacher · also Sanae Takaichi, Sanae Yamamoto, Takaichi Sanae, Yamamoto Sanae, Takaichi
Born 7 March 1961 · Q1705028
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2026· 45 entries
“existential crisis situation”
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“prioritised equality of opportunity”
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Published video “【日・トルコ電話会談】国際刑事裁判所（ＩＣＣ）に対する米国の制裁についての会見【高市早苗】”.
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JIJI PRESS: Japan's Takaichi Active on Social Media even on Holidays
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毎日新聞: Japan PM Takaichi has 1st hospital checkup in 6 months over hand injury
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YouTube: Sanae Takaichi: The Theater of Narcissism
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Dimsum Daily: Chinese spokesperson criticises Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi for evading responsibility over wartime aggression
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The Standard (HK): Japan PM Sanae Takaichi undergoes six-hour hand check-up, raising health concerns
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매일경제: Japan's Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae visited a hospital for the first time in about six months for
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The Japan Times: Behind Takaichi’s subtle signals at Japan’s WWII events
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finance.biggo.com: Sanae Takaichi's Approval Rating Falls Below 50% at 300-Day Mark as Japan Faces a "Truss-Style" Triple Crisis
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매일경제: On the 15th, Korea's Liberation Day and Japan's defeat day, Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae p..
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Vietnam.vn: El primer ministro japonés, Takaichi Sanae, no visitó el santuario Yasukuni.
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Firstpost: Japan PM Sanae Takaichi skips Yasukuni Shrine on WWII surrender anniversary
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The Japan News: Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi Bows Toward Yasukuni Shrine From a Distance to Avoid Diplomatic Strain
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Encyclopaedia Britannica: Sanae Takaichi | Prime Minister of Japan, Biography, & Career
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NewsCord: Shinjiro Koizumi Visits Yasukuni Shrine as Sanae Takaichi Skips, China and South Korea Condemn
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Informat.ro: The Yasukuni Shrine in Japan stirs new international controversies following visits by high-ranking officials and the sending of a ritual offering by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi.
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Informat.ro: El santuario Yasukuni en Japón suscita nuevas controversias internacionales tras las visitas de algunos funcionarios de alto rango y el envío de una ofrenda ritual por parte de la primera ministra Sanae Takaichi.
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매일경제: Japanese Prime Minister Takaichi Sanae did not mention "reflection" and "vowal of failure" in his me..
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Diario Red: La primera ministra de Japón, Sanae Takaichi, ve "inaceptable" la visita de Putin a las islas Kuriles: "Hiere los sentimientos de Japón"
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China Daily: Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi sends ritual offering to notorious Yasukuni Shrine
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Published video “【日露関係】プーチン・ロシア大統領による択捉島訪問について【高市早苗】”.
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El Imparcial: Putin ‘enfureció’ a Japón con su visita a la isla Iturup pues Tokio la reclama a Rusia desde el final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial en 1945: “Hiere los sentimientos del pueblo japonés”, admite Sanae Takaichi
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Xpectro FM: Sanae Takaichi rechaza la visita de Vladimir Putin a las islas Kuriles
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NewsCord: Putin Visits Disputed Kuril Islands, Prompting Japan Protests From Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi: 20 outlets compared
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Financial Times: Sanae Takaichi slams Vladimir Putin’s visit to disputed Pacific islands
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Published video “【中東情勢】イラン・イスラム共和国大統領との電話会談【高市早苗】”.
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finance.biggo.com: Yen Intervention Is Just a Band-Aid: Fund Manager Warns Takaichi Sanae Could Trigger a "Truss Moment"
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Published video “【記者会見】長崎原爆犠牲者慰霊平和祈念式典参列”.
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Published video “【高市早苗】長崎原爆犠牲者慰霊平和祈念式典挨拶”.
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Published video “【お知らせ】ハイサム・オマーン国王との電話会談についてのぶら下がり会見”.
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Published video “【記者会見】広島市原爆死没者慰霊式並びに平和祈念式参列”.
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Published video “【高市早苗】広島市原爆死没者慰霊式並びに平和祈念式参列”.
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Published video “【給付付き税額控除】制度導入の基本方針の閣議決定についての会見”.
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Published video “【熊本地震】被災状況視察のための「熊本県訪問」”.
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Takaichi's approval rating dropped to 49% citing that the reasons for the drop in support are the delay in high price measures, the "slander video" issue, 2026 amendment for the Imperial Household Law, the emphasis on th
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AAP rated the claim “Anthony Albanese compared Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's breasts to Pamela Anderson's.” False. A podcast host made the comparison while interviewing Mr Albanese..
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Public attention spiked: 9,990 Wikipedia readers in one day, 3.5× the usual 2,820, with 1 article edits.
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Reported claimRated The claim is false. Japan PM Takaichi paid tribute at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery as a routine diplomatic gesture. The actual pilot, who dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Maj. Gen. Charles W. Sweeney (1919–2004), is buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne, Massachusetts, not at Arlington National Cemetery. · DigitEye India
DigitEye India rated the claim “Japan's PM Sanae Takaichi thanked the pilot who nuked Nagasaki for the mass Murder of her ancestors.” The claim is false. Japan PM Takaichi paid tribute at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier at Arlington National Cemetery as a routine diplomatic gesture. The actual pilot, who dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki, Maj. Gen. Charles W. Sweeney (1919–2004), is buried at Massachusetts National Cemetery in Bourne, Massachusetts, not at Arlington National Cemetery..
