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​Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi (C, first row) poses during a photo session with members of her cabinet at the prime minister's office in Tokyo, Japan October 21, 2025.
Hard Numbers

Hard Numbers: Japan elects first female prime minister, Former French president goes to jail, The Netherlands to start deporting migrants to Uganda, US army courts private equity

1: As anticipated, Japan’s Parliament elected Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takichi to be the 104th prime minister – and the first female PM in the country’s history.

​Shinjiro Koizumi, Sanae Takaichi, Yoshimasa Hayashi, Ichiro Aizawa, Toshimitsu Motegi and Takayuki Kobayashi at a campaign event in Tokyo, Japan, on Sept. 24, 2025.
Analysis

Japan’s leadership race: gender milestone or generational reset?

The Liberal Democratic Party leadership election on Oct. 4 will likely be a race between the telegenic moderate Shinjiro Koizumi and the arch-conservative Sanae Takichi. The latter is vying to be the first female leader of Japan.

​Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announces his resignation in Tokyo, Japan, on September 7, 2025.
Analysis

Who will be Japan’s next leader?

GZERO spoke to Eurasia Group’s Japan Director David Boling about why Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigned after less than a year in charge, and about who will replace him.

Graphic Truth: Japan’s ruling coalition loses majority
Graphic Truth

Graphic Truth: Japan’s ruling coalition loses majority

Japan’s ruling coalition lost control of the upper house in Sunday’s election, further weakening Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba amid growing domestic pressure and international challenges.

​Japanese Prime Minister and the ruling Liberal Democratic Party leader Shigeru Ishiba campaigning for the Upper House election in Yokohama, suburban Tokyo, Japan, on July 18, 2025.
Analysis

Could a hard-right party swing Japan’s election?

Less than a year after losing its majority in the lower chamber, the Liberal Democratic Party-led coalition government faces another test during the Upper House elections this Sunday.

​Members of the Lawyers from Across Japan for the Victims of the Unification Church（LAJAVUC）attend a press conference as the Tokyo District Court issued a dissolution order to the Unification Church, the religious group formerly called the Family Federation for World Peace and Unification, in Tokyo on March 25, 2025.
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Japan bans Moonies

On Tuesday, a Tokyo court revoked the legal status of the Unification Church in Japan, ordering the sect known as the Moonies to disband following a government problem spurred by the assassination of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in 2022.

​Japanese Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Shigeru Ishiba bows to LDP lawmakers onstage after a press conference, a day after Japan's lower house election, at the party's headquarters in Tokyo, Japan October 28, 2024.
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It’s horse-trading season in Japan after shock election

Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is promising deep internal reforms to the Liberal Democratic Party after voters delivered what he called a “severe judgment” in Sunday’s elections, costing him the majority in the lower house of Parliament.

​October 23, 2024, Kamagaya, Japan - Japanese Prime Minister and leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) Shigeru Ishiba reacts to his supporters after he delivered a campaign speech for his party candidate Hisashi Matsumoto for the general election at Kamagaya in Chiba prefecture, suburban Tokyo on Wednesday, October 23, 2024.
What We're Watching

Will Japan’s LDP lose its grip on power?

As Japan heads to the polls this Sunday, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s decision to call an early election just weeks after taking office is turning out to be a high-stakes gamble.

Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks at a news conference during the 77th UN General Assembly in New York.
News

Will Japan's PM avoid the "danger zone" after Abe funeral?

Fumio Kishida has been on the ropes since his former boss was assassinated in July.

Japan's assertive foreign and economic policy reflect Abe's legacy
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Japan's assertive foreign and economic policy reflect Abe's legacy

With Japanese people mourning former PM Shinzo Abe, how will his death further influence Japan's politics? Does recent polling indicate both Democrats and Republicans will ditch Biden and Trump in 2024? The euro and the dollar are equal. Is it time for Americans to visit Europe? Ian Bremmer shares his insights on global politics this week on World In :60.