The Sanakatsu Movement or How Sanae Takaichi, Japan's Prime Minister, Has Become an Involuntary Style Prescriber

El Pais

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She has been a Japanese prime minister for less than two months and Sanae Takaichi (64 years) is already giving a lot to talk about. While the diplomatic crisis initiated by her claims about a hypothetical armed conflict with China to defend Taiwan is getting worse, she also boasts of the popularity of her way of dressing and of her power to influence the sales of her favorite personal use products. At the parliamentary session last December 9, …

Asahi

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Regarding Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi's response to questions about a Taiwan emergency, it has been revealed that the Cabinet Secretariat prepared a response guideline in advance, stating that she would "refrain from answering hypothetical questions about a Taiwan emergency." The Prime Minister's personal decision to deviate from the government's previous position...