Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is moving fast to strengthen Tokyo’s defense posture and align more closely with U.S. President Donald Trump, but her narrow parliamentary margin could stall the most ambitious overhaul of Japan’s postwar security policy in decades. Why it matters:Takaichi’s decision to drop the pacifist-leaning Komeito and partner with the right-wing Japan Innovation Party (Ishin) removes long-standing restraints…
