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21.10.2025

The Day Takaichi Sanae Became Prime Minister

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Japan for 21.10.2025.

It displays 37 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

21.10.2025 โ‡ข The Day Takaichi Sanae Became Prime Minister
โŒจJapanese media extensively covered the political transition as the Ishiba cabinet resigned, marking the end of a 386-day tenure. Early morning reports detailed Sanae Takaichi's anticipated inauguration as Japan's first female prime minister, discussing the mechanisms of the prime ministerial election and her potential historical significance. By late morning, Takaichi was officially elected as the 104th Prime Minister. The Nikkei average approached 50,000, attributed to "Sanaenomics" and foreign investor confidence. Later in the day, the cabinet list for the new administration was announced, and Prime Minister Takaichi held her inaugural press conference, denying an early dissolution of the House of Representatives and emphasizing a "cabinet of decision and progress."
21.10.2025
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03:09

05:10 (20:10)โ‡ขTakaichi's First Cabinet Takes Shape

โŒจJapanese media extensively reports on Takaichi Sanae's anticipated inauguration as Prime Minister tonight, with Nikkei Shimbun confirming the cabinet's formation. This follows the LDP and JIP's coalition agreement, solidifying her path to leadership (Nikkei Shimbun, The Japan Times, Yahoo News Japan). Concurrently, US and Australia have struck a critical minerals deal with Trump's backing for AUKUS (Nikkei Asia).
06:40

08:03 (23:03)โ‡ขTakaichi's First Cabinet Takes Shape

โŒจJapanese media continues to heavily cover the formation of the Takaichi cabinet, with Nikkei Shimbun confirming its inauguration tonight and Yahoo News Japan reporting Kihara Minoru's appointment as Chief Cabinet Secretary. This follows the LDP and JIP's coalition agreement (Nikkei Shimbun, The Japan Times, Yahoo News Japan). Japan Business Press, however, shifts focus to China's increasing naval presence, raising security concerns for Japan and the US.
10:33

12:30 (03:30)โ‡ขTakaichi Seeks Premiership

โŒจJapanese media continues to extensively cover Takaichi Sanae's anticipated inauguration as Prime Minister, with headlines discussing the mechanics of the prime ministerial election (Huffington Post Japan) and Takaichi's potential to make history as Japan's first female prime minister (The Japan Times). Nikkei Shimbun examines how Takaichi will address China's reliance on "patriotism," while Yahoo News Japan reports on Shigeru Ishiba's efforts within a minority ruling party.
13:52

14:55 (05:55)โ‡ขTakaichi Ascends as Premier

โŒจJapanese media extensively reports Sanae Takaichi's election as Japan's first female prime minister (The Japan Times, Nikkei Shimbun, Nikkei Asia, Yahoo News Japan). Her right-leaning new coalition faces immediate economic and diplomatic challenges (Nikkei Asia). Some outlets continue to explain the mechanics of the prime ministerial election (Huffington Post Japan), while others focus on China's naval presence (Japan Business Press).
17:04

17:18 (08:18)โ‡ขSanae's Cabinet Fuels Market Surge

โŒจJapanese media continues its intense focus on Sanae Takaichi's premiership, with her cabinet list officially announced (Yahoo News Japan). Discussions persist regarding the mechanics of the prime ministerial election (Huffington Post Japan), and foreign investor confidence, dubbed 'Sanaenomics,' is fueling a surge in the Nikkei average (Nikkei Asia). Meanwhile, China's growing naval presence remains a concern (Japan Business Press).
17:54
็ฑณๆญŒๆ‰‹ใฎๆ—ฅๆœฌ้ขจใƒ‘ใƒ•ใ‚ฉใƒผใƒžใƒณใ‚นใฎๅ•้กŒใ‚’ใƒชใƒŠใƒปใ‚ตใƒฏใƒคใƒžใŒๆŒ‡ๆ‘˜ใ€Œๆ–‡ๅŒ–ใซๆ•ฌๆ„ใ‚’ใ€
17:54 (08:54 in your timezone)
17:54
โ– ่ฒกๅ‹™็›ธใซ็‰‡ๅฑฑๆฐใ€ๅฎ˜ๆˆฟ้•ทๅฎ˜ใซๆœจๅŽŸๆฐ โ– ่Œ‚ๆœจๆฐใฏๅค–็›ธใ€ๅฐๆณ‰ๆฐใฏ้˜ฒ่ก›็›ธใ€ๆž—ๆฐใฏ็ทๅ‹™็›ธ โ– ็ตŒๆธˆๅฎ‰ไฟ็›ธใซๅฐ้‡Ž็”ฐๆฐ่ตท็”จโ€ฆ
17:54 (08:54 in your timezone)
18:20

