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Spotlight | Japan, Taiwan
PM Sanae Takaichi hints at revolution in security relations with Taiwan

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi at the Diet in Tokyo on 13 November 2025. © Kaname Yoneyama/Yomiuri/The Yomiuri Shimbun via AFP

Having long been involved in the question of Taiwan relations, Japan's new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has raised hopes in Taipei as Tokyo looks to update its national security strategy by 2027. [...]

Published on 14/11/2025 at 05:00 GMT Reading time 4 minutes Jérémy André

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