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India Today rated the claim “This video shows Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi saying she will never set foot in the United States again after Trump’s Pearl Harbour joke.” False.
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“s plans to raise annual military spending to 2% of GDP, announcing a new target of March 2026, rather than the previous target of 2027. Takaichi mentioned the need to continue Japan”
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Called a snap general election, which resulted in a historic landslide victory for the LDP, securing a two-thirds supermajority and the largest number of seats ever won in postwar Japanese electoral history
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Campaign: 2026 general election and second cabinet.
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2025· 7 entries
AAP rated the claim “Japan Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi announced a new Ministry for Mass Deportations.” False. No Ministry for Mass Deportations has been created..
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Reported claimRated The claim is false. While Sanae Takaichi has promised to crack down on illegal immigrants, no official announcements or evidence support "mass deportations" ministry of the government. · DigitEye India
DigitEye India rated the claim “Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi created a Ministry of Mass Deportations.” The claim is false. While Sanae Takaichi has promised to crack down on illegal immigrants, no official announcements or evidence support "mass deportations" ministry of the government..
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Leaving the right side of his body paralysed
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Career landmark: President of the Liberal Democratic Party (2025).
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Career landmark: Prime Minister of Japan (2025).
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“globalization has contributed to the development of the world economy.”
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Yamamoto suffered from a cerebral infarction in 2025, leaving the right side of his body paralysed.
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2023· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of State for Special Missions (Cool Japan Strategy) (2023–2024).
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2022· 6 entries
Career landmark: Minister of State for Economic Security (2022–2024).
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Takaichi made remarks about the Yasukuni Shrine issue that were controversial in South Korea
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Career landmark: Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy (2022–2024).
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Career landmark: Minister of State for Space Policy (2022–2024).
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Career landmark: Minister in Charge of Economic Security (2022–2024).
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Career landmark: Minister of State for Special Mission (Intellectual Property Strategy） (2022–2024).
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2021· 1 entry
Advocated revising the constitution to reposition the Self-Defense Forces as a "National Army", and increasing defense spending to promote the procurement of advanced equipment and research and development
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2019· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister of State for the Social Security and Tax Number System (2019–2020).
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Career landmark: Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications (2019–2020).
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2017· 2 entries
Which Takaichi oversaw as internal affairs minister, eliminated one of Nara Prefecture's districts and resulted in Takaichi again potentially facing off with her former rival Sumio Mabuchi
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They divorced in July 2017, with Takaichi citing differing political views and aspirations as the reason.
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2016· 1 entry
Career landmark: Minister of State for the Social Security and Tax Number System (2016–2017).
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2015· 1 entry
The day before the 70th anniversary of the surrender of Japan, Abe gave the official Cabinet statement, declaring that previous apologies including Murayama's will "remain unshakeable" but arguing against current or futu
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2014· 2 entries
Career landmark: Minister of Internal Affairs and Communications (2014–2017).
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Takaichi was among the three members of the cabinet to visit the controversial Yasukuni Shrine, became the first sitting cabinet member to attend the shrine's autumn festival in 2016, and was one of four cabinet minister
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2011· 1 entry
Together with Kazunari Yamada, the leader of the National Socialist Japanese Workers' Party – a small neo-Nazi party in Japan
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2008· 1 entry
Takaichi published a statement on protests calling for revision of the U
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2007· 1 entry
Said, "I want society to be welcoming to infertile women
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2006· 4 entries
Career landmark: Minister of State for Food Safety (2006–2007).
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Career landmark: Minister of State for Gender Equality and Social Affairs (2006–2007).
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Career landmark: Minister of State for Science and Technology Policy (2006–2007).
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Career landmark: Minister of State for Okinawa and Northern Territories Affairs (2006–2007).
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2005· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the House of Representatives of Japan (2005).
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2004· 3 entries
Takaichi married a fellow member of the House of Representatives, Taku Yamamoto, in 2004.
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Takaichi wrote a column on her website regarding the Japanese history textbook controversies
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While she was out of the Diet, she took an economics faculty position at Kinki University
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2002· 1 entry
Was appointed as the Senior Vice Minister of the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry under Junichiro Koizumi
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1996· 1 entry
Takaichi ran as a sanctioned candidate from the New Frontier Party and was re-elected to the House of Representatives, despite the New Frontier Party losing nationally
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1994· 1 entry
Joined the minor "Liberals" party led by Koji Kakizawa, which soon merged into the New Frontier Party
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1993· 1 entry
Career landmark: member of the House of Representatives of Japan (1993–2003).
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1989· 1 entry
Upon her return to Japan, she worked as a legislative analyst with knowledge of American politics, and wrote books based on her experience
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1987· 1 entry
Takaichi moved to the United States to work as a Matsushita Institute Congressional Fellow for Democratic congresswoman Patricia Schroeder, who had made a strong impression on Takaichi while campaigning for president
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1984· 1 entry
Graduated from Kobe with a bachelor's degree in business administration, then enrolled in the Matsushita Institute of Government and Management
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1961· 1 entry
Born 1961-03-07.
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