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Analysis2 months ago

Japan’s $2.3 Trillion Bet: Takaichi’s AI-Semiconductor Moonshot and the Fiscal Tightrope It Requires

Japan has never been timid about industrial policy. But the plan unveiled by Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on June 24, 2026, represents an ambition of a...
Analysis6 months ago

Yen to Decide if Japan’s ‘Iron Lady’ is Steely or Rusty: Takaichi’s Path to Economic Revival and Global Influence in 2026

Sanae Takaichi economic policy 2026 is now the most consequential story in Asian geopolitics. Japan’s first female prime minister has a landslide mandate, a supermajority in...
Analysis6 months ago

Why China Is Alarmed by Japan’s Election Landslide: The Push to Revise Article 9 and Its Regional Ripples

Japan’s historic vote hands Sanae Takaichi the strongest mandate since 1945—and Beijing sees a pacifist constitution under siege. Tokyo woke Monday to a market euphoria that...