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U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi arrive on board the U.S. Navy's USS George Washington aircraft carrier in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Oct. 28.

COMMENTARY / Japan

Feb 9, 2026

Takaichi’s victory holds a foreign-policy lesson for the U.S.

Simply relying on China to alienate its neighbors will not lead to a more stable Indo-Pacific region.

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.

Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

The Terasaka Rice Terraces are seen with Mount Buko in the background.

What Yokoze can teach Japan about rural revival

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