January 12, 2026Takaichi Cabinet approval rating at 78.1%, up 2.3 points from last month’s survey Japan
January 11, 2026Takaichi receives a 30 million yen donation from a mysterious “religious corporation” with no known followers Japan
January 11, 2026“It is necessary to break away from the illusion of ‘Japan as a great power’ demanded by domestic hawks”. Takahashi Kosuke argues the media frames Japan as an equal to the more powerful China and US, creating public misperception about Japan’s actual, much weaker economic and military strength. Japan
January 11, 2026Australia’s outgoing ambassador to Japan Justin Hayhurst warns of deepening supply chain risks as China flexes power Japan
January 11, 2026“Discrimination in Japan has become profitable”: Increasing Xenophobia in the internet age, Kurdish hatred fomented by bad actors intensifying in Kawaguchi, warns Koichi Yasuda Japan
