Japan Set to Have First Female PM as Hardline MP Sanae Takaichi Wins Ruling LDP Party Leadership Runoff
— Takaichi to Replace Outgoing PM Ishiba Who Has Stepped Down to Take Blame for General Election Losses By Max Sato (Mace News) – Japan is set to have its first woman Prime Minister as hardline member of parliament Sanae Takaichi won conservative Liberal Democratic Party leadership on Saturday, shifting gear away from a slightly […]
Japan Weekahead: Ruling Party to Elect New Leader to Replace Outgoing PM Ishiba; BOJ Tankan Survey to Show Slight Pickup in Sentiment
By Max Sato (MaceNews) – Here are the key Japanese political and economic events for the coming week. The BOJ Tankan survey for the September quarter, due on Wednesday, is expected to show a slight pickup in business sentiment and solid capital investment plans but the move among Japanese carmakers to export their vehicles at […]
Report: Japan, U.S. Mull Possible Trump Visit to Tokyo in Late October
By Chikafumi Hodo TOKYO (MaceNews) – Japan and the United States are in talks over a possible visit by President Donald Trump to Tokyo in October, ahead of his planned trip to South Korea for an international summit, Japanese public broadcaster NHK reported. The visit would mark the first in-person meeting between Trump and the […]