The election of Takaichi Sanae as prime minister in the 2025 “Top Ten News” selected by the “Tokyo Shimbun” certainly made headlines in the domestic news in Japan. However, there are not a few people who feel depressed. The first reason is concern that prices will remain high. The second reason is foreign and defense policy. Prime Minister Takaichi is following the Trump administration's wishes to raise the defense budget.

The election of Takaichi Sanae as prime minister in the 2025 “Top Ten News” selected by the “Tokyo Shimbun” certainly made headlines in the domestic news in Japan. However, there are not a few people who feel depressed. The first reason is concern that prices will remain high. The second reason is foreign and defense policy. Prime Minister Takaichi is following the Trump administration's wishes to raise the defense budget.