Japan's Takaichi set to call Feb. snap election
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South Korean President Lee Jae Myung says he always wanted to play the drums, so Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi surprised him after a summit, and they hit it off.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung rounded off their summit meeting on Tuesday, January 13, 2026, with an unexpected jam session where the two
Japan’s PM will next week dissolve the lower house, triggering a national vote to decide all 465 seats. It will be her first electoral test since taking office.
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will host a summit with South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Tuesday to ensure stable and friendly ties as her country faces growing tension with Beijing.
South Korean president Lee Jae Myung and Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi jammed on drums in blue kit at Nara summit, playing BTS Dynamite to symbolise warming ties.
Country's first female prime minister hopes a bigger majority will help her implement her political and fiscal agenda.
It’s a ‘risky but potentially rewarding gamble’ for the conservative Sanae Takaichi to strengthen her position with the Liberal-Democratic Party.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung met in Japan on Tuesday, reaffirming the strategic importance of bilateral ties between their
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