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In an unprecedented political shift in modern Japanese history, the House of Representatives elected Sanae Takaiichi as Japan’s first female prime minister on October 21, 2025, opening a new ...

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Mr Trump praised Japan’s efforts to increase its military capacity and purchase more US defence equipment. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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