Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi delivers a policy speech at the extraordinary session of parliament's lower house Friday, Oct. 24, 2025, in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko)
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, in her first major policy speech on Friday, pledged to further accelerate Japan’s military buildup and spending and complete an early upgrade of the country's security strategy as tensions rise with China, North Korea and Russia.
Takaichi took office Tuesday after being elected Japan’s first female leader. That ended months of a political vacuum amid power struggles within her party following consecutive election defeats that le
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