20:08 (11:08)โ‡ขJapan's First Female PM Takes Helm

โŒจJapanese media continues its intense focus on Sanae Takaichi becoming Japan's first female prime minister (The Japan Times, Nikkei Shimbun, Yahoo News Japan). Her cabinet, referred to as 'Sanaenomics,' is fueling foreign investor bets, driving the Nikkei average near 50,000 (Nikkei Asia). Meanwhile, a separate report addresses a US singer's "Japan-style performance" controversy, emphasizing cultural respect (Huffington Post Japan), and China's naval encirclement of Japan remains a concern (Japan Business Press).
21:12

22:06 (13:06)โ‡ขTakaichi's Cabinet Takes Shape

โŒจJapanese media continues its intense focus on Sanae Takaichi becoming Japan's first female prime minister, with reports on her cabinet's inauguration and immediate directives (Nikkei Shimbun, Nikkei Asia, Yahoo News Japan, The Japan Times). Her administration is set to address rising prices and tackle economic and diplomatic challenges. Meanwhile, cultural appropriation in a US singer's performance is still being discussed (Huffington Post Japan).
22:27
้ซ˜ๅธ‚ๆ—ฉ่‹—้ฆ–็›ธใฏ21ๆ—ฅใ€้ฆ–็›ธๅฎ˜้‚ธใงๅฐฑไปปๅพŒๅˆใฎ่จ˜่€…ไผš่ฆ‹ใซ่‡จใ‚“ใ ใ€‚ใ€Œๅผทใ„ๆ—ฅๆœฌ็ตŒๆธˆใ‚’ใคใใ‚ŠไธŠใ’ใ€ๅค–ไบคใƒปๅฎ‰ๅ…จไฟ้šœใงๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎๅ›ฝ็›Šใ‚’ๅฎˆใ‚ŠๆŠœใใ€ใจ่ฟฐในใŸใ€‚ใ€Œๆ–ฐๅ†…้–ฃใŒๆˆ็ซ‹ใ™ใ‚‹ใพใงใซๆ™‚้–“ใ‚’่ฆใ—ใŸใ€ใจใ—ใฆๆ”ฟๆฒป็ฉบ็™ฝใฎ้•ทๆœŸๅŒ–ใ‚’้™ณ่ฌใ—ใŸใ€‚ ่‡ชๆฐ‘ๅ…šใจๆ—ฅๆœฌ็ถญๆ–ฐใฎไผšใจใฎๆ–ฐใŸใช้€ฃ็ซ‹ๆ”ฟๆจฉใจใ—ใฆใ€่บซใ‚’ๅˆ‡ใ‚‹ๆ”น้ฉใซๅ–ใ‚Š็ต„ใ‚€ๆ„ๆฌฒใ‚’็คบใ—ใŸใ€‚ๅ…ทไฝ“็š„ใซใฏ่ญฐๅ“กๆญณ่ฒปใ‚’่ถ…ใˆใ‚‹้ฆ–็›ธใ‚„้–ฃๅƒšใจใ—ใฆใฎ็ตฆไธŽใ‚’ๅ—ใ‘ๅ–ใ‚‰ใชใ„ๆณ•ๆ”นๆญฃใซๅ–ใ‚Š็ต„ใ‚€ใจ่ฉฑใ—ใŸใ€‚ ๅˆ้–ฃ่ญฐใง็ตŒๆธˆๅฏพ็ญ–โ€ฆ
