Author : Pratnashree Basu

Published: Oct 30, 2025

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi’s first full week in office opened with an ASEAN summit visit and was capped by a high-profile meeting with US President Donald Trump, an unusually front-loaded diplomatic debut. Both are significant for Tokyo’s bilateral anchor (the US) and for the networked, multilateral pillar of Japan’s foreign policy (ASEAN) simultaneously. 

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