A Trump visit, a creaking coalition and a cost-of-living crisis: Japan’s new PM needs a fast start
- Posted on October 21, 2025
- By The Guardian
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A Trump visit, a creaking coalition and a cost-of-living crisis: Japan’s new PM needs a fast start

Sanae Takaichi has made history but will have little time to settle in before negotiating the pitfalls of rising prices, power struggles and a mercurial US president