Japan's PM Takaichi Softens Stance on Liancourt Rocks Dispute and National Strategy
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is showing a softer approach on the Liancourt Rocks dispute with South Korea and is also focusing on universities as tools of national strategy.
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Takaichi will be reappointed as Japan’s prime minister with a goal of pushing to the right - AP News
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Read full article →Japan’s Takaichi steps back from Liancourt Rocks pledge in sign of softer line on South Korea
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi will not send a cabinet minister to an annual ceremony calling for the return of the Liancourt Rocks – known as Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in South Korea – stepping back from an earlier pledge and signalling a softer touch towards Seoul. Analysts say the decision not to dispatch a senior minister to the event reflects a pragmatic effort to steady Japan-South Korea ties, even if it leaves some of her most conservative supporters “very...
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