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July 3, 2026 1:58 PM

Japan PM Sanae Takaichi leaves for Tokyo after three-day India visit

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi concluded her three-day official visit to India on Friday after holding wide-ranging discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit, with both countries adopting a comprehensive set of agreements aimed at deepening cooperation in economic security, artificial intelligence, clean energy, critical technologies, defence, mobility and scientific research. Takaichi departed for Tokyo after what both sides described as a ...

July 2, 2026 3:56 PM

‘Free, prosperous, rules-based Indo-Pacific is our shared priority’: Japan PM Takaichi; says India’s MAHASAGAR aligns with FOIP

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Thursday underscored the importance of deepening strategic cooperation with India, saying that a "free, prosperous, and rules-based Indo-Pacific" remains a shared priority for both countries. She also said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's MAHASAGAR initiative is closely aligned with Japan's updated Free and Open Indo-Pacific (FOIP) policy. Addressing a joint press statement with PM Modi after the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit in New Delhi, Takaichi ...

July 3, 2026 1:55 PM

Defence, AI, economic, and energy security: India and Japan unveil new chapter in strategic ties

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, on Thursday elevated the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership with a series of landmark agreements spanning defence, artificial intelligence (AI), economic security, clean energy and emerging technologies, including the signing of the first-ever co-development project in the defence sector between the two countries. Addressing a joint press statement after the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit...

July 2, 2026 12:46 PM

PM Modi, Japan PM Sanae Takaichi hold bilateral talks at Hyderabad House

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Japanese counterpart, Sanae Takaichi, held bilateral talks at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Thursday as India and Japan sought to further deepen their Special Strategic and Global Partnership. The meeting took place after Prime Minister Takaichi was accorded a ceremonial welcome and Guard of Honour at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan, where PM Modi received her and introduced her to members of his Cabinet and senior officials. External Affairs Minister...

July 2, 2026 12:48 PM

Japanese PM Sanae Takaichi accorded ceremonial Guard of Honour at Rashtrapati Bhavan ahead of talks with PM Modi

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi was accorded a ceremonial Guard of Honour at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Thursday as she began her three-day visit to India. Prime Minister Narendra Modi warmly received Takaichi at Rashtrapati Bhavan ahead of the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit, during which the two leaders are expected to review and strengthen the full spectrum of bilateral cooperation as well as exchange views on regional and global issues of mutual interest. Tak...

July 2, 2026 12:35 PM

PM Modi, Japanese counterpart Sanae Takaichi to hold talks in New Delhi today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold summit-level talks with his Japanese counterpart, Sanae Takaichi, in New Delhi on Thursday during the 16th India-Japan Annual Summit, with both leaders set to review the entire spectrum of bilateral cooperation and exchange views on key regional and global developments. The visit marks Takaichi's first official trip to India since assuming office and follows PM Modi's visit to Tokyo in August 2025 for the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit. Welcoming the visi...

January 19, 2026 9:36 PM

Japan’s snap election and tax pledge keep nation’s finances in spotlight

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi on Monday called a snap general election with a vow to suspend an 8% food levy for two years, echoing proposals by her rivals despite the potential strain on the country's already precarious finances. A consumption tax cut that many opposition parties have also proposed would create a huge hole in state revenue at a time when concern over Japan's fiscal health is pushing up bond yields to multi-decade highs. Japan levies an 8% consumption tax on food and ...

January 14, 2026 6:34 PM

Why Japan’s Takaichi is gambling on an early election?

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve parliament's lower house next week, triggering a national election to decide all 465 seats in her first major election test since taking office in October. She will announce details of the election on Monday, ruling Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Shunichi Suzuki said. WHY CALL AN ELECTION NOW? Japan's first female premier inherited a battered government, with the LDP having lost its majority in both houses of parliament after...

January 14, 2026 5:54 PM

Japan PM readies snap election, February 8 ballot eyed

Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi plans to dissolve parliament next week and call a snap parliamentary election, the secretary general of her party said on Wednesday, as she seeks public backing for spending plans that have rattled financial markets. Takaichi is considering holding the election on February 8, two ruling party lawmakers said, requesting anonymity due to the sensitivity of the matter. "We need to seek a fresh mandate," Shunichi Suzuki, secretary general of the Liberal Democr...

October 21, 2025 12:25 PM

PM Modi congratulates Japan’s newly-elected Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday extended congratulations to Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s newly-elected and first woman Prime Minister. He emphasized that the ever-strengthening partnership between India and Japan plays a vital role in ensuring peace, stability, and prosperity across the Indo-Pacific region and beyond. In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Heartiest congratulations, Sanae Takaichi, on your election as the Prime Minister of Japan. I look forward to working closely with you to fur...