22:27 (13:27 in your timezone)
22:39
้ซ˜ๅธ‚ๆ—ฉ่‹—้ฆ–็›ธใฏ21ๆ—ฅใ€้ฆ–็›ธๅฎ˜้‚ธใงๅฐฑไปปๅพŒๅˆใฎ่จ˜่€…ไผš่ฆ‹ใซ่‡จใ‚“ใ ใ€‚ใ€Œๅผทใ„ๆ—ฅๆœฌ็ตŒๆธˆใ‚’ใคใใ‚ŠไธŠใ’ใ€ๅค–ไบคใƒปๅฎ‰ๅ…จไฟ้šœใงๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎๅ›ฝ็›Šใ‚’ๅฎˆใ‚ŠๆŠœใใ€ใจไธปๅผตใ—ใŸใ€‚ๆ—ฉๆœŸใฎ่ก†้™ข่งฃๆ•ฃใซใฏๅฆๅฎš็š„ใช่ฆ‹่งฃใ‚’็คบใ—ใŸใ€‚็ตŒๆธˆๅฏพ็ญ–ใŒๆœ€ๅ„ชๅ…ˆใ ใจใ—ใฆใ€Œใ„ใพใ™ใใซ่งฃๆ•ฃใฉใ†ใฎใ“ใ†ใฎใจ่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฒใพใฏใชใ„ใ€ใจ่ฉฑใ—ใŸใ€‚ ใ€Œๆ–ฐๅ†…้–ฃใŒๆˆ็ซ‹ใ™ใ‚‹ใพใงใซๆ™‚้–“ใ‚’่ฆใ—ใŸใ€ใจใ—ใฆๆ”ฟๆฒป็ฉบ็™ฝใฎ้•ทๆœŸๅŒ–ใ‚’้™ณ่ฌใ—ใŸใ€‚ ่‡ชๆฐ‘ๅ…šใจๆ—ฅๆœฌ็ถญๆ–ฐใฎไผšใจใฎ้€ฃ็ซ‹ๆ”ฟๆจฉใจใ—ใฆใ€่บซใ‚’ๅˆ‡ใ‚‹ๆ”น้ฉใธๆ„ๆฌฒโ€ฆ
22:39 (13:39 in your timezone)
23:27
้ซ˜ๅธ‚ๆ—ฉ่‹—้ฆ–็›ธใฏ21ๆ—ฅใ€้ฆ–็›ธๅฎ˜้‚ธใงๅฐฑไปปๅพŒๅˆใฎ่จ˜่€…ไผš่ฆ‹ใซ่‡จใ‚“ใ ใ€‚ๆ—ฉๆœŸใฎ่ก†้™ข่งฃๆ•ฃใซๅฆๅฎš็š„ใช่ฆ‹่งฃใ‚’็คบใ—ใ€็ตŒๆธˆๅฏพ็ญ–ใŒๆœ€ๅ„ชๅ…ˆใ ใจใ—ใฆใ€Œใ„ใพใ™ใใซ่งฃๆ•ฃใฉใ†ใฎใ“ใ†ใฎใจ่จ€ใฃใฆใ„ใ‚‹ใฒใพใฏใชใ„ใ€ใจ่ฉฑใ—ใŸใ€‚่‡ช่บซใฎๅ†…้–ฃใ‚’ใ€Œๆฑบๆ–ญใจๅ‰้€ฒใฎๅ†…้–ฃใ€ใจๅไป˜ใ‘ใŸใ€‚ ใ€Œๅผทใ„ๆ—ฅๆœฌ็ตŒๆธˆใ‚’ใคใใ‚ŠไธŠใ’ใ€ๅค–ไบคใƒปๅฎ‰ๅ…จไฟ้šœใงๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎๅ›ฝ็›Šใ‚’ๅฎˆใ‚ŠๆŠœใใ€ใจไธปๅผตใ—ใŸใ€‚ใ€Œๆ–ฐๅ†…้–ฃใŒๆˆ็ซ‹ใ™ใ‚‹ใพใงใซๆ™‚้–“ใ‚’่ฆใ—ใŸใ€ใจใ—ใฆๆ”ฟๆฒป็ฉบ็™ฝใฎ้•ทๆœŸๅŒ–ใ‚’้™ณ่ฌใ—ใŸใ€‚ ่‡ชๆฐ‘ๅ…šใจๆ—ฅๆœฌ็ถญๆ–ฐใฎโ€ฆ
23:27 (14:27 in your timezone)